Dive Summary:

• Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster on Monday announced that Republic Services has removed six concrete pipes in advance of installing a landfill cap at the Bridgeton Landfill.
• The removal is expected to curb subsurface smoldering and bad odors that have been reported at the landfill.
• The work occurred as the result of an agreement that followed a lawsuit filed by Koster on March 27 over alleged violations of Missouri environmental laws.

From the article:

... “While this is an encouraging first step toward controlling the odor and stabilizing the landfill, there remains a great deal of work left to do,” Koster said in a statement. ...