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Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal , brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population from 8,315 in 1890 to 23,086 in 1940.
The elevation near the mouth of Meadow Brook is 692 feet (211 m) above sea level. [6] The elevation near the stream's source is 935 feet (285 m) above sea level. [1] Meadow Brook has been so severely affected by urban development or historic mining that it no longer resembles a stream. [4] It has been described as "essentially non-existent". [4]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
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It was expanded to 27 acres (11 ha) by Harold Oswald who operated the landfill from 1966 to 1979. [3] The state inspected the landfill in 1972 and found that industrial sludge, batteries, and barrels of petroleum product had been dumped on site. [4] Contamination was detected in nearby water wells in 1982 and the landfill was the immediate ...
Houston-based BAP Kennor Landfill LLC wants to build a 6.6 acre recycle center at 3411 Silver Creek Road, which would process and recycle construction and demolition waste. This includes wood ...
In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.
The south end was cut back to a realigned US 6 (now US 6 Bus.) north of Dickson City in the 1950s. In 1961, the north end was cut back to PA 632, with PA 524 replacing the east-west section running to PA 407. PA 347 was extended south to US 11/PA 307 at Blakely and Green Ridge streets in Dunmore in the 1960s. The south end was moved to SR 2020 ...