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Romulus and neighboring communities update council on ongoing legal fight to block radioactive waste at Van Buren landfill
Summary
Outside counsel updated Romulus City Council on the status of a multi-jurisdiction lawsuit seeking to halt disposal of radioactive material at a landfill near Belleville, describing recent evidentiary hearings, witnesses called and the court schedule for closing arguments.
Brandon Gresco, outside counsel for Romulus and several neighboring jurisdictions, told the Romulus City Council on June 23 that litigation over radioactive waste shipments to the Van Buren/Belleville landfill remains active and that the court will hear closing arguments on July 1.
Gresco, representing the coalition of municipal clients, summarized filings and an evidentiary hearing held May 19–20, and said the plaintiffs obtained a temporary restraining order in state court shortly after the county and municipalities filed suit in September 2024. He said defendants briefly removed the case to federal court but the matter was…
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