Colonie dump expansion draws $40k state environmental fine

ColonieThe state has fined the town of Colonie and the operator of its landfill near the Mohawk River nearly $40,000 for environmental violations stemming from a controversial expansion.Last month, the state Department of Environmental Conservation reached agreements with both the town and Capital Region Landfills Inc., which has operated the dump since 2011, over violations of stormwater rules.After expansion of the dump started in July 2018, over the objections of town officials across the Moh