We Need to Get It Stopped

Carthage City Attorney, David Mouton, said "We need to get it (Renewable Environmental Solutions LLC) stopped. It's getting out of hand again. I'm concerned no one is paying attention to the nuisance. They tell us what they are going to do about it, but that's little comfort after two years of stink."

Mark Rader, the air and land section chief with the Missouri Depaertment of Natural Resources (MDNR) in Springfield, said his office received 11 odor complaints Tuesday (10/25) and two Wednesday (10/26). Rader said that MDNR officials believe emission stacks that have been increased in height are working. But, he added, the state had identified as a potential problem a biofilter used in the odor control system.

Scary, but not stinky. That's the expressed wish of city officials, who are saying it would be a "treat" if Renewable Environmental Solutions shut down Monday for Halloween. Carthage City Mayor Kenneth Johnson agreed when Carthage Police Chief Dennis Veach suggested the request be relayed to the company as a way to reduce the possibility of smells wafting through the neighborhoods while children are trick-or-treating.

The Joplin Globe, Thursday, October 27, 2005, http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=210258&PHPSESSID=248c61f398384ddc361e3c252aec014a