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Frog Switch brownfield redevelopment
All buildings at the Frog Switch site in Carlisle are down, 75,000 gallons of oil were removed from the equipment pits, and up to 5,000 tons of foundry sand will be removed. Developer negotiations are ongoing but not yet public.
1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 21, 2026
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Rising trash disposal costs
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee advanced a battery education program scope of work to DEP, is pushing to expand glass recycling in western communities, and addressed data-security concerns in electronics recycling.
2 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 21, 2026