Galena residents say foul odors and smoke from a nearby landfill are harming their quality of life and raising health concerns. Residents of Galena, Kansas, are complaining about a smelly construction and demolition landfill outside of the city that they say is impacting their quality of life and could affect their health. They’ve been complaining about two odors — a rotten-egg smell that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment identified as hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S). The second odor is a smoky smell from a smoldering fire that started last year The smells are coming from different sides of the landfill, but the Kansas Department of Health and Environment believes the smoldering side is exacerbating the hydrogen sulfide gas emission. THE LANDFILL is operated by Jordan Disposal and started as an emergency dumping ground for debris from the devastating 2011 Joplin tornado.
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Public commenters urged the Lawrence City Commission to adopt a temporary moratorium on data center development while the city studies the issue and creates permanent regulations. About 50 people attended Tuesday’s public comment period, with some overflowing into the City Hall lobby. Several speakers said a moratorium would protect residents from unwanted developments near neighborhoods and farmland. Some expressed concern that large-scale data centers could strain water and electricity supplies, increase noise and light pollution and alter the character of surrounding land. 
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City commissioners approved changes to the city’s dog ordinance in a 4-1 vote, replacing breed-specific regulations with a behavior-based framework. All commissioners were present for the vote and Mike Skidmore cast the opposing vote. Ottawa City Attorney Blaine Finch presented the proposed changes, outlining both the reasoning behind the updates and the structure of the revised ordinance.
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U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt provided three tips at a townhall. Schmidt advises communities that data center developers should not require tax abatements. Data centers should source their power from new or supplemental sources to avoid raising local utility costs. Modern data centers can be designed as closed systems that do not consume large amounts of water.
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Tornado Alley since the early 1950s has dissected the central Great Plains, including the states of Nebraska, central Oklahoma, northwestern Texas and Kansas.
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Nearly 400 cyclists will travel 550 miles across Kansas over eight days, starting Saturday.
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The farm would generate enough energy to power more than 30,000 homes, according to the developer.
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