Hazardous waste site in Macon put on Superfund list

Federal environmental authorities have added two hazardous waste sites in the Southeast to the Superfund National Priorities List.

Superfund is the Enviromental Protection Agency's program that investigates and cleans up complex uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites.

Armstrong World Industries, a ceiling tile manufacturer in Macon, and Horton Iron and Metal, a former fertilizer manufacturer and metal salvage site in Wilmington, N.C., have been added to the list.

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Some ‘No Kings’ protests may snarl traffic Saturday. Here’s how to get around.

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