“It just felt like we had to try something.” That mindset drove Newport residents to take on a scrap metal shredder, and over the years of work, their grassroots effort produced answers. When Newport residents saw a problem in their community, they banded together in search of a solution. Not for one issue, but for […]
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Newport’s RMR moves shredding operations to Cincinnati; judge dismisses charges
River Metals Recycling, also known as RMR, has officially moved its shredding operations out of Newport and received dismissed charges in court. Newport City staff and residents spent roughly four years in a court case requiring RMR to comply with noise regulations after neighbors reported sporadic and sometimes daily explosions for years. Campbell County District […]
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Data suggests pollutant spikes around River Metals Recycling
Preliminary analysis of sensor readings around River Metals Recycling, known as RMR, in Newport suggests spikes in the emission of particulate matter when the facility uses its materials shredder. The data collection is being carried out in partnership with the Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy agency consisting largely of volunteers, the Environmental Protection Agency Division […]
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Resurgence of explosions at RMR in Newport: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Residents of Newport have reported explosions coming from River Metals Recycling, and the city is considering taking action against the recycling facility for violating noise ordinances.
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State bills target Newport’s RMR, other recycling facilities
Two bills have been introduced to the committee on committees that would affect recycling facilities in the state, with HB 197 requiring a notice of violation to be sent to the local governing body where the facility is located, and HB 91 requiring the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to promote administrative regulations to implement a program to control explosions and combustion events at metal recycling facilities.
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Newport v. River Metals Recycling case set for bench trial in March
Talks of a bench trial began in April for the Commonwealth V. River Metals Recycling cases; today, a trial date was set for 2024. Though conversations about a bench trial began earlier this year, the cases have been before Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau since January 2021. Blau set the bench trial for […]
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Sensors to test air quality near RMR in Newport head to NKU to sync
The Northern Kentucky Sierra Club is working with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Region Four on an air quality study focused on River Metals Recycling. The PurpleAir sensors will measure particulate matter, which is fine inhalable particulates in the air, such as organic chemicals, heavy metals, dust, etc. The sensors will be placed at 12 […]
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NKU students conduct soil testing in Newport near River Metals Recycling
A Northern Kentucky University class has conducted soil sampling and testing around River Metals Recycling in Newport. The testing comes amid controversy about the daily operations of River Metals Recycling, where residents have expressed concern over the release of chemicals they worry could be harmful to neighbors. The study was not done in conjunction with […]
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Pretrial conference in River Metals Recycling case pushed to next month
The pretrial conference supposed to be heard Monday in the case of Commonwealth v. River Metals Recycling today has been moved to Nov. 13. An agreement between Newport and River Metals Recycling, known locally as RMR, was initially supposed to be heard at a status hearing last month. Instead, representatives from RMR said they required […]
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Pretrial conference set for October in River Metals Recycling case
A pretrial conference date was set at a status hearing on Tuesday in the case of Commonwealth v. River Metals Recycling. News of an agreement between the city and River Metals Recycling, also known as RMR, was announced in a Newport news release on Aug. 11 ahead of a previously scheduled Aug. 14 bench trial. […]