RUTLAND, Vt., Dec. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST) ("Casella"), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, announced today that the New Hampshire Supreme Court (the "Court") concluded that the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services ("NHDES") acted lawfully in issuing a permit for the Stage VI expansion at the North Country Environmental Services, Inc. ("NCES") Landfill in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
The Court's decision reversed a previous ruling by the New Hampshire Waste Management Council (the "Council"), after the Conservation Law Foundation ("CLF") appealed the permit issuance. The Court's decision held that the Council erred in its interpretation of New Hampshire's public benefit statute and that the determination that the Stage VI expansion did in fact satisfy a capacity need was lawful and correct.
NCES, a wholly owned subsidiary of Casella, provides disposal capacity for more than 60,000 business and residents in nearly 200 towns throughout the State of New Hampshire.
"We are pleased that the decision of the court removes the uncertainty for our New Hampshire customers caused by the Council's decision," said John W. Casella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Casella. "Ensuring that we will be able to provide the continuity of service on which our customers rely has been our focus throughout this process. This decision recognizes the ongoing need for disposal capacity in the State, even as anti-landfill activists such as CLF continue to make baseless claims ...