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Oahu’s next landfill announced, sparks controversy

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79% Informative

The new landfill will be located on agricultural land, 3.5 miles northwest of Wahiawa .

The site was selected from six locations evaluated by the Landfill Advisory Committee .

Critics are raising concerns, saying it could put the island’s aquifer at risk.

The city has a deadline to close the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill by 2028 .

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77

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72

Neutral language

79

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semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

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short-lived

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