Stone’s Throw Landfill near Tallassee is being sued by nearby residents for alleged conditions created by the landfill.
The Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery filed a lawsuit on behalf Herbert Mason and other nearby generational property owners alleging cancer-causing pollutants primarily PFAS were released into central Alabama water supplies.
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