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A massive mound of multicolored trash sits next to a tan dirt hill under a pale blue sky. In the foreground, vibrant green grass and trees grow around old concrete ruins. Heavy yellow construction vehicles are parked along the distant ridge of the landfill.
‘Stinks so bad’: Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick

Tammy Allen’s front porch overlooks the trash-scattered hills of the Galena Landfill, built on an area once called Hell’s Half Acre. In the past three years, Allen’s house randomly began to fill with a mix of odors that she believes cause her headaches, nausea and vomiting.

Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot
Kansas Senate overturns governor’s veto of anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’
Senate passes bill to force Kansas officials to turn over personal data
Proposed bill bans gender changes on Kansas driver’s licenses, birth certificates
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