GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Citizens Environmental Association of the Slippery Rock Area's (CEASRA) is celebrating a victory, after the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down a decision to reverse the permit application for Tri-County Landfill in Grove City.

CEASRA has been fighting against the landfill -- known as 'Trash Mountain' -- for decades, in what the court's memorandum opinion calls a "tortured history" of proceedings spanning more than 35 years.

"The battle's never over, but this is the most conclusive and the most valuable precedent that's been set with the Commonwealth Court decision," CEASRA's Dan Biddle said.

Had the permit been approved, Tri-County Landfill would have been allowed to intake up to 40,000 tons of waste, 24 hours per day, 6 days per week.

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