JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is receiving about $216,000 from the federal government to study the condition of old, closed landfills in rural communities.
The agency says many older landfills did not have to meet modern environmental standards, and many were not closed properly.
The Department of Natural Resources says it will use the findings to train cities on how to maintain the closed dumps or buy and sell properties with landfills on them.
The department wants to make sure the landfills don't pollute nearby water resources or otherwise harm the environment.
