There’s an area about 10 square miles around there that smells like rotten waste, perpetually. It’s crazy that there’s a bunch of business and residential development there too.
The vast majority of landfills are well run and are closely monitored.
so one had a problem, therefore they're all bad? Well, here's one battery recycling [1] plant that emitted toxins. Guess I better not recycle car batteries anymore.
It doesn't hurt putting a spotlight on issues rather than brushing them under the carpet and acting like everything is well and dandy and there's no downsides. It's a fine line.