Va. legislature grants emergency funds to help close leaking, bankrupt landfill in Chesterfield

The Virginia General Assembly allocated $10.6 million to help contain toxic leachate leaking from the bankrupt Shoosmith Landfill in Chesterfield County. The landfill, which generates 50,000 gallons of toxic wastewater daily, has been discharging leachate into Swift Creek, a waterway connected to the James River, raising concerns about environmental and public health risks.