MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — In Rutherford County, the fight over where Tennessee’s trash goes is reigniting.
Local leaders said corporate influence is threatening a decades-old law that allows counties to decide what gets built in their own backyards.
The Jackson Law, passed in 1983, gives local governments the authority to approve or reject new landfills and waste facilities. Organizers fear that power could soon be on the line as out-of-state corporations and lobbyists push state lawmakers to weaken the measure in the upcoming 2026 legislative session…