Host Bryan Barrett talks with Melissa Farley and Pat Bacon from Rutherford Forward, a nonpartisan community campaign working to protect public health, safeguard clean air and water, and defend the values of Rutherford County residents. They discuss the urgent mission to close the Middle Point Landfill, stop its proposed expansion, and hold Republic Services accountable for decades of environmental and community concerns. Learn how local residents, teachers, veterans, and organizations are uniting to keep Rutherford County’s future clean, healthy, and sustainable.