This week, the Army Corps finally withdrew its proposal to extend the landfill, due in part to Illinois state permits getting denied. "By denying the permits, then forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take a different look," Learner said.

For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insisted that extending the landfill was the best option. But after a lengthy legal fight, the corps has changed its position. Jermont Terry reports.