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VICTORY! On 12/20/2024, EPA grant­ed our peti­tion filed in 2023 by Ener­gy Jus­tice Net­work and Pub­lic Employ­ees for Envi­ron­men­tal Respon­si­bil­i­ty to require waste incin­er­a­tors to start annu­al­ly report­ing their tox­ic chem­i­cals releas­es to the agen­cy’s Tox­i­cs Release Inven­to­ry (TRI) data­base. This includes emis­sions to the air, water, and land and is expect­ed to cov­er about…

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The fol­low­ing four bills in the 2024 ses­sion of the Hawaiʻi State Leg­is­la­ture are sup­port­ed by Ener­gy Jus­tice Net­work , Hawaiʻi Clean Pow­er Task Force ‚Kokua na Aina , and the Envi­ron­men­tal Cau­cus of the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Par­ty of Hawaiʻi INCINERATOR AIR POLLUTION RIGHT-TO-KNOW(SB 2123 / HB 2796)  — Requires H‑POWER or any new waste incinerator…

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In Hawai‘i, Ener­gy Jus­tice Net­work is sup­port­ing our mem­ber group,Kokua Na Aina , in edu­cat­ing and orga­niz­ing res­i­dents to stop bio­mass and waste burn­ing schemes. We’re also sup­port­ing the Hawai‘i Clean Pow­er Task Force to remove bio­mass and waste incin­er­a­tion as “renew­able” ener­gy sources under the state’s renew­able ener­gy man­date. Learn about Hu Honu­a’s plan…

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