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New or Updated Online Resources:
We’ve added several things to our incineration webpage, including pages on how trash incineration is more polluting than coal and is the most expensive way to manage waste or to make energy. We added a chart showing the decline in the number of operating incinerators in the U.S., a list of all commercial trash incinerators in the U.S., by size and a page explaining to…
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2014 a Banner Year for Victories
This is the year for victories against biomass and waste incinerators. We’ve tracked 45 victories by those in our network since 2010, but this year is something special. It’s only been seven months and we’ve already seen seven victories, plus a victory against a proposed gas-fired power plant and two state-level policy victories. We’re proud to…
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DC Passes Styrofoam Ban and must Plan for Zero Waste!
Since January, we’ve been working to help get two bills passed in DC City Council, both of which passed unanimously on July 14th, 2014! Several aspects of the bills were made stronger through our efforts. The most exciting parts of these bills include: The two bills that passed are the “Sustainable DC Omnibus Act of…
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