For every 100 tons burned in an incinerator, about 30 tons of toxic ash are produced. This is evidenced by the data from various incinerators. Below is data from trash incinerators in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and…
Camden for Clean Air formed in May 2020 to stop plans to keep the Covanta Camden trash incinerator alive by having it serve as the power source for a proposed microgrid. The proposed microgrid would…
by Mike Ewall, Executive Director, Energy Justice Network [See related interview here.] If I were to write a documentary exposing the dismal state of recycling in the U.S., I’d be right to point out how…
Albany County, NY is home to many waste burning threats. Years ago, Albany City hosted the notorious ANSWERS trash incinerator, a controversial case of environmental racism. That incinerator has been closed since 1995. However, the…
TAKE ACTION! to contact your local officials before they vote soon on where your trash goes! The Covanta Plymouth trash incinerator is Montgomery County’s #1 Air Polluter Montgomery County recently received an “F” grade…
Seneca County – Town of Romulus in Seneca Lake was threatened by a plan by Circular enerG to build a new 2,649 ton/day trash incinerator. Gas Free Seneca and Seneca Lake Guardian lead the fight…
Our years of work in Baltimore are paying off! On March 7, 2019, the Baltimore’s Mayor Pugh signed into law our Baltimore Clean Air Act. This is the culmination of years of work to close…
May 9, 2019: 40 Organizations call on Mayor Kenney to Stop Burning Philly’s Trash See the statement to the mayor, and the press release. In addition to these 40 environmental, community, public health, and business…
New Hampshire legislators will be voting on September 13, 2018 on whether to override the governor’s veto of SB365, a bill that would provide $68 million in subsidies to seven of the state’s 13 largest…
Hartford, Connecticut is home to an aging and very polluting trash incinerator that the state would like to close. This state-run incinerator serves 70 Connecticut towns and is the county’s second largest air polluter. Shutting…
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