Sentences with phrase «incinerator near»
Trying to convince a community that having an incinerator near them will be far harder, and in the end, it will be up to local politicians to make the case in the interests of the greater good.
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The levels of dioxin measured in the air near the smoldering pile «were the highest ambient measurements of dioxin ever recorded anywhere in the world,» levels at least 100 times higher than those found downwind of a garbage incinerator, according to an analysis published by EPA scientists [pdf] in 2007.
As we neared the incinerator site, Destiny told me that one of Free Your Voice's first projects had been to learn about their neighborhood's history.
Williams decided to speak out against the plan, joining forces with citizens who lived near the other eight proposed weapons incinerators.
Just before winning the Goldman Environmental Prize in April, we spoke to student activist Destiny Watford to learn how — together with student group Free Your Voice — she united her community to stop the nation's largest incinerator from breaking ground near her high school in Curtis Bay, Baltimore.
John Doherty, commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation said in regards to the option of burning trash in incinerators that, «not only did it not meet the EPA's air standards, it is also a nuisance to the neighborhoods near the facility.»
Any Mayor attempting to site a waste incinerator or landfill in or near the city would suffer politically.