Court upholds lawsuit on incinerator hazards
Journal Article
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· BioCycle; (USA)
OSTI ID:6943212
In the opinion of many environmentalists in Michigan, the world's largest municipal trash burner, Detroit's 4000 tpd facility is oversized, was built without serious consideration of recycling, emits unacceptable levels of toxic air pollutants, and lacks a plan for proper handling of ash. For those reasons, the Environmental Defense Fund sued Detroit in 1987 after the city ignored its written warnings about handling incinerator ash. The suit sought stricter air pollution controls, proper ash disposal, a smaller facility and serious focus on recycling. Recently, in a 2 to 1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated the EDF suit that had been dismissed by a lower court. The two-year effort to protect public health and the environment from hazards at the Detroit Incinerator has been upheld.
- OSTI ID:
- 6943212
- Journal Information:
- BioCycle; (USA), Journal Name: BioCycle; (USA) Vol. 30:10; ISSN 0276-5055; ISSN BCYCD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AEROSOL WASTES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ASHES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
FEDERAL REGION V
FLY ASH
INCINERATORS
LAWSUITS
MANAGEMENT
MICHIGAN
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RECYCLING
RESIDUES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AEROSOL WASTES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ASHES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
FEDERAL REGION V
FLY ASH
INCINERATORS
LAWSUITS
MANAGEMENT
MICHIGAN
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RECYCLING
RESIDUES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES