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Incinerator monitored?

Sun., Jan. 31, 2016

Regarding “Burning question; City’s waste incinerator in sights of Inslee’s carbon plan (Jan. 26)”: While the carbon footprint of Spokane’s waste-to-energy plant is important, my first thought was to wonder how many, if any, toxins and carcinogens are released by all the plastics and other man-made materials that are burned there? Are people living downwind from the plant in danger of adverse health consequences because of this plant?

Presumably, some local, state or federal air-quality agency monitors emissions from this operation. What do those reports tell us? If in the process of heating their homes, the city is poisoning some of its citizens, no carbon trade-off system will make their situation any better.

Bob Schatz

Spokane

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