EPA Asks Ohio To Address EJ Concerns In Permit For Tire-To-Fuel Plant

EPA is asking Ohio environmental officials to add conditions to better address environmental justice (EJ) issues in a draft permit for a Youngstown facility that proposes to convert tire chips into energy, warning that the agency “has determined that the draft permitting action raises potential [EJ] concerns” and potential civil rights problems as well. The request, spelled out in a letter sent to state officials last month, is the latest indication that the agency is continuing to press states to...