PRO-CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY STUDY FUELS DEBATE OVER EMISSIONS

Conversion technology proponents are optimistic that a new study presented to the waste board this week that indicates emissions from waste-to-energy facilities could meet air quality standards will help convince the Legislature to give the industry a regulatory green light to expand in the state. But environmentalists, who have long alleged conversion technology emits harmful emissions and undermines recycling, are skeptical of the report's findings. The report is significant because the Legislature has stated it needs more data on the...