Wheelabrator Incinerator
Operation
In operation since 1985, the incinerator's tall white
In 2010, several environmental groups, including the Washington, D.C. based
According to a 2011 report by the EIP, the Wheelabrator Incinerator produces more
This is excellent news for cleaner air and cleaner water in Maryland. Without monitoring of emissions, we are really flying blind—neither the public nor MDE can be sure what's coming out of the Wheelabrator stacks. Emission monitoring helps make sure that companies are actually complying with the law. We are pleased that EPA intervened here to do the right thing and hope that MDE will fix this permit and take steps to ensure that emissions monitoring of mercury, particulate matter, and other harmful pollutants is as accurate as it can be.[6]
In 2021, the Wheelabrator Incinerator was Baltimore's "single largest standing source of air pollution."[7][8]
References
- ^ "Wheelabrator Baltimore". Wheelbrator Technologies. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Julia Watsford. "Energy Capital Partners Signs Definitive Agreement for Sale of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners". Wheelabrator Technologies. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Mark Reutter. "Waste incinerator contract comes before Board of Estimates". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Van Smith. "The Eternal Flame". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Greg Masters. "Waste-to-Energy Dirtier Than Coal-Fired Power Plants, Report Claims". Capital News Service. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "EPA DIRECTS STATE OF MARYLAND TO TIGHTEN EMISSION LIMITS AND MONITORING FOR BALTIMORE AREA INCINERATOR, CONTRIBUTOR TO CHESAPEAKE BAY POLLUTION" (PDF). Environmental Integrity Project. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Fritts, Rachel (2020-08-24). "How Maryland's Preference for Burning Trash Galvanized Environmental Activists in Baltimore". Inside Climate News. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ Aning, Agya K. (2021-02-19). "Baltimore Continues Incinerating Trash, Despite Opposition from its New Mayor and City Council". Inside Climate News. Retrieved 2021-04-04.