From: Andrew Lang <lang@igc.apc.org>
Subject: Waste Technologies' Incinerator
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 16:00:28 GMT

/* Written  2:30 am  Dec 21, 1992 by econet@igc.apc.org in igc:en.alerts */
/* ---------- "Waste Technologies' Incinerator" ---------- */
Clinton/Gore Promise To Stop The Nation's Largest Toxic Waste
Incinerator;  Reilly Trying To Sneak It In?
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For twelve years citizens from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania
have been battling Waste Technologies Industries (WTI) the nation's
largest toxic waste incinerator now completed in East Liverpool,
Ohio. The incinerator sits on the banks of the Ohio River, in a flood
plain, just 300 feet from a residential neighborhood, just 1100 feet
from an elementary school, in a vally where air inversions and
stagnation trap emissions at breathing level two out of three days.
The U.S. EPA has granted WTI a permit to legally spew over 4.5 tons
of lead, 1.5 ton of mercury, and other heavy metal, dioxins, and
furans.  Recently a Federal Judge denied the opponents an injunction
that would prohibit the imminent operations of this facility.

Following the Judge's order, over a week and a half of nonviolent
civil disobedience led to 125 arrests at the WTI facility.  Those
arrested face civil contempt charges due to an injunction against
protests at the site, as well as criminal charges.  Jury trials for
the criminal charges will begin on Monday, December 14, 1992, and
continue for several weeks. A Judge has already found those charged
with civil contempt guilty and unless an appeals Judge reverses the
decision, those sentenced will begin serving jail time as of today.
Some have been charged as many as seven times for civil contempt and
could spend months in jail.

The Clinton/Gore Administration on Monday, December 7, announced in a
New York Times article that as their first environmental decision
they will shut down the WTI facility pending a full investigation by
the General Accounting Office.  EPA Administrator William Reilly,
however, continues to allow the facility to go forward despite all
the alleged illegalities and violations.

Two weeks ago the company announced it was delaying its test burn due
to problems with the stack.  Immediately after the announcement from
Al Gore's office, the company announced it was going ahead with the
test burn even though the technical problems have not been corrected
yet.

Please call Senator Gore's office and thank them for their attempt to
shut down WTI and encourage them to follow through with their
promise. Also, please call William Reilly and tell him to stop the
facility now.

A parade will be held on January 17, 1993, to thank the Clinton/Gore
team in East Liverpool, Ohio.  Please come join us.

Senator Al Gore
SR 393 Russell Building
Washington, DC  20510
Tel: (202) 224-4944

William K. Reilly
U.S. EPA  401 M Street, NW
Washington, DC  20460
Tel: (202) 260-4700

For more info call: (304) 387-1007, (216) 385-4584, or (202) 319-2520.

(ref.: jdargo@igc.apc.org Wed Dec 16 08:52:54 1992, f., ed.)
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