{"id":16813,"date":"2018-09-21T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/proposed-incinerator-regulations-in-baltimore-are-far-from-whats-needed\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:16:52","slug":"proposed-incinerator-regulations-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/proposed-incinerator-regulations-baltimore","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Incinerator Regulations in Baltimore Are Far from What’s Needed"},"template":"","migration":[],"article_type":[134],"initiatives":[15],"topics":[87,121],"impact_areas":[],"authors":[605],"class_list":["post-16813","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-article","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-incineration","topics-zero-waste","authors-neil-seldman"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":4470,"background_color":"","article_type":[134],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"display_case_study_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","locality":"","state":"","topics":[87,121],"impact_areas":false,"abstract":"

Recently, environmental regulators in Maryland have proposed regulations that would require Wheelabrator\u2019s Baltimore trash incinerator (also known as BRESCO) cut its emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately one-fifth, but the proposed regulations are far from what is needed.… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","authors_tax":[605]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

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Recently, environmental regulators in Maryland have proposed regulations that would require Wheelabrator\u2019s Baltimore trash incinerator (also known as BRESCO) cut its emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by approximately one-fifth, or about 200 tons a year. Nitrogen oxides contribute to smog and irritate the respiratory system, increasing the likelihood of lung diseases and strokes. The downtown facility is the city\u2019s single largest source of industrial air pollution.<\/p>\n

Mike Ewall of the Energy Justice Network, which has been working with the Baltimore City Council and local community and health organizations, responded that the proposed regulations are far from what is needed for the Baltimore incinerator, as well as the other remaining Maryland incinerator in Montgomery County. According to Ewall, \u201cAt best, it’s about a 13% reduction in nitrogen oxides, leaving the incinerator to still be the city’s largest NOx polluter by far. The Wheelabrator Baltimore incinerator is currently responsible for 57% of the NOx emissions from Baltimore City’s industry \u2014 and it’s a very industrialized city.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NOx Admissions Limits in Parts Per Million<\/h2>\n