Communities living near trash incinerators are again turning to the courts after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized air pollution standards that advocates say still leave families exposed to dangerous emissions.
A coalition of environmental groups has sued over the federal rule, arguing that the weaker-than-expected limits will continue harming people in Newark and other communities across New Jersey, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island.
What’s happening?
According to Gothamist, Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project filed suit seeking federal appeals court review of the EPA’s updated standards for municipal solid waste incinerators.
The EPA finalized the new rule in March. As Gothamist reported, the standards are tighter than the previous version, but advocates say they still fall short of the stronger limits the agency had initially proposed…