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Smokey Mountain Waste to Energy project

Communities Pay the Price, Phileco-MIEC Gets the Profits:  Questions Mount Over Smokey Mountain WTE Incineration Project

Community members and environmental advocates challenged claims that the proposed Smokey Mountain waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator would benefit local residents, arguing that the project would leave the host community with the environmental and social burdens while delivering few direct benefits. Project…

DENR Says No Project Activities in Smokey Mountain Should Occur Prior to ECC Issuance

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) stated that all environmentally critical projects must comply with Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) requirements before starting the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) project in Smokey Mountain. Engr. Jose Paolo Aragoncillo, Senior Environmental Management Specialist from…