City of Allentown, PA Terminates Contract for Waste Incinerator

- by Allen­town Res­i­dents for Clean Air, Sep­tem­ber 30, 2014, Stop the Burn

The City of Allen­town is pulling out of the con­tract with Delta Ther­mo Energy.

This news sure­ly spells the death of the exper­i­men­tal trash and sewage sludge incin­er­a­tor that threat­ens Allentown.

HOWEVER, the company’s air and waste per­mits are still out there. The air per­mit could be sold to oth­er com­pa­nies who want to devel­op that site. Their waste per­mit could be used by any­one here or else­where in the state, if not challenged.

We also have an ongo­ing law­suit to get the Allen­town Clean Air Ordi­nance on the bal­lot, so that vot­ers can adopt a law pro­tect­ing the city against incin­er­a­tor pol­lu­tion from any com­pa­ny in the future. This is also crit­i­cal, since the case will affect whether local gov­ern­ments any­where in the state can adopt their own clean air laws.

Allen­town can breathe easy for now, but let’s not go to sleep. This isn’t over yet.

If you can help give back, your dona­tions are much need­ed and appre­ci­at­ed, and will help ensure that this vic­to­ry is final and that oth­er com­mu­ni­ties also get the sup­port they need.