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Bill would exempt ADs from air permits

January 20, 2011,
Bellingham, WA – You wouldn’t have to get an air-quality permit for letting poo
rot to create energy, under a proposed bill.
January 20, 2011,
Bellingham, WA – You wouldn’t have to get an air-quality permit for letting poo
rot to create energy, under a proposed bill.

The House environment
committee recently held a hearing on Bill HB 1070 that would exempt some
anaerobic digester facilities from needing permit approval under the federal
Clean Air Act. To avoid needing a permit, the facilities would still need to
fit within certain parameters ensuring they don’t have a major environmental
impact.

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