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 Stories About: air pollution AND business AND toxics AND Washington AND waste AND water pollution
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The wrong kind of bulk discount
Washington state caps the cost to pollute, rather than the pollution |
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06 Sep 2007 |
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| The Sightline Institute (formerly Northwest Environment Watch) picks up a Seattle P-I report on yet another counterproductive incentive: making it cheaper to pollute in bulk. The more hazardous waste you produce in Washington, the better the deal you can get from the state. Companies that make chemicals, oil, paint, paper and airplanes must pay a Hazardous Waste Planning Fee for the toxic substances that they pump into the air and water or send to landfills. But because the f ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, toxics, Washington, waste, water pollution (all these topics) |
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