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Camp directors, health experts and residents urge Sullivan County to abandon proposed landfill incinerator
Summary
Public commenters—led by Sustainable Sullivan and health experts—urged the Sullivan County Legislature to abandon a proposed incinerator at the former county landfill, citing risks to children's health, dioxin emissions, and potential harm to the county's reputation and economy.
Speakers at a Sullivan County Legislature meeting urged county officials to abandon consideration of a proposed waste incinerator at the former county landfill, citing public-health, environmental, and economic concerns.
Rebecca Kreshkoff, cofounder of Sustainable Sullivan, read a comment submitted by a camp director near the former landfill and said, "any risk of toxic emissions so close to where children live, sleep, and play is simply unacceptable." Kreshkoff said the camp hosts hundreds of children each summer and warned that accidental releases and routine emissions from incinerators could harm developing lungs and immune systems.
Caroline Bailey, a professor of engineering, sustainability and health,…
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