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Lawmakers debate study of waste-to-energy technology as opponents warn of health risks
House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations · April 16, 2025
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House Joint Resolution 54 asking for a study of waste-to-energy technologies advanced out of committee after testimony from its sponsor about pyrolysis potential and opposition from environmental and public-health advocates citing pollution, dioxins and inefficiency.
Representative Carrie Seakins Crowe introduced House Joint Resolution 54 asking the committee to study waste-to-energy options, including pyrolysis and other high-temperature technologies, and their possible byproducts and markets. "We have waste and we need energy," Crowe said, urging a study of new…
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