07-05-2025
Carbon County power plant gets approval to burn tires
NESQUEHONING, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community is concerned about its air quality after a local power plant was approved to start burning tires.
Panther Creek Electric Generating Facility in Nesquehoning was approved on May 1 to burn tires along with waste coal to create power for its facility.
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The president of Save Carbon County believes that will put cancer-causing chemicals into the air.
Save Carbon County also says the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) does not require monitoring for chemicals.
'If they continue and if they continue at the same rate of regulation, our cancer rated are going to go up, our water pollution is going to go up, and our quality of life is going to go down,' Save Carbon County President Linda Christman stated.
The DEP says the plant is complying with all existing regulations already in place.
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