Ash Grove Cement’s plan to burn more tires in south Seattle sparks public opposition over pollution concerns.
SEATTLE — A long-simmering fight over industrial pollution in south Seattle is intensifying after the state’s only cement kiln asked regulators for permission to burn more tires as fuel, prompting a surge of opposition from neighbors and environmental advocates.
Ash Grove Cement, operator of a sprawling plant on the Duwamish River, has applied to lift a restriction that currently caps its use of tire-derived fuel at 30 percent of its energy mix. The request has alarmed nearby residents, who say the proposal risks adding new layers of pollution to
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