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April 3, 2023
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Energy Answers lands EQB final permit for Arecibo plant
October 31, 2014
More than three years after first proposing the construction of a $750 million Resource Recovery Facility — or waste-to-energy — plant in Arecibo, Albany, NY-based Energy Answers confirmed Thursday that the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico granted the Air Quality Location and Construction Final Permit needed to move forward with the project.
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Waste-to-energy plant lands key EPA permit, awaits EQB decision
June 12, 2013
Less than a week after the Puerto Rico government cancelled its contract with Energy Answers for the construction and operation of a new 77-megawatt solid waste facility in Arecibo, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday its final approval of an air permit for the proposed waste-to-energy plant.
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Energy Answers WTE plant gets support from Arecibo neighbors
August 28, 2012
A group of Arecibo residents has gathered and submitted more than 1,500 signatures in favor of the proposed $500 million, 77-megawatt waste-to-energy plant project by Albany, NY-based Energy Answers International Inc. for the Cambalache sector of the northern Puerto Rico town.
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$100M recycling facility and WTE plant planned for Yabucoa
August 6, 2012
Green Energy Renewable Solutions Inc., a developer and operator of municipal solid waste processing and recycling facilities announced it has entered into a “Letter of Intent” to form a joint venture with Landfill Solutions, LLC of Puerto Rico, to remediate and manage the Yabucoa municipal landfill that has been closed since 2011.
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EPA to hold public hearings on Arecibo waste-to-energy facility air permit
July 20, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a new round of public hearing sessions to accept public comments on its proposed action to approve an air permit to Energy Answers International Inc., which has announced plans to build a $500 million, 77-megawatt waste-to-energy plant at the former site of the Global Fibers Paper Mill in Arecibo.
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Arecibo residents express mixed feelings about waste-to-energy plant project
May 25, 2012
Arecibo-area residents got their chance to express their concerns about the waste-to-energy incinerator project that New York-based Energy Answers is proposing to build in their neighborhood during an informative meeting that drew heavy participation this week.
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EPA to hold public meeting, hearing on permit for Arecibo waste-to-energy plant
May 15, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it will hold a public hearing June 25 to give the public a chance to express their concerns about the proposed waste-to-energy plant project slated for Arecibo.
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Proposed Arecibo waste-to-energy plant gets EPA nod
May 10, 2012
The proposed $500 million waste-to-energy plant that Albany, NY-based Energy Answers is seeking to build in Arecibo got an important endorsement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week, when it approved a key permit needed to move the project forward.
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Proposed $500M waste-to-energy plant in Arecibo would adopt U.S. methods
May 31, 2011
Puerto Rico residents generate between 11,000 and 12,000 tons of waste, or about five pounds per person, every day that goes straight to the island’s landfills. However, through the proposed Puerto Rico Resource and Renewable Energy Project, that habit can change and what is considered waste today could be recycled as fuel in the near future.
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