FEMA and US Army Corp of Engineers to be sued over debris incineration in USVI

The Sierra Club, Island Green Living Association and the Virgin Island Conservation Society have notified FEMA and the US Army Corps of Engineers that they will sue to prevent large-scale burning of debris from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the USVI.

The notice of intent asserts that the planned burning of hurricane-related debris using incinerators presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to health and the environment in violation of Section 7002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

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