Notice of Public Hearing:
When: 6 - 9 pm Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
Where: Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 East Main St., Hillsboro OR, 97123
Intel is currently asking for a major increase in toxic emission limits. We need to let Intel and the DEQ/EPA know this is unacceptable!
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If you live within 25 miles of Intel’s Hillsboro facility seen the picture above or their Aloha chip-making plant you’ll want to come to this hearing. Intel is asking permission from the Department of Environmental Quality to emit the following toxics: 6.4 tons of fluorides, 39 tons sulfur dioxide, 229 tons carbon monoxide, 197 tons nitrogen oxides - as well as especially hazardous compounds like 9 tons of hydrogen fluoride, 9 tons hexane, 4 tons bromoform, 2.5 tons chlorine, 2 tons hydrogen cyanide, and 1.5 tons of methanol.
Intel is also requesting DEQ allow them to increase their CO2 emissions by 260% to 819,000 tons annually. That’s roughly 1.5 tons per minute! At 819,000 tons of CO2 Intel would become the 5th worst greenhouse gas emitter in the State.
For more information see their full application
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