Once Again American Public Denied Right to Know and Ability to Protect Families from Unnecessary Exposure. Advocates Urge EPA to Immediately Release Dioxin Health Report, Decry 27 Years of Delays Due to Chemical Industry Interference.

A huge pile of fly ash recently discovered off Hicks Lane in north Chico has raised environmental concerns with the Butte County District Attorney's Office. The pile, which is larger in length and width than a football field and about 20 feet tall, sits on property owned by MGM Trucking and has been traced to the Pacific Oroville Power Inc. cogeneration plant in Oroville.

Covanta Energy, which operates four "waste-to-energy" incinerators on Long Island, Thursday withdrew its petition asking state regulators to qualify such plants for renewable energy subsidies.

New Report: Renewable energy subsidies are being siphoned off by the incinerator industry