STATEHOUSE – Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Justine Caldwell introduced joint legislation last week which would prohibit new, high-heat waste incineration facilities in Rhode Island.
The bill comes on the heels of outcry and concern from their local constituents, who in large part, have come out in strong opposition against a proposed medical waste facility on the border of East Greenwich and West Warwick.
In the Senate, legislation sponsors include Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture Chairwoman Dawn Euer, Vice Chairwoman Alana DiMario, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Chairman Joshua Miller, Sen. Kendra Anderson and Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis – who represents Coventry, East Greenwich and West Greenwich – along with several others.
