马里兰 Curtis Bay 焚烧厂和解关停，罚款60万美元
【巴尔的摩讯】10月1日，马里兰州环境厅（MDE）宣布与 Curtis Bay 地区垃圾焚烧厂达成和解：该厂将停止运营，并支付 60 万美元罚款。和解结束了这座长期被周边社区投诉污染问题的焚烧厂的运营史。
MDE 表示，和解协议包含严格的关停时间表与场地环境修复要求。社区环保组织对结果表示欢迎，称这是多年抗争的胜利；但也有居民担心，关停后当地垃圾处理能力缺口如何填补。
州环境厅称，将监督关停全过程，确保污染物不扩散，并评估场地未来的安全再利用方案。
（来源：马里兰州环境厅）
Curtis Bay Incinerator to Shut Down Under $600K Settlement
[BALTIMORE] The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) announced October 1 a settlement with the Curtis Bay waste incinerator: the facility will cease operations and pay a $600,000 penalty. The deal ends the operating history of a plant long targeted by neighboring communities over pollution complaints.
MDE said the settlement includes a strict shutdown timeline and site-remediation requirements. Community environmental groups welcomed the outcome as the fruit of years of advocacy, though some residents worry about how the region will fill the waste-processing gap after closure.
The department said it will oversee the entire shutdown to prevent pollutant spread and evaluate safe reuse options for the site.
(Source: Maryland Department of the Environment)
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