Friday, July 30, 2010
Federal judge halts Oahu-Wash. St. trash shipment
A federal judge's order has delayed shipment of Oahu's municipal trash to a landfill in Washington state for at least a month.
U.S. District Judge Edward Shea in Spokane, Wash., granted a temporary restraining order yesterday to halt the shipments, pending a hearing on a preliminary injunction on Aug. 30.
Shea said there were serious questions about whether the U.S. Department of Agriculture adequately assessed the environmental impacts of container shipments through Hawaiian Waste Systems LLC. The lawsuit was brought by the Yakama Nation, environmental groups and Washington state residents, arguing that an environmental impact statement should be prepared for the project.
The tribal council said the department also failed to meaningfully consult with it, as required under a treaty with the federal government.
The city, awaiting the completion of a waste-to-energy expansion, entered into an agreement in September with Hawaiian Waste Systems to ship up to 100,000 tons of municipal solid waste off-island.
-Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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