Metro's plan to burn much of the Portland-area's garbage at an incinerator in Marion County appears headed for the trash heap.
After reviewing a 211-page Health Impact Assessment commissioned by Metro, the regional government's staff now recommends that the project be tabled.
"We came to the conclusion that we just weren't seeing the benefit from greenhouse gas emissions to justify the cost," said Ken Ray, a Metro spokesman who works on solid waste issues.
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