The tech giant filed a new construction permit that asks for more allowable emissions of particulate matter and carbon dioxide.
The tech giant filed a new construction permit that asks for more allowable emissions of particulate matter and carbon dioxide.
Intel officials said the numbers are so much higher than current levels because technology has changed so rapidly since the company’s current emissions limits were established. The requested increase is also due to the permit’s requirement that Intel account for any potential future emissions at its multibillion-dollar D1X facility under construction in Hillsboro – even if the chipmaker hasn’t planned for those emissions yet.
The construction permit – a Type 4 Air Permit Application submitted to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality – contains regulatory requirements that “Intel has not been subjected to before,” said Stephanie Shanley, a senior environmental engineer with the company.
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