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The draft-decision consultation received about 296 comments between June 19 and July 31. The agency said it had considered concerns about air emissions, odour, noise, and waste storage and handling, and judged that control measures would be in place.","It also clarified that environmental permitting and planning are separate processes; the agency does not assess site suitability or traffic issues."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"GB","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أصدرت وكالة البيئة تعديلاً على تصريح منشأة استعادة الطاقة المقترحة في بورتلاند.","de":"Die Umweltbehörde veröffentlichte eine Änderung der Genehmigung für die geplante Energierückgewinnungsanlage in Portland.","en":"The Environment Agency issued a variation to the permit for the proposed Portland Energy Recovery Facility.","es":"La Agencia de Medio Ambiente publicó una modificación del permiso de la instalación propuesta de recuperación de energía en Portland.","fr":"L’Agence de l’environnement a publié une modification du permis de l’installation de récupération d’énergie proposée à 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