Railroad tie burning bill gets hearing

Residents of Madison and Franklin counties descended on the state Capitol Tuesday to support legislation that would ban the burning of creosote railroad ties at biomass plants near their homes.

A bill that would ban the burning of creosote railroad ties like these stacked outside the Georgia Renewable Power plant in Madison County got a hearing Tuesday in the Georgia State Senate.
A bill that would ban the burning of creosote railroad ties like these stacked outside the Georgia Renewable Power plant in Madison County got a hearing Tuesday in the Georgia State Senate.

By Dave Williams

Capitol Beat News Service

 

ATLANTA – Residents of Madison and Franklin counties descended on the state Capitol Tuesday to support legislation that would ban the burning of creosote…