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State revokes permit for proposed Springfield biomass plant
Published: 4/4/2021 8:40:31 PM
SPRINGFIELD A proposed biomass power plant, long the subject of controversy and opposition, had its air quality permit revoked by the state Department of Environmental Protection on Friday.
The proposed wood-burning plant is being developed by Palmer Renewable Energy. However, in a letter to the company, MassDEP western regional office director Michael Gorski said the DEP was revoking the proposed East Springfield plant’s permit because construction had not commenced within a two-year time frame. Environmental concerns were also cited.
“MassDEP has determined to exercise this authority due to the amount of time that has elapsed since issuance of the PRE (Palmer Renewable Energy) Final Plan Approval, more recent health-related information, and the heightened focus on environmental and health impacts on environmental justice populations from sources of pollution during the intervening y
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The shift has begun. Hallelujah. In 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified before Congress that human production of greenhouse gases had created a thickening blanket in our earth’s atmosphere that was beginning to warm and warp planetary.
Columnist Marty Nathan: A welcomed ‘shift’ on climate policy
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Washington. AP
Published: 2/3/2021 11:52:38 AM
The shift has begun. Hallelujah. In 1988 NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified before Congress that human production of greenhouse gases had created a thickening blanket in our earth’s atmosphere that was beginning to warm and warp planetary processes.
That testimony and all the confirmation that followed should have immediately changed our manner of heating and cooling our buildings, producing our electricity, transporting ourselves and our goods and raising, processing and packaging our food.