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City of Brockton v. Energy Facilities Siting Board (No. 1) (and two consolidated cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-131-14)

Environmental Facilities Siting Board approval of natural gas power plant affirmed where board properly applied environmental justice policy, air quality standards, meteorological data, water supply analysis, and traffic route designations.

Maury Rovenstein
July 31, 2014

SJC Opinions

Brockton Power Company LLC v. Energy Facilities Siting Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-132-14)

Energy Facilities Siting Board properly denied a power plant's request to use municipal drinking water for cooling when environmental impacts to the Silver Lake water system could not be minimized as required by statute.

Maury Rovenstein
July 31, 2014

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