TheLedger.com
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080403/APF/804030651
State environmental officials have signed off on a plan to build a
wood-burning electrical power plant in the western
The decision clears the way for Russell Biomass to seek final permits for the
50-megawatt, $150 million facility at the site of the former Westfield Paper
Mill.
Secretary of Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles approved the final environmental
impact report over the objection of some local residents concerned about
increased traffic and the potential impact on air and water quality.
The company says the plant will produce safe and clean renewable energy. It
hopes to begin construction this fall.