New Bill Would Let Burrillville Residents Vote on Power Plant
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. — Opponents are looking at every angle to stop the proposed natural-gas power plant. The latest are bills filed by local Democrats Rep. Cale Keable and Sen. Paul Fogarty that would require residents to vote on any tax deal that the Town Council approves with Chicago-based Invenergy, the developer of the proposed facility.
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Environmentalists Call for Reinventing Brayton Point
SOMERSET, Mass. — The Brayton Point coal-fired power plant has drawn the ire of environmentalists for decades. Now, as it nears its last days, there is an effort to transform the dirtiest of utilities into a renewable-energy oasis.
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