Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has settled a lawsuit against Holtec, the company charged with decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear power plant, accusing the company of improperly disposing of asbestos. The […]
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Harvard public health professor hopes to bring science to the Holtec debate
Harvard University professor Petros Koutrakis plans to study cancer rates and household radioactive levels in the area surrounding the shuttered Pilgrim nuclear power plant in the Manomet section of Plymouth. […]
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Storm fizzles, colder air arrives
Tuesday’s Nor’easter was supposed to produce the first significant snowfall of the season in Plymouth. But the forecast dramatically changed as the storm system slid to the south, leaving little […]
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Amid climate change, coastal living comes at an ever-rising cost
Most Plymouth oceanfront homeowners who love that multimillion-dollar view need the commitment and resources to protect their properties from escalating coastal erosion. The viability of coastal living is the subject […]
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Group seeks to stop Holtec from evaporating Pilgrim plant’s radioactive water into the air
A group concerned about the decommissioning of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant has asked the state to prevent Holtec, the company charged with securing the Manomet site, from releasing radioactive […]
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Mother Nature has her way
The howling winds of Monday’s storm, which began raging in the early morning hours and continued into the afternoon, wreaked some havoc around town and made driving tricky, but Plymouth […]