The ERTG posted a case study on the Salem Harbor Power Plant earlier.  Now a follow up to the recent trends involving this real life risk at the local, state and national levels.

On November 3, 2009 the Conservation Law Foundation, a leading New England nonprofit advocate of environmental health and safety, held a public meeting to discuss the closure of the plant and the Salem News covered the story and the comments are very interesting (mostly disparaging the attempts to close the plant and the EPA).

A new cooling permit is under review by the EPA.  When the plant's owner, Dominion, purchased the plant in 2005 the permit was in an "administratively extended status" due to a backlog at the EPA.

Again, this demonstrates environmental risk trends involve local (Conservation Law Foundation and the local citizens) and federal involvement to resolve the growing concern over the plant's future.

What are the solutions for energy company clients like Dominion?  What about the local interest groups?  Studies (environmental reports - pay attention Phase I people!) are needed (and have been produced).  I know several larger firms on this site have such energy clients and a Phase I "what is a REC" is not the issue here!  The resolution involves thinking! 

See Dianne Croker's Blog: The Untouchables in Today's Employment Market for the approach to business in today's economy. 

Well here is a difficult problem.  Again, I am sure the stakeholders would appreciate a solution.