Massachusetts lawmakers try new way to kill ‘zombie’ wood power plant

For over a decade, residents of Springfield, Massachusetts have fought a proposal to build a wood-burning power plant in their already-polluted city. The project has been defeated multiple times but keeps coming back—earning it the nickname 'zombie.' Canary Media reports new legislative language may finally end it. For residents who've long opposed it, this could mark a major victory.

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