You’re invited to Next Steps for Salem: Working Towards a Cleaner Future.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Reception: 5:30pm / Presentation: 6:15pm
Salem Visitor Center
2 New Liberty Street
Salem, MA

Salem Harbor Station is close to a tipping point. The owner, Dominion, now faces at least three major obstacles to continuing the plant’s operation:

1. ISO-NE, the system operator for the New England power grid, has recently determined that no more than two of the four units at the facility are still needed for reliability – and some key stakeholders question whether even those two units are needed.
2. The two decade-old permit required for the plant’s water cooling system is long overdue for renewal, and any new permit should require the plant to retrofit with cooling towers to minimize environmental impacts and meet the stringent demands of the Clean Water Act.
3. And this is something that you have all witnessed – the plant has continued to violate emissions standards and blanket your homes and cars and property with black soot.
4. This convergence of events offers an opportunity to move Salem and the surrounding areas beyond the era of coal by closing down this dinosaur of a plant.

You can help to push Salem Harbor Station past the tipping point and into retirement. Come hear about how the Conservation Law Foundation is working to shut down Salem Harbor Station at Next Steps for Salem: Working Towards a Cleaner Future.

With your vigilance, your voices, and your support, we can work together to provide a cleaner and safer Salem. This event is complimentary, but please RSVP to events@clf.org by October 30th.