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Salem Power Plant in the News...
3/20/09 Salem Power Plant #3 Polluter in the state Read more
3/2/09 Fighting power: dozens brave cold to protest Salem Power Plant Read more
2/27/09 HealthLink to demonstrate Power Plant March 1 Read more
1/23/09 Feds, power plant settle suit Read more
12/12/08 Pipe rupture spills oil into the harbor Read more
12/11/08 HealthLink will send neighbors to Smoke School Read more
11/12/08 Workers taken to hospital after chemical spill Read more
11/7/08 Startling sound was power plant letting off steam Read more
11/6/08 Environmental groups lobby to close power plant Read more
10/30/08 Stop the Plant rally held Read more
9/6/08 State report details lapses in power plant operation Read more
MA Department of Public Safety Incident Report of the boiler explosion at the Salem Harbor Station. Click here to read the Report. Contact HealthLink for a hard copy.
8/1/08 Anatomy of a Disaster: State condemns lack of inspection at Salem power plant Read more.
8/1/08 Agency to seek disiplinary action for power plant explosion Read more
7/29/08 Connect the dots: Salem after the power plant, by Pat Gozemba & Marjorie Kelly Read more
7/25/08 Power plant to run 'for years to come'
7/23/08 Dominion to announce clean up plans for power plant - Rep Keenan: Dominion has no intention of closing plant Read more
7/21/08 Power plant foes step up oppostion Read the article
Power plant issues come to a crossroads Read more
Plant Explodes Nov 2007
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Dominion Fined by OSHA-Read full report
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Plant Reopens Partially, exploded boiler still down as of 5/27/08 Read more
2/22/08 Salem Power Plant among top polluters Read more
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Salem Harbor Station dirties our air
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WHERE TO REPORT VISIBLE EMISSIONS FROM THE POWER PLANT
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In addition to cleaning up the Salem Harbor Station, HealthLink works with communities to support energy conservation, efficiency and clean renewable energy!
Our public outreach through local bill boards and the Blue Line subway campaign
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HealthLink and SAFE
Fall Fundraiser
"The New Frontier in Clean Energy"
Featuring: Mark Rodgers, Cape Wind Communications Director and HealthLink co-founder, with introduction by Rev. Jeff Barz-Snell, The Gore Climate Project and co-chair of SAFE
St. Andrew Church
135 Lafayette Street, Rt. 114 Marblehead, MA
6 p.m. light supper
7 p.m. presentation
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND/OR MAKE YOUR DONATION
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an Op-ed by Lynn Nadeau
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A Report from the Physicians for Social Responsibility
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DO YOU HAVE A VIEW OF THE STACKS OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?
Help us monitor the pollution at the Salem Harbor Station. Click here to learn how you can help out.
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WHAT IS BIOMASS?
Biomass = wood waste, animal waste, municipal waste, tires, construction waste, sewage sludge, etc. Biomass incineration is the most polluting and energy-wasting way to manage the waste-stream. Biomass Fact Sheet
Is Biomass in the picture for the Salem Power Plant?
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Toxic emissions data in Salem, Beverly and Marblehead.
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WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR CLEAN UP, DOMINION?
Report unusual incidences you see, hear or smell at the Salem power plant 1-888-VIOLATE.
Sign the petition demanding Dominion meet obligations to the community and tell us the fate of the plant now! Read the petition and sign
Emissions from the Salem Harbor Station contribute to premature death, heart attacks, respiratory illness, asthma and emergency room visits. Harvard School of Public Health Study
The Salem Harbor Station ranked in the top three polluters in Massachusetts (2009 EPA Toxic Release Inventory data), and has directly contributed to Essex County's high level of mercury and poor air quality. Hubbard Brook Foundation
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I'D RATHER BE REATHING!
What is the state of the air YOU ARE BREATHING TODAY - EPA Air Quality Index for Boston and vicinity
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GOT SOOT?
SAFER ALTERNATIVES
Swampscott and Marblehead Board of Health seek stricter ban on endocrine disrupting BPA additive in children's products
The average person subjects themselves to over 125 untested chemicals each day in their personal care products, many are toxic. ARE YOUR PERSONAL PRODUCTS SAFE? RANK THEM AND FIND OUT. Click here
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
Video: Renewable messages on the Blue Line promote clean renewable energy. Click to view
"CLEAN COAL" ...
is still an oxymoron Read more
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