Solar construction slows, but the towns continue to generate power Feb. 15, 2021 |
WILBRAHAM/HAMPDEN – Many towns have seen a boom of solar array installations over the past decade and Wilbraham and Hampden have been no different. However, that trend may be slowing down, at least for the foreseeable future.
Wilbraham Planning Director John Pearsall told Reminder Publishing that there are no proposed solar projects in front of the Planning Board. Although a solar company has approached a landowner off of Tinkham Road about the possibility of a new project, Pearsall cautioned that nothing formal is in the works.
That doesn’t mean that there isn’t movement in the solar landscape of Wilbraham, though. Two large-scale, ground-mounted solar arrays that have been in the works for the past couple of years are scheduled to come online in 2021. The solar farm at 126V Beebe Rd., owned by Blue Wave Solar and the ZPT Energy Solutions project at 676 T
Three-quarters of a century ago, the Pittsburgh areaâs air quality was such that the city was derisively referred to as âHell with the Lid Off.â For decades afterward, steel mills were rampant and so was pollution.
Most of those mills disappeared by the late 1980s and the regionâs skies have improved since. They may not be pristine, but according to findings from a recent analysis, they are much better.
Pittsburgh Works Together, a nonpartisan alliance of labor, industry and civic leaders, released its findings on Thursday in a report titled âClearing the Air.â The year-old group examined data, including small particulate matter and ozone, and concluded that air quality has improved across the Pittsburgh region over the past decade and âis typical for a big-city metropolitan area.â
Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette represented port developer when he was in private practice. Environmentalists say they didn’t know and have concerns.
Nothing can be more annoying than coming home empty handed from a day of ice fishing. Maybe this can help shut up your buddies and fill the freezer. Here are the hottest spots on the lakes and rivers from each region of New York.
There s still plenty of time for getting in some ice fishing, regulations require shanties to be removed by March 15, so there s at least four weeks to go. And If the pictures on social media are true, there s a lot of nice catches being made. Here is where the big ones are being taken, according to the DEC.
When: West Donegal Township supervisors meeting, Feb. 8.
What happened: Charity Burkhart, who coordinates the municipal stormwater program for David Miller Associates, gave a presentation on stormwater management fees to the board as part of her yearly update. The board did not make any changes to the fee schedule.
Background: West Donegal is in a five-year permit cycle with the state Department of Environmental Protection, which requires a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit for urbanized areas above a certain population density.
Stormwater fee proposal: Burkhart suggested the township switch to a resident equivalent factor fee. This fee is based on the quantity and type of land residents in the township own.