Nikolas DeCosta-Klipa April 6, 2021 1:05 pm
Plans for a 600-foot tower looking over the New England Aquarium out to the Boston Harbor are suddenly shrouded in doubt, following a ruling last week by a local judge.
And those plans are hardly alone.
In a decision that came down last Thursday, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Brian Davis ruled in favor of a lawsuit by the Conservation Law Foundation and Harbor Towers apartment residents seeking to block the proposed redevelopment of the Boston Harbor Garage into the so-called Pinnacle, a massive mixed-use tower proposed last year by developer Don Chiofaro.
The judge’s problem wasn’t with the Pinnacle project itself, but the process under which it was approved. In his decision, Davis effectively invalidated Boston’s downtown waterfront zoning plan, writing that it was approved by wrong a state official in 2018.
Apr 5, 2021
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is revoking approval for a controversial power plant in Springfield.
The state sent a letter to Palmer Renewable Energy on Friday, citing delays in the start of construction at the site on Page Boulevard in East Springfield.
The biomass project has faced opposition based on environmental concerns.
The DEP says Palmer Energy can request a hearing on the matter.
State Senator Adam Gomez, a former Springfield City Council member, said the news feels like the final chapter of a twelve-year fight.
No word on whether or not the proponents will file an appeal.
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