Word: deqe
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...decision marked another in a string of MATEP regulatory and court victories begun in November 1980 when, after several years of haggling, the state's Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) approved installation of the plant't six diesel engines under 32 operating conditions, aimed at preventing dangerous levels of diesel exhaust...
...last September, at "hot spot" hearings examining the potential impact of the plant's emissions at already heavily-trafficked areas, Harvard turned the regulatory tables, as the DEQE staff testified that under explicit operating guidelines the plant would be safe. DEQE Deputy Commissioner David Fierra, in response, approved the diesels in November under strict but livable conditions, which include monitoring systems and agreement to shut down if nitrous oxides in the area exceed state-set levels...
...coalition is even confident of victory in the upcoming appeals of the EPA and DEQE decisions, although Ploss believes that "When you enter the courtroom, you enter Harvard's den." The coalition's lawyers contend that MATEP is not entitled to the status of a non-profit health or educational institution granted it by the EPA. "They created MATEP as a for-profit institution and now they wish to disregard that and have the plant considered part of Harvard. It's clear from the law that you can't," says Jerome Aaron, the attorney who will represent Mission Hill...
...NOMATEP group says it plans to broaden its sources of financing so that it can continue to take some swings at Harvard in court. Fundraising events are in the works. But the legal fight is entering its final rounds. Both sides have moved to have the appeal of the DEQE approval of the engines sent to the state Supreme Court. If heard, the decision laid down should be final. The case, which some officials say may be heard by the end of the year, would leave both sides with no further outlet for appeal...
While MATEP opponents are beginning to brace themselves for the day, there is still a considerable amount of work needed before the first diesel fumes rise up the 315-foot smokestack. The November DEQE approval of the engines contained 32 operating conditions, many of which require the submission of plans concerning the testing and running of the diesels. Installation of a monitoring system designed to measure nitrous oxide levels in the surrounding community also is part of the explicit operating conditions. Nevertheless, officials believe the first diesel could be ready for testing by the end of the year. MATEP will...