Word: deqe
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...angered when I hear that DEQE is concerned that its decision not prejudice a future coal conversion plan. In this case a negative MATEP decision becoming a constraining precedent is the issue. What angers me about this is that I recall being told that my concerns with the impact of MATEP on the future economic development of Boston--surely, an analogous issue--was irrelevant and constituted an intrusion of concerns extraneous to the mandate of DEQE...
...premised on the understanding that the plant was justified because it would save the participating hospitals money. Five appeals later, the cost has risen to close to $250 million, and even Harvard now admits that the plant is going to lose money. Why is it that the DEQE appeal process which has helped Harvard to progressivly narrow the decision down to a mere question of hotspots hasn't simultaneously enabled the opponents to widen the evaluation so that we can consider whether the Chapter 121A approval is still justified? In short, whatever the merits may be for a flexible hearing...
Unfortunately, this kind of weak policy process provides a far greater threat to the interests of the citizens of the Commonwealth than any self-interested mendacity could ever do. What is happening to DEQE in the process of making this decision will cause serious harm to the integrity of the agency. This would be a loss. John Grady Assistant Professor of Sociology, Wheaton College
...DEQE: The state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, the Commonwealth's agency charged with determining whether MATEP is environmentally safe and sound...
David Fierra: deputy commisisoner of the state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, Fierra had the MATEP decision dumped in his lap when the DEQE commissioner disqualified himself from the case. An expert in air quality, Fierra is less skilled at administration and has trouble coming to quick decisions. He has the final...