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...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...
...Fierra's approval set in motion a string of court victories and regulatory clearances that is still unbroken. After years of floundering, Harvard and MATEP have begun to look like winners. Following Fierra's decision, Harvard immediately set to work on hurdling the plant's last regulatory obstacle--approval from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--which it did successfully, if not gracefully...
...Fierra yesterday refused to comment on whether he would allow a rehearing of the case, adding that he hoped to make a decision on the appeal by Christmas. If he rules against the petitioners, their only recourse to prevent the full operation of the $230 million plant would be a court action...
Attorneys for the town of Brookline filed a petition to overturn Fierra's decision, but Dr. John G. Hermos, spokesman for the Brookline opponents said yesterday he is not optimistic about the appeal's chances. He said that although the petition is "an excellent document," he is "not particularly hopeful" that it will succeed, given DEQE's "track record...
...Fierra's decision addressed the potential danger of the plant's nitrous oxide emissions, but spokesmen from Brookline and the NOMATEP coalition called this threat only one of many environmental issues surrounding the project...