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...MATEP: The $260 million Medical Area Total Energy Plant has been a costly thorn in Harvard's side ever since construction began six years ago on the project. Environmentalists and community residents have repeatedly tried, with some success, to close the plant; this summer, a state judge blocked MATEP from operating for at least several months. The reason, amazingly enough: the University had never checked to see if MATEP's diesel furnes were carcinogenic. Other state investigations found that Harvard had violated numerous testing procedures...
...MATEP saga has been a classic case of inconsiderate University behavior. Harvard has consistently refused to consult the concerned Brookline and Mission Hill residents who must live among its possibly toxic fumes. More brazenly, it has refused to test its plant for numerous health hazards, cockily denying serious health code violations that were later uncovered. Unless MATEP's management style changes drastically, Harvard should give up on this costly embarrassment...
Harvard officials no longer anticipate those huge savings from MATEP but still expect more cost-effective production...
While Harvard officials cautiously begin discussing actual production at MATEP, community organizers are waiting for the results of a final appeal of the state's environmental approval for the diesels now before the State Supreme Judicial Court. The opponents are optimistic that they will at least get several concessions in the form of fighter regulations...
David Rosen, Harvard's MATEP spokesman, said he believes a "good will" period began this spring after several meetings with Brookline citizens and an agreement to launch a beautification project for a pollution monitoring area on Route Nine and Chestnut Hill...