Abington health officials will take a wait-and-see approach concerning what effects a proposed power plant in Brockton could have on the town’s air quality. Brockton Clean Energy is planning to build a 350-megawatt natural-gas-burning plant off Route 28. A report by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shows the plant’s tall stacks would emit carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Abington is downwind from the proposed plant and has been approached by neighboring towns Halifax and East Bridgewater about joining a regional task force to monitor the plant’s emissions. “The health board recently met with Brockton’s power plant people,” said Abington Health Agent Michelle Roberts. “At this point the board does not feel it has enough expertise in air quality to make a decision on joining the task force. The board has chosen to wait and see what happens.”
