PHIWM Joins CLF to urge MA to end public subsidies for biomass
May 28, 2025
The Springfield City Council and Springfield Zoning Board of Approvals, represented by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), asked the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to review a decision that revived building permits for the controversial Palmer Renewable Energy biomass facility in Springfield. Read CLF's press release for more information.
Community groups and health advocates have been fighting against this proposed plant for more than a decade. Burning biomass, like wood, pollutes our air with particulate matter, contributing to asthma and other serious health issues.
Act Now! Tell the Massachusetts Legislature to take dirty biomass out of our clean energy programs!
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