Proposed Quonset sewage-sludge pyrolysis plant
Summary
Residents turned out in force against the proposed biosolids pyrolysis facility at Quonset Business Park, questioning its air-permit emissions modeling and demanding transparency. The council says it opposes the project and has hired environmental counsel, testified at the State House, and is pursuing a three-pronged defense through courts, the governor's office, and legislation.
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Last discussed May 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
The town has already spent about $22,659 on outside environmental counsel and will keep paying as the legal fight unfolds.
If stopped, everyone downwind and down-gradient — residents, schools, and wells — avoids the emissions and fire-risk exposure.
Residents near Quonset say they bear the emissions, odor, and property-value risk if the plant is built; a QDC lobbyist is opposing protective legislation.
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