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More use of oil eyed for power plants

State weighs relaxing curbs on dirtier fuel

By Peter J. Howe
Globe Staff / October 22, 2005

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Massachusetts environmental officials, hoping to stave off natural gas shortages and blackouts, are weighing whether to let four gas-powered plants switch to dirtier oil up to 50 percent more often this winter in a move that could sharply increase pollution. (Full article: 929 words)

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