South End biolab can open, with restriction
Massachusetts environmental officials have granted preliminary approval to allow a controversial Boston University laboratory to open for biomedical research on substances less hazardous than those that sparked oppposition to the project.In its decision, the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairscq said that requiring the BU lab to wait until a pending final safety review is completed “would result in an undue hardship for the proponent and would not serve to avoid or minimize damage to the environment.”
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