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Residents urge Oroville council to pause proposed biomass plant, citing health risks
Summary
Public speakers told the council a proposed biomass power plant in Oroville could worsen air quality and health outcomes, urging the council to consider community impacts before permitting moves forward.
Several Oroville residents used the public comment period at the city council meeting to urge caution and fuller public engagement regarding a proposed biomass facility in Oroville.
Kathy Bridal read a prepared statement and said she had submitted a letter in advance and intended these remarks as her public comment on what she described as a proposed biomass renewable-energy plant. Bridal said she and others view biomass combustion as a significant air-pollution and public-health risk and read summary material from the American Lung Association on…
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