By Scott Brinton
Many said last year that exhaust from the plant made their neighborhoods smell like the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City.
In fact, the plant can produce as much exhaust as 150 to 180 18-wheel tractor-trailers per hour. The California Air Resources Board has declared diesel exhaust a known carcinogen, meaning it causes cancer. So, many residents say they're not only fearful that the plant will continually operate during the warmer months to meet higher electric demand, they're terrified.
Many had hoped that a deal between Freeport Village and the Long Island Power Authority could be reached in time to replace Plant No. 2 with a clean-burning, gas-fired model before summer.
Freeport Electric Superintendent Hubert Bianco says he's close to sealing a deal with an outside electric provider to build a gas plant. On Tuesday, he named the project developer
