Energy and Environment

Cape Cod residents: Shutter Pilgrim nuclear plant

By Associated Press
Published March 8, 2014 5:00am ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Cape Cod residents: Shutter Pilgrim nuclear plant
Protesters call for the closure of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant as they demonstrate outside a hearing of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in Boston in June 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) | Steven Senne

Residents from across Cape Cod in Massachusetts are planning to converge on the Statehouse to call on Gov. Deval Patrick to help shut down the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth.

Activists are tying their visit Monday to the eve of the third anniversary of the meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Associated Press Massachusetts Nuclear Energy