Quonset sludge-processing plant deal broke no laws. Community trust is another matter.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 2,267

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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North Kingstown Town Councilor Matt McCoy was in the room when a local energy developer secured a long-term lease to open a high-heat sewage processing plant in Quonset Business Park in November 2024.

McCoy, who serves on the panel governing the industrial park’s development, voted against the $150 million project by QSS Biosolids, a subsidiary of Green Development. The sludge pyrolysis plant offers a solution to the state’s growing need for wastewater treatment, without …

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