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May 31, 2019

Paris Alston
Chris Citorik
Barbara Moran
Miriam Wasser

In this March 30, 2011 file photo, a portion of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is visible beyond houses along the coast of Cape Cod Bay in Plymouth, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP)

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Pilgrim Nuclear Plant is closing today, after nearly 50 years of providing electricity to the region and jobs and revenue to the town of Plymouth. We take a look at Pilgrim's history, what its closing means and where things go from here.

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Barbara Moran, WBUR environmental editor. She tweets @MoranWriter.

Miriam Wasser, WBUR environmental reporter. She tweets @MiriamWasser.

This segment aired on May 31, 2019.

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