An advocacy group formed in opposition to a soon to be opened natural gas-fired power plant in Dover Plains, New York is making progress in their environmental protection quest. Western Connecticut Clean Air Action is reporting that a new air quality monitoring station has been installed at Kent School. The device will soon begin measuring three major air pollutants associated with natural gas combustion. Several surrounding towns plan to install similar devices, which, together with the Kent School station, will form a regional air quality monitoring network. The organization is working on the best means for sharing the air quality data. Cricket Valley Energy Center is set to be operational in 2020.