Less than a year ago, with little meaningful public notice, the Massachusetts Army National Guard quietly released a fast-track environmental assessment of its multi-purpose machine gun range planned for the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve at Joint Base Cape Cod.
Since then, the base has ignored overwhelming public comments in opposition to the range. The Guard received 367 comments, 90% opposed, from the public. And in its official response to the public comments, the Guard brushed aside all objections. We now know why.
Just last week, the Joint Base Cape Cod director both summarily dismissed the commenting public as “naysayers, activists and anti-military” and threatened to order a military boycott of Cape Cod businesses if the business community did not publicly voice support for the project. This behavior reveals an underlying contempt for the public that demonstrates that the Guard’s public process was a sham. The Guard’s highly controversial finding of “No Signifi
The PFAS task force met for the first time Tuesday to discuss a roadmap and discuss aims for dealing with harmful manmade chemical known to contaminate drinking water.
By Martin Suuberg
As we mark Earth Day 2021, amid a health crisis caused by a global pandemic, the principle of environmental justice is a priority that is and must remain front-and-center in our efforts to protect the environment and the public health. The importance of addressing environmental justice was underscored by new provisions calling for redoubled efforts in the important climate legislation signed by Governor Baker earlier this month.
Cities like Chelsea have not only been overburdened by pollution, they also have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Reports have shown the issue of air pollution can worsen COVID-19 outcomes, and that these issues have had a serious impact on environmental justice communities in the Commonwealth over the past year. This strongly underscores the human cost of air pollution and the need to continue work to reduce air pollution and ensure we have the best possible data to inform our decisions.
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BOSTON A Wakefield-based oil tank installation, maintenance, and removal company will pay up to $250,000 and will complete proper closure of an unpermitted well to resolve alleged hazardous waste and ground water discharge violations at its Wakefield headquarters and alleged illegal asbestos removal violations at an occupied building in Boston, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
“We depend on companies to honestly and accurately report on their handling of hazardous materials to protect the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment,” said
AG Healey. “This settlement requires this company to address any potential environmental contamination and ensures that it abides by our important environmental laws moving forward.”