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joeys4282 t1_j2syvk2 wrote

Reply to comment by PakkyT in Healey should give rural Massachusetts a seat at the table - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion

I’ve worked out there with those state reps and senators. When I say this I’m not saying the (MassGOP) is the answer because it’s run by idiots. However I’ve seen what one party rule does in western Massachusetts. Democrats don’t feel they have to do significant things because they own the state. For god sakes there is a town in western Massachusetts names Westminster that has been contaminated with toxic chemicals in there drinking water. Instead of helping them they do only the minimal to get by. Go drive there and you’ll see gallon jugs at everyone’s driveway because it’s so unsafe to drink but they still shower with it and now it’s causing cancer. This state doesn’t care about western Massachusetts simply because it doesn’t have to. They invest all the money they get out there on dog parks and walking paths when I’ve met communities that can’t afford heat.

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FuzzAldrin36 t1_j2t23v6 wrote

Do you have a link you can share that would let me read more on this water issue? We're a town over from Westminster and I haven't heard about this (though tbf I don't take any steps to stay informed on things in this region).

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joeys4282 t1_j2tak6w wrote

https://westminsterwindow.com/stories/thorntons-pfa-levels-exceed-epas-new-health-advisory,398290

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/08/08/pfas-compost-contamination

Look up Westminster PFAS these are the only article I can find you don’t really have to pay for. PS- this PFAS problem is pressing in this state and the legislature has chosen to allow there citizens to get exposed to cancer causing agents instead of spending the money that it needs to in order to fix the problem.

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successiseffort t1_j2umtq8 wrote

Same thing happened in Raynham, MA over the drought period this summer. PFAS is nasty stuff

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joeys4282 t1_j2tbgwv wrote

Also if you have a well I’d strongly suggest you get it tested for PFAS just the be save. Just my opinion.

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FuzzAldrin36 t1_j2tl4g2 wrote

We got independent testing done by a lab in Leominster.

Our level of aluminum is 7x higher than the max EPA limit.

We're shopping RO systems now.

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AutomationBias t1_j2tap80 wrote

Westminster is central Mass, though.

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joeys4282 t1_j2tb41g wrote

The point I’m making is that a huge part of Massachusetts goes unnoticed and when in witnessed and talked to the people that lived there I was appalled by the scope of the problem. This isn’t just a rural problem it’s very simple if you don’t live in the coast where the money is. The legislature doesn’t see that your worth there time.

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