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MassDEP explains how residents should report oil, hazardous-material spills
Summary
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials outlined how the agency responds to oil and hazardous-material releases, how residents can report incidents, and how the public can track cleanup using a release tracking number (RTN).
Deneen Simpson, director of environmental justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and Kathy Kiley, MassDEP’s emergency planning and response coordinator, briefed the public on how to report oil and hazardous-material spills and what the department does after notification.
MassDEP responds to spills that threaten public safety, health or the environment — including heating oil, gasoline and hazardous chemicals — and maintains a 24/7 on-call emergency response staff in regional offices to investigate and manage cleanups. “Our mission is to protect public safety, health, and the environment,” Kiley said.
The department operates a dedicated hotline at (888) 304-1133 for reporting emergencies and fields calls…
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