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MassDEP hearing draws environmental‑justice advocates urging strong cumulative‑impact rule
Summary
At a March 9, 2023 online hearing, residents and advocacy groups told the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to adopt a robust cumulative impact analysis (310 CMR 7.02 §14) with qualitative metrics, alternatives review, and the power to deny permits that would worsen inequitable pollution burdens.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection held an online public hearing on March 9, 2023, to take testimony on proposed amendments to 310 CMR 7.00 that would add a cumulative impact analysis requirement (310 CMR 7.02 §14) for comprehensive plan applications affecting environmental‑justice communities. Hearing officer Joanne Morin opened the session, explained how to submit oral and written comments, and gave the April 7, 2023, 5 p.m. deadline for written submissions to massdep.impact@mass.gov or by mail to MassDEP, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114.
Advocates and residents who spoke urged MassDEP to adopt stronger, enforceable protections for communities that are already overburdened by pollution. Pat Gazimba, co‑chair of the Salem Alliance for the Environment, told the department it has failed to do a “serious deep dive” on…
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