A #Massachusetts Town Is Suing #Monsanto for Its #Cancer-Causing PCBs
A proposed #PCB dump site in Lee has residents and town leaders seeking options to stop the plan.
Under the agreement with #GE and the #EPA, Lee will get $25 million from GE in exchange for the dump site. If the town rejects the site, the funding is off the table.
“A PCB dump was imposed on a town of only about 5,500 people, plus or minus, without their knowledge,” Lee Select Board chair Bob Jones said https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/monsanto-lawsuit-lee-massachusetts-pcbs/
OMG! Guys, my colleague @meghansmith has arrived on the #fediverse scene. Pls give her a warm welcome & yr best #fediverse tips & follows.
Meghan has carved out a beat on #disability and #accessibility and also does A+ Instagram Reels. A short thread of Meghan's work in replies to this toot:
If anyone is looking to help trans and non-binary refugees leave dangerous states with anti-trans laws, check out the hashtag #GTFOMyState. There's lots of options to support folx who need to move.
And for any refugees headed towards #NewEngland or #Massachusetts, feel free to reach out to us directly for mutual aid. We would love to help you find whatever you may need once you get here.
Today's photo for #WaterfallWednesday is from an old water-driven mill site that saw its first use in the mid-1700's. Despite the fact that it's man-made, this cataract is still pretty handsome in my opinion. Anyone recognize the spot?
Democracy Center fridge update: we've gotten some wonderful donations that are going to enable us to put more urgently-needed food, hygiene, and wound care products in the pantry. A huge ❤️THANK YOU❤️ to those who have given funds. We'll share more photos of the distros as we start getting them going.
If you want to help us do this work, or other anti-fascist work, please don't hesitate to reach out. You don't have to be a superhero-- all that's required is time and enthusiasm.
We'd also like to encourage folks to volunteer and contribute to the fridge organizers directly as well. They are always in need of helpers!
Pretty quiet at Allen's Pond this afternoon. Only real excitement was a bold and apparently pissed-off Red-Winged Blackbird that kept diving at the Ospreys nesting in the marsh, which mostly shook it off like a teenager getting annoyed at a kid brother. (This is "mobbing", even though only a single small bird was involved, and is apparently especially common during breeding season.)
I’m moving here from another Mastodon server that’s closing down, so I thought I’d introduce myself! I’m not big on social media, so I probably won’t post here often.
I’m so sad to hear that a domestic violence shelter in #Massachusetts has to close its doors. And I get it - as someone who used to run DV shelters, it’s really hard to operate such a program safely with the funding that’s available.
But let’s think about the implications of this. A shelter in MA is shutting down in the midst of a #housing crisis that feels unsolvable. 1/x
As I suspected, the volume of fish was down significantly this week at the Agawam herring run, and while there were a few Osprey fly-overs, no one came in to fish.
Which gave this hungry Great Blue Heron an opening. He wolfed down three good-sized herring in about a 5 minute period before flying off.
Hey #CambridgeMA residents! Especially if you live near Harvard.
Need something to do? Got extra cash?
Adopt a community fridge. The one in Harvard Square at the Democracy Center is always understocked and could use some extra donations.
Today one of our members dropped off some pantry items and some small wound care packs, but those will probably last less than a week.
If you want to help out go fill the fridge directly, contribute to our cashapp, or drop us a line at our email address in our bio. We'd love to have your help!
Expect attacks from extremist groups to intensify during pride month and beyond. If you are interested in providing defense for LGBTQ and other events in New England this summer, reach out to us. We can help you find a way to do some good.
The white supremacists and Christian nationalist fascists are not going to leave on their own. We need you to help oppose them! If you believe in the possibility of a better America, join us.
A federal judge ordered #Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who is accused of leaking highly classified military documents, to remain behind bars while he awaits trial. Excellent https://breaking.iavian.net/article/337038
Make sure they check out the candidates for school board and vote accordingly! There are some virulently anti-LGBT candidates and some who are not-so-secretly into book banning.
And let this be a reminder to everyone across Massachusetts to make sure that you are voting in every single one of your local elections. Things like school board elections can have a huge impact on the quality of life for young people in your town.