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I live here with my young family and it is absolutely devastating and disqusting that I am raising my children here. We pay the same taxes as the rest of San Diego and California and deserve clean air, clean parks, and clean beaches! It’s time Mexico and the US government is held accountable for this! Just because we are not the richest community does not mean we should be ignored.
Karen supported: Stop Mexico’s Open Sewage Dumpsite in San Diego- The Opportunity is NOW!It’s not fair that families have to suffer and live near toxic sewage. Our oceans and beaches are being poisoned. Wildlife is being killed because of this disaster. People are sick with respiratory illness because of the toxic sewage particles in the atmosphere. Something must be done to stop this. Clean up the river and sewage, stop Mexico from poisoning us before it becomes even worse! Our tax payers and hard working people of San Diego deserve better!
India supported: Stop Mexico’s Open Sewage Dumpsite in San Diego- The Opportunity is NOW!Growing Up in San Diego Imperial Beach was once a gorgeous beach where I would go with my family now I can’t enter the water or even fish there due to pollution we need to make a change to battle this pollution
Nicolas supported: Stop Mexico’s Open Sewage Dumpsite in San Diego- The Opportunity is NOW!I have big concerns about reproductive impact of PCB’S on myself and others who grew up in a Pittsfield.many of us have children with serious neurological issues. My father worked for GE and often came home with PCB oil soaked clothes. These were washed at home until one day the employees were told all work clothes were to stay at work and be laundered by the company.
The soiled oiled pcb clothes were put in the washer with the other household clothes and then down the drain into the water system.
Monique supported: Demand EPA Accountability for Public Health Failures in Pittsfield, MassachusettsThis community has been continually & repeatedly exposed to toxins for decades! From workers bringing contamination home on their shoes & clothes to literally years of discovering leaking drums of PCBs around our community to contaminated sand & soil being "donated" to the community for sandboxes and playgrounds 😡 to silver lake being so polluted that it used to fail to freeze over the winter (all the while leaking toxins into the soils and water table) to an obviously polluted Housatonic river that continues to be loaded with contaminated sediment to disposal piles in Lee that literally leak further into into the aquifer located in that area and now dust and particles from demolition. The EPA has absolutely been negligent and has continually refused to hold GE's feet to the fire to clean up their mess. People have been hearing about this issue for years and because of this have become habituated to the true costs. Transparency, education, and accountability are not too much to ask! And once again as so, often is the case this is disproportionately, impacting environmental justice communities! There is absolutely a reason why so many people who could afford to move out of Pittsfield have done so! The only way a community can get what it deserves is to continually demand it! This position shows that our community is still demanding to be heard!
Amy supported: Demand EPA Accountability for Public Health Failures in Pittsfield, MassachusettsI am writing to express my outrage and frustration regarding the ongoing PCB pollution in Pittsfield, MA, caused by decades of negligence and insufficient action. The contamination left by General Electric has plagued our community for far too long, posing serious health risks to residents and irreversible damage to our environment. Despite promises and cleanup efforts, the region continues to suffer from toxic contamination in its soil, water, and air, leaving a legacy of sickness and despair for families who call Pittsfield home. The EPA's lack of urgency and accountability in addressing this crisis is unacceptable. It is your responsibility to ensure that comprehensive and effective remediation efforts are implemented immediately to restore safety and health to our community. Enough is enough—Pittsfield deserves justice and a future free from this environmental catastrophe.
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