Massachusetts Sues Four Companies for Mishandling of Asbestos
during a renovation project. The lawsuit alleges the four entities violated the state’s Clean Air Act due to how asbestos was removed and stored from an old building. The incident occurred in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the city’s former YMCA building. Springfield is around an hour north of Hartford, Connecticut, and a few hours west of Boston. The city’s 154,000 residents are subjected to a disproportionate amount of environmental health risks, as the city is an “environmental justice community.” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy filed the lawsuit and announced the leg...
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