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From YouTube: Lower Neponset River Superfund Site - 3/14/22
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After careful review of the proposal submitted to EPA to list the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List, Mayor Michelle Wu joins the Agency to announce next steps for the 3.7 mile stretch of River that runs through Boston and Milton.
A
I
heard
a
robin
over
there.
I
hear
the
breeze
blowing
through
this
exquisite
spot.
What
an
amazing
day!
This
is
today
what
a
great
celebration
that
we're
going
to
have
for
everybody
here,
just
just
remarkable,
and
it's
wonderful
to
see
all
of
you
here
to
celebrate
all
of
the
partners,
elected
officials,
staff
that
make
this
happen,
I'm
david
cash
and
I'm
the
regional
administrator
at
epa
for
new
england.
A
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and
I'll
plan
to
thank
and
introduce
each
of
our
speakers
throughout
the
program
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
for
questions
for
the
media.
At
the
end,
the
lower
naponzit
river
site
has
received
unwavering
support
at
all
levels,
including
from
our
senators.
I
know.
Senator
warren
has
been
a
champion
of
investing
federal
dollars
in
ways
that
reap
multiple
benefits
for
the
environment,
for
jobs,
for
everyday
working
people
and
their
families,
and
so
that
those
dollars
can
be
an
investment
in
environmental
justice.
B
Thank
you.
I
am
so
happy
to
be
here
today.
You
know,
I
want
to
start
by
saying
that
no
one
does
anything
good
on
their
own
that
this
really
has
been
a
joint
effort,
and
I
want
to
thank
congressman
lynch
who
has
been
in
this
fight
for
many
many
years.
I
want
to
thank
congresswoman
presley
who
has
brought
passion
and
focus
to
getting
this
done.
B
B
Residents
of
milton
dorchester,
matapan
and
hyde
park
have
known
for
many
years
that
pcb
contamination
in
this
part
of
the
river
is
a
serious
health
problem
for
their
families
and
for
families
throughout
the
region.
But
knowing
and
actually
developing
a
plan
are
two
different
things.
It
was
important
to
get
official
recognition
to
begin
to
develop
actual
plans
to
clean
up
the
river
leaders
like
kathleen
and
ian
and
vivian,
and
countless
others.
Yes
have
fought
so
hard
to
make
our
communities
safe.
B
Their
tireless
advocacy,
along
with
a
lot
of
hard
work
at
the
federal
state
and
local
level,
have
brought
us
together
today
so
that
the
epa
can
finally
today
designate
this
stretch
of
the
river
as
a
superfund
site.
Without
them,
this
problem
would
continue
to
fester
putting
lives
at
risk
for
generations
to
come.
B
The
federal
government
created
the
super
fund
program
specifically
to
clean
up
and
make
the
most
of
contaminated
sites
across
the
country
and
to
make
them
safe
again.
The
program
has
played
an
important
role
in
helping
to
clean
up
pcb
contamination
in
other
parts
of
the
state,
and
congress
has
strengthened
this
critical
program
in
the
recent
infrastructure
bill.
B
This
bill
also
reinstated
the
chemical
excise
tasks
to
make
sure
that
the
superfund
program
will
have
the
funding
it
needs
to
clean
up
the
naponzit
and
other
sites
around
the
country.
In
the
future,
I,
along
with
congressman
lynch,
congresswoman
presley
and
senator
markey,
are
going
to
make
sure
that
federal
funding
comes
as
soon
as
possible
to
make
the
naponzit
clean
and
safe.
So
I
just
want
to
say
again
thank
you
all
for
helping
make
this
possible
today.
B
It's
thanks
to
your
efforts
and
your
persistence
that
today,
most
of
the
streams
in
the
dupons
river
system
meet
swimmable
standards
during
dry
weather
and
much
of
the
river
has
been
opened
up
for
recreational
kayaking
and
canoeing,
and
soon
one
day
soon,
all
of
the
naponzit
river
will
be
clean
and
safe.
Again.
Thank
you.
A
Who
doesn't
absolutely
thank
you
so
much
senator
warren.
As
the
senator
noted,
this
stretch
of
river
was
home
to
several
mills
that
initially
used
dams
to
generate
power
and
those
mills
and
other
industrial
facilities
were
the
engine
of
economic
development
in
the
boston
area.
There's
no
doubt
about
that,
but
they
also
may
have
contributed
to
the
contamination
in
the
river
sediment,
which
is
the
main
reason
for
today's
determination
to
list
the
site
on
the
national
priorities
list.
A
Today's
action
will
result
in
a
transformation
of
the
river,
improving
its
ecological
health
and
bringing
big
benefits
to
the
communities
that
share
then
upon
it.
I
know
this
is
especially
exciting
for
our
next
two
speakers,
congresswoman
ayanna
pressley
and
congressman
stephen
lynch.
The
3.7
mile
stretch
of
the
river
runs
through
these
two
congressional
districts
and
we're
thrilled
to
have
both
representatives
here
with
us
today.
Let
me
first
introduce
congresswoman
presley
whose
district
we
stand
in
now,
so
thanks
so
much
for
hosting
us
today.
A
I
know
for
her
policy
is
her
love
language,
and
I
note
that,
because
today
we
celebrate
the
policy
put
in
place
by
congress
and
executed
by
the
biden,
harris
environmental
protection
agency
and
our
partners
that
aims
to
clean
up
the
most
polluted
sites,
restore
ecological
health
and
turn
challenges
into
assets
for
families,
kids
and
communities.
What
better
expression
for
our
love
for
the
earth
and
love
for
our
communities
than
the
policy
we
are
turning
into
action
today,
congresswoman
presley.
C
Thank
you
administrator
cash,
and
you
know
I
thought
it's
so
appropriate
that
you
had
us
all
be
still
where
you
were
okay,
but
you
had
us
be
still
for
a
moment.
Several
months
ago
I
had
the
honor
for
the
first
time
of
organizing
with
indigenous
leaders
who
often
refer
to
themselves
as
water
protectors,
and
it
was
just
so
re
enforcing
and
an
important
reminder.
C
C
Again,
it
feels
good
to
be
in
the
seventh
I'm
proud
to
join
you
all
here
today,
as
the
epa
announces
that
it
will
include
the
lower
the
ponzi
river
and
the
superfund
national
priorities
list.
This
action-
and
this
is
the
word
du
jour-
will
transform,
will
transform
the
river,
improve
its
ecological
health
and
reduce
the
risk
of
health
hazards
for
surrounding
communities.
C
Today's
action
by
the
epa
is
the
result
of
years
of
work
by
grassroots
organizers
and
advocacy
groups,
who
fought
for
both
a
review
and
the
removal
of
contamination
from
this
river
that
runs
through
my
district.
No
one
should
have
to
live
work
or
go
to
school
near
a
contaminated
site
and
communities
across
the
massachusetts.
Seventh
and
our
country
simply
cannot
afford
to
wait
any
longer
for
the
protections
that
they
deserve.
C
Seventy
percent
of
our
nation's
superfund
sites
are
within
one
mile
of
public
housing,
posing
serious
health
and
reproductive
risks
to
black
brown
and
low-income
communities,
primarily
communities
like
dorchester,
hyde
park
and
matapan-
that,
by
no
coincidence,
are
home
to
many
of
our
lowest
income,
black
and
brown
siblings.
This
is
what
we
mean
when
we
say
environmental
racism,
and
that
is
why
I
say
that
policy
is
my
love
language,
because
if
we
can
legislate,
hurt
and
harm
and
inequity,
we
can
legislate
health.
We
can
legislate
equity.
We
can
legislate
justice.
C
And
again,
none
of
these
injustices
happened
overnight,
they're
the
result
of
generations
of
intentional
policy,
violence
and
chronic
disinvestment.
We
know
that
to
combat
decades
of
environmental
racism,
we
must
prioritize
environmental
justice,
which
is
intrinsically
linked
to
racial
health
and
economic
justice.
C
Policies
like
the
green
new
deal
or
the
investments
in
the
president's
build
back,
better
agenda
which
we
have
not
given
up
on
to
be
clear
and
we
are
still
fighting
to
deliver.
So
I
am
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
with
all
of
you,
community
leaders,
with
my
partners
in
government
at
every
level
to
ensure
that
we
continue
to
work
on
behalf
of
our
most
vulnerable
and
marginalized
communities.
C
A
A
Brilliant
passionate,
creative,
innovative,
it's
just
phenomenal
and
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
those
that
are
here
today.
Who've
been
working
on
this
project
in
particular,
and
on
the
public
affairs
and
communication
team,
doug
gutro,
natalie,
burgo,
mandy,
lau,
megan,
cassidy,
emily
bender,
michaela,
rump
and
kate
melonson,
give
it
up
for
a
a-team.
Thank
you.
A
Although
there
are
some
that
doubt
it
that
environmental
protection
and
economic
development
go
hand
in
hand
at
the
podium
today.
Congressman
lynch
is
our
longest-serving
elected
official
here
and
throughout
his
illustrious
career
he
has
always
been
a
supporter
of
labor,
even
and
especially
as
we
make
environmental
advances
with
this
listing
of
the
naponzit
as
a
superfund
site.
Millions
and
millions
of
dollars
will
be
invested
to
bring
environmental
benefits
to
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
greater
justice,
as
we
just
heard
to
those
who
have
borne
the
burden
of
pollution
and
a
whole
range
of
jobs.
A
F
G
E
F
Good,
very
good,
the
bicycle
lobby
is
a
very
important
lobby,
so
we
got
to
take
care
of
them
absolutely
absolutely
good
morning,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
to
my
colleagues
in
government.
This
is
a
wonderful
day.
It
has
been
a
long
day
in
coming
right.
You
know,
I
think
the
earliest
work
that
was
done
on
this
project
was
in
1995.
F
I
know
the
first
studies
that
we
we
commissioned
at
the
federal
level
were
done
in
2002,
so
I
was
only
a
year
year
into
office
at
that
time,
so
you
sometimes
see
how
long
things
can
take,
but
but
so
worthwhile
and
and
the
the
naponzit
river
community-
and,
let
me
just
say,
epa
region:
one
is
the
best
region
in
the
country
they
and
and
look
they
have
been
at
this
long
and
hard.
You
know
the
nepalese
river.
F
This
is,
this
is
a
very,
very
important
part
and
it's
heavily
polluted,
but
that
whole
ecosystem
from
beginning
in
quincy
and
and
milton
and
into
boston.
But
then
it
goes
further
into
dedham
and
and
norwood
and
walpole
in
my
district
and
all
of
those
communities
are
going
to
benefit
greatly
by
the
wonderful
work.
F
That's
going
to
be
done
here
in
cleaning
up
this
heavily
contaminated
part
of
the
of
the
system,
but
you
know
it's
it's
it's
a
way
of
linking
together
to
commit
communities
and
and
impressing
upon
them
how
we
rely
on
on
one
another,
and
there
is
a
a
heavy
dose
of
environmental
justice
being
delivered
here
today.
That
has
been
a
long
time
in
coming
and
I
I
really
do
appreciate
you
know.
F
F
F
I
really
really
appreciate
the
advocacy
from
the
boston
community,
but
also
milton
and
other
areas
that
have
been
at
the
forefront
of
this,
making
sure
that
whoever
the
elected
official
was
this
this
project,
and
this
effort
was
a
priority
for
all
of
us,
so
and
and
I'm
I'm,
I'm
certain
that
under
mayor
wu's
administration,
that
she'll
she'll
keep
faith
with
the
hopes
and
dreams
of
of
the
neighbors
and
and
environmental
activists
that
have
taken
particular
attention
to
the
success
of
this
project.
So
thank
you
very,
very
much.
A
I
I
I
got
to
spend
some
time
with
miss
morris
in
her
one
of
her
many
hats
that
she
was
wearing
in
her
official
work
capacity
at
boston,
medical
center.
She
showed
me
around
and
told
me
a
little
bit
about
what
she
did
every
day,
making
sure
that
food
access
was
central
to
the
patients
and
communities
served
by
bmc
and
then
she
said,
you
know
what
you
should
come
and
be
part
of
a
an
event
that
we're
hosting
in
the
community.
It
was
with
the
mattapan
food
and
fitness
coalition
shout
out
to
chevelle
executive
director.
I
And
it
was
one
of
the
very
first
one
of
the
very
first
mattapan
on
wheels
events,
a
bike
ride
through
the
neighborhood.
Now
I
hadn't
been
on
a
bike,
and
I
mean
the
last
bike.
I
had
had
little
pink
streamers
coming
off
the
end,
and
so
she
took
us
down
streets
where
I
just
I
was
the
sweat
coming
down
the
the
hands
gripped
to
experience,
the
need
for
better
cycling
infrastructure
everywhere
on
our
main
roads,
but
the
the
bike
ride
also
came
through
this
area.
We
rode
through
the
park.
I
I
will
give
us
a
little
greater
sense
of
place,
also
in
matapan.
Of
course,
at
the
lower
naponzit
river,
but
also
near
ryan
playground,
which
I
think
meant
we
all
walked
through
or
many
of
us
walk
through
to
get
here-
a
place
that
is
full
of
life
and
laughter,
especially
as
the
weather
gets
warmer
a
place
that
represents
so
much
of
what
we
are
hoping.
Our
recovery
from
the
pandemic
will
center
communities
coming
together,
building
healing
and
being
in
person
together
in
nature,
absorbing
all
of
the
the
many
benefits
from
being
in
this
space.
I
And
in
that
dozen
years,
since
my
first
bike
ride
here
with
miss
morris
and
chevelle
and
everyone,
I
have
been
alongside
neighbors,
going
out
in
canoes
trying
to
do
their
part
to
clean
up
the
river
pulling
bikes
bike,
wheels
and
other
things
out
of
the
river
trying
to
get
the
litter
out.
I've
been
alongside
neighbors
in
community
meetings
year
after
year
after
year
discussing
what
potential
there
is
here.
What
a
treasure
we
need
to
just
put
a
little
bit
of
investment
into
for
the
community.
I
Here
are
the
communities
that
have
been
historically
targeted
for
disinvestment
as
part
of
racist
policies
like
redlining
for
decades,
while
a
few
companies
profited,
our
neighborhoods
were
polluted
and
our
residents
paid
the
price
with
their
health.
Dangerous
chemicals
do
not
be
long
in
our
water,
they
do
not
belong
in
our
communities,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
organizers
and
activists
who
refuse
to
give
up
all
of
the
community
leaders
and
elected
officials
passing
the
torch
term
after
term
after
term
generation
after
generation
to
get
us
to
this
point.
I
I
am
so
excited
and
honored
to
be
stepping
in
at
this
moment
to
at
the
moment
of
action,
and
so
thank
you
to
the
epa
for
declaring
the
lowering
of
ponzi
river,
a
superfund
site
with
the
support
alongside
massdep.
We
will
seize
on
every
bit
of
resource
and
opportunity
to
restore
this
river
and
return
it
to
our
residents
as
a
treasure
that
it
is.
This
will
not
only
begin
the
long
overdue
process
of
undoing
decades
of
damage,
but
also
bring
us
closer
to
our
goal
and
our
focus
at
making
boston
a
green
new
deal.
A
A
J
Thank
you
very
much
to
regional
administrator,
david
cash
and
our
senator
warren,
congresswoman,
presley
and
congressman
lynch
and
all
of
our
elected
officials
who
are
here
today
on
behalf
of
the
milton
select
board
and
the
milton
conservation
commission.
A
couple
of
our
members
are
here
today
my
colleague
arthur
doyle,
who's,
the
vice
chair
of
our
board
and
also
a
member
of
the
conservation
commission.
J
J
The
the
town
of
milton
is
enthusiastic
to
endorse
the
epa's
designation
of
the
lower
napoleon
river
as
a
superfund
site.
Many
of
you
know
and
as
prior
speakers
have
said,
this,
the
river
crosses
through
multiple
communities
and
we're
happy
to
be
a
partner
with
boston
and
mayor
wu
and
her
team
on
this
wonderful
project
in
the
lower
mills
area.
J
Many
former
mill
buildings
have
been
transformed
into
housing
and
mixed
use
development
and
have
been
a
part
of
a
long-running
revitalization
of
the
area,
and
this
is
one
more
step
in
the
process
that
follows
along
this
wonderful
bike
path
that
members
of
boston
residents
of
boston
residents
of
milton
enjoy
the
neponset
river
is
one
of
our
oldest
waterways.
It's
an
historic
waterway,
one
of
our
oldest
industrial
waterways,
but
sadly,
it
has
suffered
from
generations
of
pollution
caused
by
manufacturing
and
mill
operations.
J
We
look
forward
to
working
with
mayor
michelle
wu
of
boston
and
her
team
on
this
very
important
environmental
project
and,
on
behalf
of
the
milton
select
board
in
the
conservation
commission,
our
thanks
to
all
of
the
epa
members
and
our
senator
and
representatives
for
their
commitment
to
restoring
the
neponset
river.
Thank
you.
A
We
also
know,
of
course,
that
there
are
always
state
partners
that
we
are
working
with
working
with,
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
again
as
I
have
you
can't
acknowledge
them
too
many
times,
senator
nick
collins,
representative,
rob
casalvo
and,
of
course,
former
senator
dorsena
foreign.
Thank
you
so
much
for.
A
Thank
you
to
the
commonwealth
for
your
support
and
partnership,
and
that's
for
the
legislature
and
for
the
executive
branch
during
the
superfund
listing
process.
The
department
of
environmental
protection
is
a
true
partner
for
epa
and
without
their
help
we
wouldn't
be
here
today.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
dcr.
A
The
permit
the
permit
for
this
event
today
they
they
conditioned
perfect
weather
for
it.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I
also
want
to
say
I
walked
in
past.
Thank
you.
I
I
walked
and
passed
a
group
of
dcr
staff.
You
could
see
them
over
there
and
I
said
hello
to
them
and
told
them
what
we
were
doing
today
and
their
response
was
it's
about
time,
they're
so
excited
as
those
who
protect
our
state
parks
and
lands.
A
K
K
A
little
bit
of
a
frog,
the
wildlife
will
be
coming
back
on
behalf
of
governor
baker
and
lieutenant
governor
polito,
our
secretary
there.
Oh,
I
can
never
pronounce
her
name,
sorry
theoretics
and
my
boss,
commissioner
sueberg
from
massdep
I'd
like
to
thank
epa
for
this
next
step
in
what
has
been
a
very
long
trip
for
from
scp
and
the
the
residents
and
citizens
of
boston.
K
I'm
going
to
keep
this
short
because
I'm
losing
my
voice.
This
is,
as
everybody
said,
this
is
a
first
step
towards
the
completion
of
this
project,
but
a
lot
of
you
and
a
lot
of
us
have
been
working
on
this
for
several
decades.
As
you
have
heard
personally,
I've
gone
my
history
with
this
goes
back
almost
20
years
to
a
citizen's
advisory
committee
to
a
citizens
advisory
committee
that
I
participated
in
with
ian
and
many
other
people
here,
and
one
of
the
striking
things
that
I
remember
from
that
work.
K
K
K
K
A
A
L
The
other
thing
I
want
to
say
is
just
just
to
remember
that
those
citizens
and
volunteers
have
been
actively
working
on
this
pcb
issue
for
20
years.
So,
although
this
is
a
critical
beginning,
it's
it's
also
something
that
has
been
going
on
for
a
long
time,
and
I
know
my
organization
and
many
others,
and-
and
I'm
glad
to
hear
other
leaders
on
the
stage
saying
this
this
morning
are
all
going
to
work
to
try
to
make
this
a
cleanup
that
takes
years
rather
than
decades.
L
And-
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say
is
just
to
remind
folks
that
the
thing
that
is
polluted
here
is
the
river
itself:
it's
the
mud
in
the
river,
it's
the
fish
in
the
river.
You
know,
if
you
are
somebody
who
recreates
along
the
poncett
river
now
you
should
still
do
that
you
can
come.
You
can
take
a
walk
along
the
bike
path.
You
can
ride
your
bike
along
the
bike
path.
You
can
go,
fishing,
don't
eat
the
fish,
definitely
stay
out
of
the
mud.
L
You
can
go
for
a
paddle,
just
don't
get
in
the
mud.
You
should
still
enjoy
the
river.
You
know
the
super
fun
name
can
be
intimidating.
I
think,
but
it's
it's
still
an
important
recreational
resource,
and
hopefully,
in
the
next
few
years
it
will
both
be
healthy
for
people
and
for
wildlife
and
will
really
have
the
kind
of
urban
river
these
neighborhoods
need
and
deserve.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
I
I
want
to
reiterate
one
of
the
things
ian
just
said.
One
of
one
of
the
remarkable
aspects
about
this
site
and
the
path
that
we've
taken
to
listing
has
been
the
unanimity
of
support.
Now
for
those
of
you
who
are
not
in
government
to
get
unanimity
for
something
like
this
is
so
extraordinarily
rare,
and
so
it's
a
real
testament
to
the
community
groups,
the
act,
the
activists,
the
state
agencies,
the
legislators,
the
municipal
staff.
It's
just
been
remarkable.
A
All
of
these
community
members
have
been
terrific
to
work
with
to
learn
from,
and
we
know
we
must
continue
to
ground
our
work.
The
work
going
forward
in
the
perspectives
from
the
communities
surrounding
upon
it,
and
we
look
forward
to
that
partnership
and
one
of
the
phenomenal
community
leaders
who's
paved
the
way
for
better
community
health
and
better
access
to
the
recreational
possibilities
of
the
river
is
vivian
morris,
chairperson,
chairperson
of
the
edgewater
neighborhood
association.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us
today,
chairperson
morris.
M
M
M
M
F
A
A
The
elected
officials,
their
staff,
the
agencies
at
the
state
at
the
municipal
at
the
federal
level,
just
a
remarkable
group
of
people
all
working
together
to
create
the
beauty
that
we
see
behind
us,
but
in
a
way
that's
safe
and
provides
a
wonderful
resource
for
all
of
the
families
and
communities
in
boston
and
milton
and
around
here.
So
thank
you
very
much
everybody.
A
We!
We
look
forward
to
working
on
this
together
and
now
we're
happy
to
open
to
questions
for
the
media.
I'd
ask
at
the
beginning
that
we
focus
on
the
naponzit
river.
I
know
there's
a
lot
going
on
in
the
world
right
now
that
raises
lots
of
questions
and
concerns,
but
at
least
for
the
beginning,
we're
happy
to
take
questions
on
what
we've
been
talking.
G
A
Yeah,
so
that's
a
really
good
question.
We
know
what
has
to
happen.
First
is
to
us
to
get
a
really
good
understanding
of
the
extent
of
the
contamination.
We
can't
take
any
projections
about
how
long
it
will
take.
We
know
that
this
is
a
high
priority
for
us
for
us
at
epa.
Generally.
That's
why
it's
on
the
list-
and
we
know
for
region
one.
It's
a
really
high
priority.
N
A
That's
a
that's
a
great
question
and,
of
course,
given
the
partnerships
that
we
have
we're
going
to
keep
communication
about
what
all
of
our
steps
are
so
when
there
will
be
and
we're
going
to
try
to
minimize
those
kind
of
disruptions,
but
when
there
are
we'll
work,
hand
in
hand
with
it
with
our
community
partners
to
figure
out
how
to
make
them
happen
quickly
and
communicate
when
they're
happening.
So
people
don't
get
concerned,
you
know.
A
A
N
A
Groups,
well,
it
will
allow
us
to
amp
up
those
roles,
amp
up
the
the
partnerships
that
were
able
to
do
already.
That's
what
part
of
this
funding
goes
for
it's
not
just
for
dredging
machines.
It's
for
the
process.
We
know
that
solving
a
problem
like
this
is
really
process
focused
and
resources
will
go
to
that.
A
So
I'm
definitely
not
a
fish
biologist.
So
I'm
not
even
going
to
try
to
answer
that
question
and
I
don't
know
if
we
have
someone
here
who
can
no?
Oh
I'm
sorry.
The
question
was:
will
we
have
to
wipe
out
the
current
fish
population
so
that
the
new
healthy
population
will
take
its
place
down
the
line?
A
E
Oh
thanks
thanks
emily.
No,
we
wouldn't
expect
that
that
would
have
to
happen
again.
You
know
the
fish
population,
we
do
know
some
other
fish
are
contaminated.
There
are
current,
you
know
warnings
for
consumption,
but
again
over
time,
when
you
clean
up
a
river
environment,
the
sediments
you
start
to
slowly
see
that
improvement
in
the
fish.
So
that
would
likely
be
the
situation
we
would
very
rarely
sort
of
you
know
wipe
out
a
population
to
to
replace.
N
F
Well,
this
3.5
billion
specifically
for
rehabilitating
sites
like
this,
but
also
through
the
good
work
of
senator
warren
and
senator
markey
and
the
house
delegation.
We
did
give
the
states
12.5
billion.
That
is
really
discretionary.
So
if,
if
the
state
were
to
allocate
additional
monies
as
well,
that
that
would
help
the
whole
process.
There
is
a
matching
requirement
on
a
lot
of
this
money
that
the
feds
come
in
and
pick
up,
90
or
80
percent
of
the
cost.
And
then
the
state
has
to
pick
up
the
remaining
10
or
20..
B
And
if
I
can
just
add
to
the
congressman's
point,
this
is
not
one
and
done
funding.
We
have
super
fund
sites
all
across
the
commonwealth
and
all
across
the
nation.
Excuse
me,
and
they
are
all
underfunded.
We
are
worried
about.
What's
in
those
sites,
we're
so
lucky
to
be
starting
this
one,
it's
been
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
a
lot
of
investment.
We
know
we
have
the
money
to
get
this
one
done,
but
we
will
continue
to
try
to
keep
more
and
more
resources
into
the
super
fund
project.
G
But
I
want
to
talk
about
transparency
too.
The
neighbors
have
invested
lots
of
time
and
it's
really
important
that
we
know
what
you're
doing,
where
you're
doing
it,
how
you're
doing
it
and,
most
importantly,
who's
doing
it.
I
would
support
and
recommend
that
we
try
to
get
as
many
neighborhood
residents
are.
A
H
F
I
know
I
know
the
administration
is:
is
trying
feverishly
to
get
as
many
resources
as
we
possibly
can
to
the
ukrainian
forces
on
the
ground
without
putting
u.s
boots
on
the
ground?
That's
the
that's
the
that's
the
difficulty,
but
I
I
do
give
great
credit
to
president
biden
for
his
ability
to
pull
together
the
30
countries
of
nato,
as
well
as
other
countries,
to
increase
the
level
of
sanctions
and
and
widen
the
scope
of
those
sanctions.
F
B
I
expect
that
president
zielinski
will
drive
home
in
a
very
personal
way
what
it
means
that
vladimir
putin
is
willing
to
commit
war
crimes
out
in
full
public
view.
He
will
undoubtedly
talk
about
what
that
means
to
his
people
and
yet
the
spirit
of
how
they
fight
on.
I
also
expect
he
will
make
the
case
for
the
military
and
humanitarian
aid
that
he
needs
and
we
will
be
there
to
hear
and
to
try
to
get
as
much
help
as
possible.
B
We
are
trying
to
use
an
economic
response,
we're
trying
to
help
the
ukrainians
with
a
military
defense,
but
we're
trying
to
use
an
economic
response
that
is
sufficiently
painful
to
vladimir
putin
personally,
to
the
russian
government
and
to
the
russian
oligarchs
that
support
vladimir
putin
sufficiently
painful
that
vladimir
putin
will
back
up
that.
He
will
decide
that
that
continuing
to
impose
this
kind
of
pain
on
ukraine
is
not
worth
what
it
is
doing
to
the
economy
in
russia
and
what
it
is
doing
to
russia's
interaction
with
the
rest
of
the
world.
B
B
B
I
think
it's
important
that
we
also
plug
another
hole
in
the
bucket,
and
that
is
to
make
sure
that
the
russian
oligarchs
and
the
russian
government
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
move
to
crypto
as
a
way
to
be
able
to
continue
financial
transactions
or
to
hide
money.
We
have
to
keep
in
mind
that
russia
had
right
now.
Three
quarters
of
all
of
the
ransomware
attacks
come
through
russia,
so
they're
good
at
being
able
to
hide
money
and
use
illicit
activities
for
helping
support
the
economics
of
the
country.
B
This
is
a
real
problem,
north
korea
and
has
already
been
using
crypto,
for
example,
in
order
to
evade
russia
in
order
to
evade
economic
sanctions
around
the
world.
So
we've
still
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
on
it
and
continue
to
support
ukraine
on
both
a
military
and
a
humanitarian
level.
Thank.