MAINE PUBLIC • July 21, 2022
A group of citizens fighting a toxic waste disposal site in Lee, Massachusetts, said the state Department of Environmental Protection is charging too much to fulfill a public records request and is trying to hide information. GE's former Pittsfield plant contaminated the river when the company manufactured electrical transformers from the 1930s up until the 1970s. "There’s going to be a lot of stuff that they probably don’t want us to see," said Tim Gray, a river advocate. The DEP said fulfilling the request would cost $34,350. The agency's Office of General Counsel suggested the group narrow its request.