Issue Position: Environmental Safety

Issue Position

One major safety concern that I have repeatedly addressed throughout my time as a State Senator is preventing the transport of ethanol by rail through Massachusetts communities.

This issue first arose in 2012 in response to a proposed plan to transport increased quantities of ethanol via MBTA commuter rail tracks, which run through a number of urban communities, like Boston, Everett, Cambridge, and Chelsea, to a facility in Revere. The plan to bring increased quantities of ethanol via train through these communities raised serious public safety concerns for residents of my district. Ethanol is an extremely dangerous substance and the safety of my constituents or any Massachusetts resident should not be compromised for the sake of expediency and profit. As such, I repeatedly filed amendments to the state budget and supported legislation that prevented ethanol from being carried by train through my district.

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