Industry urges MassDEP to revisit costly financial‑assurance rules for engineered barriers Consultants and advisory members told MassDEP the draft financial‑assurance mechanism (FAM) guidance makes common, low‑maintenance engineered barriers economically burdensome by excluding self‑insurance or parent guarantees used in other states. MassDEP said regulatory change may be needed and asked for written examples from other jurisdictions.

MassDEP's new financial-assurance guidance could be stalling critical cleanup projects, as industry experts demand a rethink of costly regulations that ignore effective alternatives.

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Residents and commission debate soil standards and who must pay for PFAS cleanup Commission and public speakers pressed DES about soil sampling, enforcement and whether Saint‑Gobain or developers must finance removal; community members urged stronger state action and cited Bennington as an example of large‑scale soil removal.

Community members are demanding stronger action on PFAS-contaminated soil, arguing that developers should be held accountable for its removal instead of using makeshift solutions.

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