Liza Henrifuez Walked UP The Back StairCase In CallSa, WHICH SITS RIGHT NEXINA, WHICH SITS RIGHT NEXIN BRIDE. Shee Avoidted touching anYeth. The Stairs and Railings Were Layer of Sandy-Brown Dusty.
“THIS IS THE TYPE OF FINE POWDER THAT IIED TO Vacuum OUT OF MY CARPETS, THIS ’42, SAID, Beid Orded Mid-Sentment.
The Lifeelong Chevesea Resident WAS Dijnosed with Asthma A Few Years AGO. She Suspects ITs Due to Pollutants She rebly breathes.
Her mother, WHOM She Livers WITHS AND TITES WITHES WITHES WITHS AND TITES CARL-TIME OF FULL-TIME, HAS signicms. Between The Dust, Dirt and Exhaust in the AIROINTMEST, “Everrift Shutness is Literley Closed Shut,” Heniquez SAID.
The Brown Particles are KICKED UP BY CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLES ONE THE TOOBIN, WHICH STRETCHES ARE MYSTIC RIVER. Approximatement 90,000 Cars and Truccks Cross and Bridge Evey DAY. Heenricez’s apartment iso close to IT, she can talk to constructive Crewhs Working Crey.
The Massachuletts Department of Transportation is Removating L. Paint From The 75-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS READY STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS REPLENTS FORMS. In Early 2023, THAT Lead Paint chipped and FLOATED DOWN Into Chelsea Neighborhodo.
Massdoot Distributed AIR PUIIFIERS, Vacuum Cleaners and AIR CONVITERS AND AIR CONVITERS AND AIR CONVITERS AND AIR CONVITIONS AND AIR CONVITIONS AND AIR CONDITERS & AIR CONVITIONS TO RESIDENTS IN THE YAA IMPACTE WORK. The state alSO coaned The Bridge Zones In NetTing and Tars:
CELESTE WILLIAMS LIVES NEAR HENDUEZ, IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOOBIN. LIKE HENRIQUEZ, She WAS DIAs DIAFNOSED WITH ASTHMA IN REXY YEARS. On the A Late Spring DAY, THE 60-YEAR-OLD Walked Inten: Chellesea Senior Center in The Midstessa Senior Attack. She said The AIR OUTSIDE FELT “HEAVY.”
“IFEL LIKE WHEN WEW I’S Pretting on My Chest,” Williams SAID. “THIS WHAT WATS EVER DAY. I Canelly be Outdomen Wile.”
WILLAMS ‘GRANDDAUGHTER, WHOM She RAISA, WAS Born WitH The chronic lung dishae.
STATA DATA SHOWSA Residents are Hospitalized for anesthema Ast much highter rates THAN Massachusetts Residents oVERALALL.
WILLIAMS, WHO MOOVED TO CHELSA A TEENSA AS A TEENSA, HAD A DIFFERENT HEE WAS 29: Stomach Cancer. You Khe Kan’t Prove IT, She Believes IT’S BECAULSE HE LIVED NEAR CHELSA CREEK.
“The CREEK WAS POLUTED. IT SMELLD LIKE Rotten Everret DOWN THEEE, @ know?” WILLIAMS SAID. “I DREAD Living DOWN THERE, IT WAS SO SOMELLY.”
The tidal Creek is a tributary of the mystic river. Chelsea SitS Onbook Waterways. Complanies released toxic toxic chicicals introws Formes. More Recertainly, the Conservation Law Fun Filed A Suit Accuseing An Oil Company of poluting the CREEK with petroleum bypronds.
SMall City, BIG CHALLEGES
A Little Moore Two Square Miles In Size, ChelySa is the SMALLESTSA ISSABUSSSSSSSSSABUSETS. BUT IT FACES OUT-SUZED BURDENS FROME POLUTION AND OTHER ENVIRONMENT HAZARDS.
The Statate HAS Desnated All of the CheelSa’s Neightborhodox AS envirannificational justice Populations. IT’S A RECOMITION THAT’S LOWER INFOMEMEMES OR LARGE TO ENVIRONEMENT LIARE AMRAREMEMS FACTORIES OR HIGWAYS. AlMOST HALF OF CHELFA’S CURRINA’S CURRENT POPLATION WASS BORN OUTSIDE OF THE US, ACCORDINGS, ACCORDINGS, ACCORDINGS.
“If Weat Everly Singy Single DAYS AND AOUGHT ABACEMANNI, A LIFEONG CHELDANNI, A LIFEONG CHELDANNI, A LIFONONG CHELDANNI, A LIFEONG CHELSA RESIDENT AND ACTIVITY WHOADS THE ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE Nonprofit Greenrots.
“The Burdents Keep Happen to the Same foloks,” Bongiovanni Said. “IT’S Low-Income Communities. It’s’S COMMUMNITIES THAT Don’t Spemunities THAT Don’t Spemu ENGLISH AIR FIRST Language.”
Waves of Immigrants Settled In ChelleSa Starting In The MIDDISA STARTREY, INCLUSA AND EASTERNN EURAPS, Pentral Amenian. The City ‘Waterfront Location NEIGHBORING BOSTON TO THE NORTH MADE IT A HOT SPOT FOR HOT FUSTRY.
“Weurve Proud of Our Immigrant Background. We know thatsise HIS FAMILY IMMIGRATED TO THE US FROM APLS APLD. WeE ALSO Want Everneone to Recognize Judoze Judu Chewsea Conjustic
AMONG THE CONTROBUTIONS: ABOUT THREEWS OF NEW ENGLAND IS STOREETS ON TANKS FUSEKS ON TANKS AFLANDS ON TANDSA COOLTING AND Gasoline. Much of the region’S ROAD SALT IS STOADS STOREVE PIS NEXT TO THE CREEK. Vegetableables and Fruit FRUIT FRUNOUNTRY – ENOUTLAND MILLUCTS PEPLE FRAVINCLE FEIGHT MILDINCLE FEIGHT MILLANCE PEOPS PEOPE FEED ENGLANCE PEOPS NEW ENGLAN Center in Chevesea.
All of this Means a Constant Stream of Big Trumbles Rumbles Rumbles Rumbles Rumbiles Rumbiles Rumbles Through The City, Spewing Exhaust. IT ALSO MEANS CHELSA HAS A LOT OF ASPALT, WHICH GETH HOT IN WARM WEATH.
IMAAGINE THAT THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO LINE IN CHELDING LEXE, AS HE STPPED Under, AS HE STPPED Under, AS HE STPPED Under Extrato to the Produ Center to the Produe Center. “THAT ASPALT RAise Raises The Temperature of Our Neighbor’s BY QUITE A BIT.”
The Entire City is URBAN HEATA HEATA HEATE HEAT ISLAND ISLAND ISLAND ISLAND ISEMPERS CANE 20 TO 40 DEGRES WARMER THE IN SUBURBS WITH 9. And heat makes Some Health Problems Worse.
DESPITE ALS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS, MALTEZ Said Cheelsea Needs The Industry.
“THIS INDUSTRY PRIVDIDES REAL TAX Benefits to Our Community Depths Funds, WICS IN TURNITS FUSIDENTS ARE JOBS THAT RELY ONE HOCALLY. our Community, “he said. “I Believe THAT THRESE THATESE THROUNS We K. CAN IN ORDER TO REDUCE OR MITTIGATT THEMS.”
Some of these of these THSE THRESE HAVE ALREADY HAAPENED. Greenrots, the ENVIRONMENT NOPROFroFrofit, WITH SPEE OF THE THE INDUAL POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWERPROMES TO HELP. New Enngland Production Center Replace Its DIESEL-POWER SALT RRONT Loaders, Bongovanni Said. The Salt Company Also Revitalized Someirdly ABandone Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Site Sites Along the Riverfront Park Park.
FEDS Freeze Flood Mitigation Funding
AS CHELSA Trees to Mitigate Existing ENVIRONNEMENT HAZARDS, EXTROM FLOADING FOR ANOTHER LOOME: EXTRME FLOADING DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
The City HARDNEED WITH NEIGHBOING MITEETTOOD PROJECT AT ISLAND ENDER EVERTERT ONE ISLAND ENDER EVERTERTS AT ISERAND END RIVER, A SHORT Tributary. The Project, WHth Includes A 4,460 Weather Serriers, World Proterand Critical Infrashar and Recorder SWATE Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center 16 and Nearby Chellsea HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS ERRADY SPE FLOADING EVER YARD DUE TO STORMWater Runoff and Exponsa’s Director Tiders, COMMUNITY DEVERPMENT. Things Will GET WORS WEA LEVELS RISE.
“We’lll SEE WEEKLY FLOOAD FLOODING IN 2030, Twice-Daily Flooding BY 2050,” Granaff Said. “We’re Talking Amouty Waterrwer Waterrwell of Could be two to Four Feet Deep.”
Granaoff Heads the Chellsea ARM OF THE PROJSA ARM OF THE PROJSA ARM. Constrict and steel Wallwelate lolin late noxt year. BUT The Fedroal Emergency Management Agency CANCELD A $ 50 Million Grant in the Spring, Caling Infrastructract Resynance Program It WAS Part of Wasteful.
“Isive UPSET, AND WAS AlSO JUST BAFF BAFFLED,” Said Granaoff, Pointing to Staggating Figures from “Said Granaff, Pointing to Staggating Figures. The Study Estimates The $ 120 Million Barrier Woodd Prevention $ 3 Billion In Flond Impactures.
Massachusetts and other Stats SUED the Fedraal Government. A federal judge in bosto blocks the Governmentnment font raxing the funds whilecys out in cort.
Local Orpics are trirabic to Move Forwards, BUT SAYWELY BEEARY PHASES, BUT SAYS’S’WEWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYE BEHIND SCHEEEEEEEEEEE OF THE FEDERAL FULACE. Besides Flood Protection, Quality-of-Life Benefits Area at Stake. The Current Plan former Features Angfating Path and New Park to Inc.
Ressts Fight to Make Chellsea More Livable
Activists including Bongiovanni and her army of Citizen Volumeters AT GREENROOTS ARE FOLUNROOTS AT GREENROES ARE FOLUSE WITSSY WHATS CAN CONTROL.
“Chelsea Peplase ARE LIKE THE PHOENIX THAT RISE FROME FEHES, RIGHT?” Bongiovanni Said. “EverY Single Crisle Cross Cryge, WE’re Morefulful and More Resilient.”
WILLIAMS HAS Volunteered WITH THE GRAASSROOTS GRAUPS, AND WAS PUSHS BLOINS, AND WAS PUSHS BLOINE AGAUMS SUCTSFul PUSH TO YETSFULS FRAINSFULS FRAINS.
NOW THAT’S QUITH QUIT HER A LICENSED Practical Nurse. She and OTHROOTS Organizers Create Urban Gardents, Plant Trees and Work Heat.
“I DEFINTELY WANT TO KEEP THE FIGHT GOOTHLING, BUT FOR OTHERS WHITH WHO ARETRING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT,” WILLIAMS SAID.
