On April 28, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed a lawsuit against a Solar Farm Developer alleging “irreparable harm” caused by the polluting of a River and damage to protected wetlands.
The lawsuit claims the solar developer violated Federal and State water protection laws during the construction of an 18.5 acre solar farm.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sediment pollution is the “MOST” significant way water quality in streams and rivers is degraded and this lawsuit claims the food chain for various fish has been damaged by killing organisms on which certain fish depend on.
Town officials were told that the soil was good for avoiding runoff and that no trees would have to be cut to make way for the solar arrays.
However, once the construction had already started, a local Conservation Commission meeting acknowledged the area for the solar project needed to be graded.
Around 6 months later, a local resident presented a photo to the Conservation Commission, showing some of the damage caused by the storm drainwater and informed the commission that some of the ditches had reached a depth of 20 feet and contained full grown trees.
This is another example of individuals, companies and even “some” elected officials, seem to care more about the money they can make by supporting the “Green energy movement” then actually protecting the land, water, homes, nature and wildlife they are destroying.
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