ONGOING ACTIONS: Things we can do NOW to SAVE the Connecticut River from destruction:
#1 Send letters to FERC to let them know you strongly oppose relicensing NMPS. Let them know what a living river means to you. SEND e-comments to FERC, www.ferc.gov. Go to: eFile, then to eComment. Make sure you use the FERC Project number, P-2485, for the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Station. Use it exactly as printed. Continue through the FERC registration and make your on-the-record opposition to NMPS clear. (Writing ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov. or calling 866-208-3676 can be helpful with FERC Online issues.)
#2 Write letters to state officials:
- Bonnie Heiple, Commissioner, MassDEP – bonnie.Heiple@mass.gov
- Tim Jones, Acting Director of Division of Wetlands & Waterways, MassDEP – timothy.Jones@mass.gov
- David Hilgeman, Wetlands, Supervisor of the Major Projects and Policy Unit, MassDEP – david.Hilgeman@mass.gov
- Melissa Hoffer, Climate Chief – melissa.Hoffer@mass.gov
- Stephanie Cooper, Undersecretary for the Environment, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs: stephanie.Cooper3@state.ma.us
- Jesse Leddick, Asst. Director of Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife – jesse.leddick@mass.gov
- Caleb Slater, Chief of Hatcheries, MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife – caleb.slater@mass.gov
- Paul Jahnige, Director, Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (formally DCR) – paul.L.Jahnige@mass.gov
- Find the contact information for state senators and representatives here.
Let them know that NMPS is a false solution to our Climate Emergency. It is dirty energy and does not bring us closer to Net Zero by 2050. NMPS sacrifices a river to destroy our futures.