James held on to the lessons from those he met, and from an early age decided that his calling was the pursuit of social and economic justice. His activism further nurtured by the brothers at Xaverian High School, James went on to graduate from Harvard with honors where he was involved in numerous Democratic campaigns.
PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pose a real threat to public health. To the state’s credit, we now have some of the strictest PFAS regulations in the nation. However, the new regulation and enforcement have been enacted with too little regard for their impact on communities and on a very tight timeline. Some residents in smaller towns, including Hopkinton and Millis, could face hundreds if not thousands of dollars in surcharges. We should fund the PFAS Remediation Fund recommended by the PFAS Task Force to help impacted municipalities and homeowners.