2018 MA Senate race: on Environment

Heidi Wellman: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach

A: YES

Shiva Ayyadurai: GMOs are destroying our health; establish safety standards

The scientist's multi-million dare to Monsanto--one of the world's largest producers of GMOs--revolves around his alleged discovery of the accumulation of high levels of formaldehyde in GMO-engineered plants, and his resulting shock that "acceptable standards for testing" do not exist. Here is Ayyadurai's challenge to the Monsanto Company: "If Monsanto can disprove the fact that there are no safety assessment standards for GMOs, the conclusion of our fourth paper, then I will give them my $10 million building."

John Kingston: Oppose subsidies of uneconomic green technologies

Geoff Diehl: Compromise on allowing fishing despite fraud in reporting

Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl spoke up for both "accountability in reporting" and the fishing industry. "It is a tragedy for New Bedford that federal regulators are prohibiting 60 permit holders from fishing until next May," Diehl wrote. "There needs to be a better solution than putting hundreds of New Bedford fishermen out of work as we head into the holiday season. Understanding the need for accountability in reporting within the fishing industry, I believe there should be a compromise allowing the fishing fleet to comply instead of unilaterally shutting them down over the next six months."