"Gov. Charlie Baker still remembers the case of Pittsfield and GE from his first tour of duty in state government.

GE, or General Electric, once had a 254-acre facility in Pittsfield, employing around 13,000 employees. It was a company town, and when the company left, the departure devastated the area.

But GE also left behind a legacy of toxic contamination.

From 1932 to 1977, the company used polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals that weren't banned until 1979."

Gintautas Dumcius reports for the Springfield Republican January 19, 2016. [2]