Report a Spill of Oil or Hazardous Material

As soon as you have knowledge of a release of oil or hazardous materials to the environment, please notify

• Your local fire department AND
• Emergency Response section at MassDEP at the toll-free 24-hour statewide number: 1-888-304-1133.

Report an Environmental Crime

If you see, hear about or even suspect activity which you believe is against the law and placing people's health or natural resources at risk,

• Call the Environmental Strike Force
  
  617-556-1000 (Boston Area)
  1-888-VIOLATE (1-888-846-5283) (toll free from elsewhere in Massachusetts) 
  
  
• Email the Environmental Strike Force 
  (dana.muldoon@state.ma.us) 

Your call or email will be handled confidentially and you won't be asked to give your name if you don't want to. The Strike Force takes the tips it receives very seriously, and follows up on every one.

For information on the Enivronmental Strike Force and how to help MassDEP build a successful case, see About the Environmental Strike Force.