Cornelia Schneider: Don’t shove problem of cyanobacteria under the rug

To The Daily Sun,

Gov. Chris Sununu is acting like the bumbling mayor of Amity. Instead of realistically facing a threat to our environment, health and way of life, he berates the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for correctly informing the public about recent cyanobacteria blooms. He reminds me of Donald Trump when that dunderhead said, “If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases (of coronavirus).” How do people become this dense? Does it come naturally, or do they work hard at it?

The fact remains, cyanobacterial blooms can be hazardous to human health, as well as to the health of pets and wildlife. Blooms may be particularly hazardous to small children if they ingest water while paddling around in the shallows during a bloom. And there is a link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and bodies of water which exhibit cyanobacterial blooms. Sadly, New Hampshire is the only state in New England which does not manage an ALS registry. Again, if someone doesn't pay attention and study it, they’ll never see the correlation. Maybe we should name that the "Trump/Sununu golden rule of epidemiologic ineptitude." Sununu and his cronies would prefer to remain ignorant and stick their heads in the sand rather than inform the public and implement programs which could mitigate the blooms. If voters care about health and our environment, they should pay close attention to who they vote for this November. Ask the questions which need to be asked. Don’t shove this problem under the rug.

Cornelia Schneider

Moultonborough