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Lawmakers again fail Mass. on PFAS protections | Laura Spark
My organization, Clean Water Action, is deeply disappointed that the Massachusetts Legislature ended this legislative session without taking a vote on legislation to protect public health from PFAS. PFAS are a class of highly toxic chemicals that have contaminated drinking water, surface water, groundwater, soil, farms and people throughout our state. These chemicals are linked to a host of serious illnesses, from several types of cancer to immunosuppression, colitis and more.
From PFAS to Plastics: 2025-26 Toxics Legislative Priorities in Massachusetts
It’s really not complicated. We need to know that the water we drink, the food we eat, and the products we bring into our homes are free of toxic substances. Last legislative session, we saw our state elected leaders take steps towards protecting Massachusetts firefighters from toxic PFAS. This session, it’s time to make sure that everyone in Massachusetts is protected from toxic chemicals. We know. Another scary acronym.
Time for action on PFAS on Beacon Hill
MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTERS dedicate their lives to protecting the public. When you call 911, firefighters are at your door within four minutes. They don’t ask you to wait until they are ready to fight your fire. They don’t tell you that they might not have quite enough time to get to your fire. They come right away, and they stay until the job is done and you are safe. Today, Massachusetts firefighters and the public are not safe.
Side of toxic chemicals with those fries?
MANY OF US enjoy the time-saving benefits of purchasing prepared meals. Ordering takeout also allows Massachusetts residents to support the many restaurants that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But ordering takeout food can come with a serious downside: Researchers at Consumer Reports and the Silent Spring Institute have found that as much as 40% of food packaging contains toxic chemicals called PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalklyl substances).
Boston's Belle Isle Marsh
Plumpkin is dead, and we have to get out of the house. Our neighbor Lila won Plumpkin in a school lottery. A squeaky-voiced, black guinea pig, Plumpkin was much loved by Lila and my twin 12-year old daughters, Lea and Naomi, who don?t have a pet of their own. Our usual solution to the no-pet problem is to get outside. Hang out on the front porch and admire the neighbor?s cats. Run in the park at dusk and see if we can spot newborn bunnies.
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