Silent Spring Institute’s Study Sheds Light on the Occupational Hazards Female Firefighters Face Firefighters are our heroes, rushing toward danger to protect our communities. Yet their dedication comes at a significant cost: firefighters experience some of the highest rates of cancer among any profession. For female firefighters, the risks are even more concerning. A new … Read more
Dr. Robin Dodson is Associate Director of Research Operations at Silent Spring Institute and a research scientist with expertise in exposure assessment, particularly in the indoor environment. Dr. Dodson is an adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health and also holds an appointment as a visiting scientist at Harvard … Read more
Dr. Laurel Schaider is a Senior Scientist at Silent Spring Institute where she leads the Institute’s water quality research on PFAS and other contaminants of emerging concern. She studies PFAS chemicals in drinking water, consumer products, and food, drinking water contamination from septic systems, and environmental justice disparities in drinking water quality.
Dear Team MBCC Runners, On behalf of everyone at Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) and the entire Board of Directors, I would like to share our deep gratitude for joining Team MBCC for this year’s Falmouth Road Race. If you have not already seen, I am elated to share that Team MBCC has reached its fundraising goal and all of you have helped to raise over $20,000 towards … Read more
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is excited to share that the Massachusetts legislature has passed a bill to protect firefighters from PFAS! This important bill was signed into law yesterday at the Massachusetts State House. MBCC was proud to be present for the ceremony. S.2902, “An Act Relative to the Reduction of Certain Toxic Chemicals … Read more
