PFAS: An Act Relative to Toxic Free Kids
An Act Relative to Toxic Free Kids, SD.1473, HD.2081* Sponsored by Senator Cindy Friedman and Representative James Hawkins Chemicals that cause cancer, harm brain development, and disrupt hormones should not be in things specifically designed and sold for children! But harmful substances, including PFAS, are in children’s toys, clothing, school supplies, shampoos, lotions, and more. … Read more
PFAS: An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS
An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS, SD.2053, HD.3324* Sponsored by Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Kate Hogan Toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in consumer products and industrial applications are in the blood of almost every American tested and are in Massachusetts water, soil, and wildlife. This bill: * … Read more
PFAS and Your Community: A series of short films…
The Barnstable Youth Commission, Barnstable High School Green Club, and Sturgis East Environmental Club present: PFAS and Your Community: A series of short films exploring the impact of PFAS pollution on communities When: March 25, 2023, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMWhere: Sturgis Charter Public School Community Center, 529 Main Street, Hyannis, MA Opening remarks: Featured films: Panel discussion with: Sponsored by … Read more
Webinar Recording: Environmental Justice and Women’s Health March 29, 2023
Dr. Tamarra James-Todd is an environmental reproductive epidemiologist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Director of the Environmental Reproductive Justice Lab. Her work focuses on the importance of pregnancy as a sensitive window of consumer product and environmental chemical exposures.