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Pharmaceuticals & Other Contaminants in Drinking Water: Silent Spring Institute Study Results

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In the January 2014 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Science of The Total Environment, Silent Spring Institute researchers published results of their most recent water quality research. Researchers tested 20 public water wells for 92 different wastewater-related contaminants. The most frequently detected contaminants were pharmaceuticals and perfluorosurfactants (used in many consumer products including food packaging, … Read more

New Evidence for Toxics in Food Packaging – Tips to Avoid Them

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A report recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (part of the British Medical Journal) adds further scientific evidence to the presence of synthetic toxics in food packaging. When food and beverages come in contact with the packaging, chemicals can leach out and are ingested by anyone who consumes that item. In … Read more

Comment Against NSTAR Spraying on Cape Cod

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The comment period on NSTAR’s plan to spray chemical herbicides on Cape Cod ends today [2/18]! Send your comment via email today to: Commissioner Greg Watson (MA Department of Agricultural Resources) Greg.Watson@state.ma.us  and  Michael McClean (Director of Rights-of-Way Programs at the MA State Pesticide Bureau) Michael.McClean@state.ma.us  CLICK THE LETTER BELOW TO VIEW ONE OF MBCC’S … Read more

The Continuing Saga of the NSTAR Spraying

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The continuing saga of the NSTAR spraying on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard (see earlier MBCC newsletters) involves NSTAR submitting yet another plan to spray the Cape and Martha’s Vineyard in the spring of 2014. Click here to see the NSTAR Yearly Operational Plan (YOP) for 2014. Please contact us if you are an abutter … Read more

CSR Press Release: Students Challenge National Assumptions About Breast Cancer

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ROCKLAND, Mass., Feb. 17 – Students throughout Massachusetts are helping redefine the breast cancer movement. While many people think of breast cancer as corporate marketing campaigns and ribbons saturated in shades of pink, there exists a growing movement among students and others that challenges these assumptions. Although attention to the diagnosis and treatment is obviously … Read more

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