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David Dow Receives Award at 11th Annual Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner

Community celebration for environmental justice The 11th Annual Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner was held on Saturday November 2nd. This year’s Rachel Carson dinner honored David Dow, an environmentalist and social justice advocate who works with the Sierra Club on Cape Cod.   Part of an article from Cheers & Jeers Editorial from the Cape Cod … Read more

MBCC in the Media – October 2013

Throughout the month of October, the Research Updates video series received an interesting mention in over 100 local news outlets statewide. The following two sentences were tacked onto the end of a long article about breast cancer treatment:   The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition recently announced a new video series, MBCC Research Updates, designed to … Read more

MBCC Attends NSTAR Rally Friday Sept 20th

NSTAR has once again proposed a vegetation management plan which involves spraying untested and potentially harmful chemical herbicides in Cape Cod communities. Click here to reach more about the campaign against NSTAR and take action!

VICTORY: P&G Stops Using Diethyl Phthalate and Triclosan in Products!

After extended pressure from consumers, Proctor & Gamble has announced that they will stop using two toxic chemicals, diethyl phthalate (DEP) and triclosan, in their personal care products. P & G is a multinational corporation owning several name brands including Crest, Head & Shoulders, Covergirl, Herbal Essences, Pantene, Olay, and more. This is a major … Read more