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“Impacts of PFAS contamination” Briefing & Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 CONTACT:Deirdre Cummings, Legislative Director, MASSPIRG, dcummings@masspirg.org, 978-201-6093 Alison Kenney, Communications Director, Office of state Rep. Kate Hogan, Alison.kenney@mahouse.gov, 617.722.2600 Ashley Benson, Director of Operations & Community Engagement, Office of state Sen. Julian Cyr, Ashley.Benson@masenate.gov, 617-722-1570 RELEASE: The time to protect public health from toxic PFAS is now  Broad … Read more

EPA Establishes Legal Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water — MBCC Urges Support for Bills to Address PFAS in Massachusetts

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PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT: Cheryl Osimo, Executive Director  508-246-3047  cosimo@mbcc.org  EPA Establishes Legal Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water MBCC Urges Support for Bills to Address PFAS in Massachusetts On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized legally enforceable drinking water standards on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). According to the EPA, … Read more

Your year-end gift will support prevention in 2023!

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Dear Friend, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is grateful for the help we receive throughout the year – not just financial support, but your support demonstrated through participation in our events and webinars, and by sharing with others information about the work we do to identify the environmental causes of breast cancer and to eliminate … Read more

PFAS-REACH Resources for Clinicians on PFAS

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The PFAS-REACH team has created a new page of Resources for Clinicians on PFAS, including a new Continuing Medical Education (CME) course. These are intended to inform medical professionals about PFAS and improve health care for residents of PFAS-impacted communities and other people exposed to elevated levels of PFAS. MBCC is working to improve knowledge … Read more

Webinar Recording: Looking Back to Look Forward: Environmental Chemical Exposure and Breast Cancer December 15, 2022

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Dr. Maricel V. Maffini is an Independent Consultant based in Maryland, US. She has more than 25 years of research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis and breast cancer, in particular, reproductive biology and endocrine disruption. For the past 10 years, her work has focused on the safety and regulation of chemicals in food and … Read more

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