Water Quality

2019 Water Quality Campaign

A Call to Action! Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is reaching out to our supporters to contact Martin Suuberg, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), for greater protection of our drinking water. Millions of people unknowingly have toxic chemicals in their drinking water and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is doing little … Read more

MBCC to Participate in STEEP 5-Year Project

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is proud to be partnering with our sister organization Silent Spring Institute, and their collaborators at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Harvard University on a new study focused on highly fluorinated chemicals, also called PFASs.  The STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of PFASs) Superfund Research Center is … Read more

MBCC and MA Citizens Advocate for Clean Water Research at State House

As part of its mission to prevent environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) has requested funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its sister organization, Silent Spring Institute. The funding will be used to study exposure to toxic chemicals in drinking … Read more

Are you concerned about drinking water quality?

Take Action! Make Phone Calls or Send emails to Support Clean Drinking Water and Ground Water Research! Most Americans assume that their drinking water is safe, but there is increasing evidence that some water supplies contain dangerous levels of contaminants. While the health risks associated with certain contaminants are well-established, as in the case of … Read more