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Breaking down the Forever Chemicals –What are PFAS?

August 2, 2018 | By Tom Johnson
We are beginning to understand the wide range of possible health effects from these chemicals, which include several types of cancer, elevated cholesterol, and changes to liver function. Only a few types of PFAS have been thoroughly studied, and the class contains potentially thousands of different iterations.
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Why Littering Is Not the True Problem

July 30, 2018 | By Allie Molinaro
In our efforts to reduce waste, we have often heard people say that the “real” problem is the people who throw their garbage on the sidewalk and out their car windows. Of course, we agree that we should change this behavior, but the truth is that littering is not the real problem. We need to change
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Plastic bags littering trees

Awakening: My Road to Environmentalism

July 30, 2018 | By Clarke Williams
As a self-proclaimed “social justice warrior”, I am ashamed of how late I arrived to environmentalism. Growing up in Baltimore, I focused on police brutality, homelessness, and a faulty public education system. I remember walking down Preston street seeing my community members throwing corner store
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How to Connect and Inspire: Ellie Goldberg

July 27, 2018 | By Nina Frame
This is the second in a series of interviews with Clean Water Action Massachusetts Advisory Board Members. Ellie Goldberg has two daughters and lives in Newton. She is focused on environmental health and safety and has a special passion for protecting children. Ellie has been involved with Clean
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Ellie (3rd from left) joins Clean Water Action in honoring Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) for her work on legislation to ban toxic flame retardants
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