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Time to Protect MA from Toxic PFAS!
The more we make, use, and throw away things with toxic PFAS, the more PFAS accumulates in the environment and in our bodies. Tell the Massachusetts Legislature they must act to stop the flow of toxic products into our state.
Take action to keep dangerous chemicals out of kids’ products!
An Act for Toxic Free Kids (H4357/S2660) protects children from early life exposures to chemicals that can cause lifelong harm by restricting toxic chemicals in children’s products.
Being the Bridge
In the sub-freezing temperatures of January, I started working as a door-to-door canvasser in Clean Water Action’s Northampton office.
Cape Cod residents fight back against Eversource herbicide spraying
Eversource (and before it NSTAR) has been spraying herbicides on long stretches of its transmission line rights-of-way (ROW) for years at great risk to those in the surrounding areas. These ROWs are close to homes, public spaces, and above an EPA-designated sole-source aquifer. NSTAR/Eversource has been spraying without the consent of those affected by these harmful chemicals, and in violation of state regulations set for them in the Massachusetts Pesticides Control Act (M.G.L. c.132), the Pesticide Board’s rights of way management (333 CMR 11.00), and the Yearly Operational Plans (YOP). There
Recognizing Women Leaders: Laura Vandenberg, PhD
International Women's Day seems more important than ever this year... to honor important women leaders in environmental health, we're shining the spotlight today on one of our favorite sheroes, a trailblazing scientist whose research helps explore the complex relationships between toxic chemicals used in everyday products (like bisphenol-A or BPA, the toxic chemical commonly used in canned food linings) and human health damage. Thank you, Dr. Vandenberg, for your research that helps answer the tough questions about how to prevent harm to our health in a world where we're constantly in contact