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Clean Water Action Minnesota Applauds California’s Passage of SB 682 to Phase Out PFAS in Consumer Products
Clean Water Action Minnesota, home of Amara’s Law, congratulates the State of California and our partner office, Clean Water Action California, on the successful passage of Senate Bill 682. This legislation phases out unnecessary uses of PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in numerous consumer products with full implementation by 2031.
Broad coalition calls on lawmakers to protect our drinking water and health from PFAS contamination
A broad coalition of public health, consumer, municipal, environmental and community organizations along with academics, scientists and firefighters urged lawmakers to protect our drinking water and our health from toxic chemicals at a State House hearing today.
Turning International I Love Braids Day Into a Day of Justice and Action
This is what justice looks like: communities coming together to demand more, to expect better, and to refuse to settle for harm disguised as beauty.
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
