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When it comes to protecting children from toxic chemicals, getting lead out of drinking water, putting a stop to climate change or protecting our most vulnerable – the time is now. Clean Water Action is prioritizing the following bills in the 2021-2022 Massachusetts legislative session.

TOXICS-PFAS

An Act to ban the use of PFAS in food packaging/An Act relative to chemicals in food packaging ( H2348, S 1494)

Sponsored by Representative Jack Lewis and Senator Michael Moore

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of chemicals that are used to make materials non-stick, stain proof and

Trump's EPA is out to please its industry allies at the expense of public health and the environment. One of the latest assaults is on the Clean Water Act’s coverage of pollution that flows into lakes, rivers, and bays through groundwater.

PFAS are commonly used and highly dangerous, and their use in items like food packaging increases the potential for exposure in people. These chemicals can leach out of individual food packaging products into food and beverages. Here in Rhode Island, we working to stop this toxic chemical at the source.