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Time to ban toxic PFAS in Massachusetts!
PFAS are a class of chemicals widely used in consumer products that are toxic at even low levels. These chemicals are already in the blood of 98% of Americans, and they are contaminating Massachusetts drinking water, rivers, lakes, and soil.
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.
A Busy First Week: Zero Waste, Grassroots Leaders Harmed by Fracking, and an Environmental Town Hall
Last week, I started at Clean Water Action Massachusetts as the new Clean Energy Organizer, and it has been jam-packed with events and meetings.
Sounding the Alarm on... Nap Mats?
ATTENTION! Thanks to researchers in Seattle, WA, a recently released study demonstrated that eliminating a single source of toxic flame retardants—nap mats—from a day care center can drastically reduce children’s exposure to the hazardous chemicals. The results show that foam nap mats in childcare centers are home to numerous flame-retardants – and provides more evidence to encourage the phase out of these hazardous chemicals in children’s products. Childcare centers that use foam nap mats can have higher levels of cancer-causing flame retardants in their dust than those without it.
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