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The Price of Inaction: PFAS Contamination Costs in Massachusetts

June 25, 2026 | By Clean Water Action Massachusetts, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, and Safer States

No region in Massachusetts is unaffected by the PFAS crisis. Massachusetts residents didn’t cause the problem, but we are shouldering the costly burden of paying for the cleanup - $1.4billion and counting...

Why Massachusetts should ban toxic flame retardants

July 19, 2016 | By Kadineyse Ramize Peña

Mother seeks ban on toxic flame retardants

July 8, 2016 | By Sara Moffett and Erica Streit-Kaplan

On a hot and muggy morning in late June, a dynamic assembly of environmentalists, parents, firefighters, worker’s health advocates, and others piled into Hearing Room 222 of the Massachusetts State House. The issue that brought all these folks together: toxic flame retardants in kid’s products and household furniture.

The Price of Inaction: PFAS Contamination Costs in Massachusetts

Why Massachusetts should ban toxic flame retardants

Mother seeks ban on toxic flame retardants

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