Next steps to Phase Out PFAS in Connecticut
Connecticut became a national leader when we passed our priority PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) bill this year.
Connecticut became a national leader when we passed our priority PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) bill this year.
Connecticut’s legislative session is in full swing and we’re working hard on two important bills to reduce PFAS contamination.
Last month, TJX—the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods, and Sierra Trading Post—announced on its website it is developing an expanded “Chemical Management” strategy.
The new program, which follows more than three years of advocacy by the Mind the Store campaign, Clean Water Action
In a major victory for Clean Water Action and the Mind the Store campaign, McDonald's has announced a global ban on toxic PFAS ( per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in their food packaging by 2025.
To start the new year, we have a victory to celebrate! On New Year's Day, Governor Baker signed the Children and Firefighters Protection Act into law.
There was a fire in my neighborhood (in Dorchester, MA) this week. I woke up at about 4:40 to popping sounds – wondered if they were fireworks (annoying at that hour but ok) or maybe gun shots (yikes). It didn’t sound quite like either. But quickly I heard sirens…lots of sirens...converging very nearby.