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Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
Policy
26 Aug 2024
Turnout gear sold in Massachusetts and Connecticut must be free of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ by 2027 and 2028.
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Bill to rid firefighting gear of PFAS chemicals headed to Governor Healey
Policy
1 Aug 2024
Massachusetts is on the verge of having the strongest law in the country to protect firefighters from their own gear, as a bill that effectively bans PFAS from turnout gear heads to Governor Maura Healey for her signature.
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MA Senate passes ban on PFAS in firefighter turnout gear. Will House act?
News
29 Jul 2024 | Telegram & Gazette
The state Senate Monday passed legislation long pushed by firefighters that would ban PFAS in turnout gear by 2027.
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Closed West Tisbury landfill called PFAS source
News
23 May 2024 | MV Times
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has labeled the closed and capped West Tisbury landfill as a source of PFAS, the latest confirmed contamination on the Island of chemicals that are associated with a variety of health effects.
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Adverse birth outcomes related to concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in maternal blood collected from pregnant women in 1960-1966
Science
9 Sep 2023 | Environ Res
Using data from a US-based cohort study, measured maternal PFAS levels from the 1960s were extremely high and were associated with lower birth weight and impaired fetal growth.
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PFAS bill could impose bans
Policy
23 Jun 2023
Following years of a piecemeal approach to PFAS contamination and more than a year after a task force unanimously recommended 30 steps to deal with the problem, environmental groups, consumer advocates, firefighters and the Attorney General’s Office came before the Public Health Committee this week to push for legislation that would represent the state’s most significant step toward curbing “forever chemicals.”
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PFAS bill could impose bans
News
23 Jun 2023 | Greenfield Recorder
Following years of a piecemeal approach to PFAS contamination and more than a year after a task force unanimously recommended 30 steps to deal with the problem, environmental groups, consumer advocates, firefighters and the Attorney General’s Office came before the Public Health Committee this week to push for legislation that would represent the state’s most significant step toward curbing “forever chemicals.”
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
News
7 Jul 2022 | The Boston Globe
But their health got worse and this spring, they learned of a potential reason why: The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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When organic is toxic: How a composting facility likely spread massive amounts of ‘forever chemicals’ across one town in Massachusetts
News
6 Jul 2022 | Boston Globe
The water they were drinking and cooking with contained massive amounts of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS — more than 50 times what state regulators consider safe to drink.
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Firefighters file multiple lawsuits over PFAS in gear, foam
News
16 Feb 2022 | Bloomberg Law News
A group of 19 firefighters in Massachusetts and New York allege in two separate lawsuits that 3M and 23 other companies knowingly made and sold products containing “forever chemicals” that placed the plaintiffs’ health at risk.
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PFAS Exposure™ Now Available: First At-Home Blood Test to Detect and Measure 40+ PFAS Compounds
News
21 Jan 2022 | WFMZ News
Knowing the levels of PFAS in blood can help a person monitor environmental impacts to their own health.
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Cloudy Water and Notices of Warning Elevated PFAS Levels Have Woburn Residents Worried Their Water Isn’t Safe
News
9 Dec 2021 | CBS Boston
According to Woburn's Water Department, in October the PFAS level was 27.1 ppt.
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OB Drafts Regs to Ban Artificial Tuft With PFAS
News
9 Dec 2021 | Marthas Vineyard Times
The contaminant threshold in the drafted regulations is one ppm.
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Rockland Contends with PFAS- ‘Forever Chemicals’- Above State Limits at Treatment Plant
News
3 Dec 2021 | The Patriot Ledger
The sample from the end of September had the highest level of PFAS since testing started at 29 parts per trillion.
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States Eclipse Feds in Cleaning Up ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Soil
News
10 Nov 2021 | Bloomberg Law
The EPA is moving forward with a roadmap for addressing PFAS.