Wednesday, July 24 at 7pm. Online. Please join Beyond Plastics and award-winning investigative journalist, Sharon Lerner for a free webinar delving into Lerner’s recent expose of 3M’s decades-long cover-up of the “forever chemical” PFOS/PFAS. Register now to reserve your spot. … Read More
Category Archives: Toxics
Wednesday, June 5 at 5pm (ET). Online. People often ask what really happens to their plastic recycling. Most plastic items are not actually “recycled.” Many people are now realizing that plastic is not designed to be recycled. What’s more, plastic recycling drives continued … Read More
Thursday, May 30 from 10am-12pm. Boston College, Yawkey Athletic Center (140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill). Congressman Jake Auchincloss invites you to his Massachusetts 4th District PFAS Summit. Navigating changing PFAS regulations has posed a challenge for municipalities as they seek … Read More
Ever feel like your allergies hit harder each season? Brace yourself, because it turns out climate change is behind this escalating allergy onslaught. Climate change is not just about rising temperatures and extreme weather events; it also has a significant … Read More
Thursday, May 23 at 7pm. Online. Dr. Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will share the latest science on how pesticides impact health, children’s unique vulnerability, and … Read More
Over two-thirds of American households have a pet, mainly dogs and cats, and most of us would go above and beyond for them; after all, they are a part of the family. The last thing we want to do is … Read More
Tuesday, April 30 from 7:30-8:30pm. Online. Worried about toxic PFAS pollution? Turn that worry into action. Join Clean Water Action for a screening of the documentary “The Poison In Us All” and stay for a brief discussion on what YOU … Read More
As the Environmental Protection Agency issues new federal limits on six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, environmental organizations and firefighters are calling upon the state’s political leaders to protect Massachusetts residents from continued PFAS contamination by passing … Read More
Thursday, May 2 from 7-8pm. Online. The negative impacts of plastic on human health are increasingly visible and increasingly costly. This March, the New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study detecting micro- and nanoplastics in the … Read More
Friday, May 3 from 4:30-6pm. Online. For almost all of human history, cloth was created from plant and animal fibers. Over the past 75 years, the textile industry has undergone extraordinary changes and the vast majority of clothing and fabrics … Read More
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