Wednesday, November 12, 7pm. Online. You may have heard about microplastics and nanoplastics infiltrating the human body. Maybe you saw a news article about how there’s the rough equivalent of a plastic spoon’s worth of micro and nano-plastics in our … Read More
I was very surprised recently to learn that my home office in the basement had an unsafe radon level, even though I had tested the home some 30 years ago when we purchased it. I was tipped off by new … Read More
Sunday September 28, 2-4pm. Watertown Savings Bank Room,Watertown Free Public Library (123 Main St., Watertown). Want to learn more about PFAS – the chemicals are now almost everywhere, including in human blood, and are being linked to severe health problems? … Read More
Monday, September 29, 12pm. Online. Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance for a webinar dedicated to the public health impacts of vehicle electrification. Topics Covered: The current public health impact impacts of our reliance on gas and diesel vehicles The relative … Read More
“Plasticween” is truly terrifying. But we’ve got all the tips, tricks, and ideas you need to make your Halloween celebrations fun and spooky without contributing to the avalanche of single-use plastic pollution this fall. Costumes Try to avoid buying new … Read More
Thursday, September 4 at 7 pm. Online. Reporter Mariah Blake, author of They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, will speak on the secret history of forever chemicals with the moving story of how … Read More
Our beloved summer swimming spot, Crystal Lake, was temporarily closed this summer after a dangerous bloom of toxic cyanobacteria underscored the growing toll of climate change on our local waters. In an email to Newton residents on August 13, Mayor … Read More
Buildings nowadays are filled with plastics—in flooring, paint, insulation, siding, decking, windows, wrapping, piping, and more. As we saw in the recent residential fires in LA, burning plastics create serious health risks. Learn where these plastics are used and what … Read More
Thursday, August 14, 5:30-6:15pm. Online. The panel features founders of local Boston reduce/reuse companies — Re:Dish, Uvida and Recirclable — who will share their stories of creating their businesses, and tell us how their companies are helping us all work … Read More
Wednesday, July 30, 7pm or Thursday, July 31 at 3pm. Online. Each July, millions of people around the world participate in Plastic Free July—a global movement that challenges individuals, businesses, schools, and governments to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. … Read More
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