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Environmental and public‑health groups press committee to move PFAS controls and reduce single‑use plastics
Summary
Environmental and public‑health witnesses urged the committee to advance PFAS restrictions, noting broad contamination and health harms, and to pass measures limiting single‑use plastics and styrene; they said the public supports action and requested early hearings.
Coalitions and environmental health groups testified to the Joint Committee on Public Health that per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread, persistent and substantive public‑health threats in Massachusetts. Clean Water Action, the Environmental League of Massachusetts and MASSPIRG described PFAS contamination in public water systems…
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