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“One of the bills Comerford discussed was a proposal that Gov. Charlie Baker filed that, amid concerns over mosquito-borne illnesses in the state, would have removed restraints on the aerial spraying of pesticides. Comerford noted that the committee she chairs, the Senate’s Public ...

“Laboratory test results shared by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) show Anvil 10+10, a pesticide, contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Anvil 10+10 is used by numerous states and is applied both from trucks and aerially.” Read the PEER ...

“Thirty years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed so-called Bhopal provision amendments to the Clean Air Act. Named after history’s worst toxic chemical accident that killed or injured more than 500,000 people in India the provision was meant to ensure  such a tragedy ...

“The expected effort to remove Rob Long from the Planning and Zoning Board for criticizing the city’s water quality did not occur Tuesday. Long enraged Casale and Petrolia after he wrote an op-ed column in The Palm Beach Post commenting on a press release issued by Public Employees ...

“A new study concluded that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances compounds used in pesticides aerially sprayed on millions of acres of land across the United States have contaminated the water of thousands of communities. The Public Employees for Environmental ...

“A national nonprofit revealed Tuesday that testing commissioned by the group as well as separate analysis conducted by Massachusetts officials show samples of an aerially sprayed pesticide used by the commonwealth and at least 25 other states to control mosquito-borne illnesses ...