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‘Cancer is in the back of every firefighters mind.’ Quincy approves $2.65 million for PFAS-free equipment.

by PEER | March 25, 2026
Research has shown that the “forever chemicals” can be extremely toxic even at low levels, putting firefighters at risk, according to Kyla Bennett, director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in New England. Read the PEER Story… ...

Nantucket is weighing a ban on artificial turf fields. Are they safe for children?

by PEER | March 19, 2026
But Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy group, cited a report provided to the Board of Health that tested samples of the proposed turf system. It found “trace concentrations” of forever chemicals PFBA and PFOA, ...

Pepperell sues six companies over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

by PEER | March 2, 2026
Kyla Bennett, director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in New England, said there are alarming links between PFAS exposure and serious health problems. “With any chemical to say chemical A causes health outcome B is a difficult thing to do,” she said. “But we do ...

With more grant cuts coming, local energy programs face ‘chaos and confusion’

by PEER | October 17, 2025
“There’s so much chaos and confusion,” said Kyla Bennett, who speaks regularly with employees of the federal Environmental Protection Agency in her role as director of science policy for nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Many EPA employees have continued to ...

Tons of abandoned artificial turf raises questions about recycling promises

by Elizabeth Duan | July 18, 2024
Two years ago, as local officials debated whether to replace the city’s high school athletic fields with new artificial turf, Superintendent Zach McLaughlin promised the school board that tens of thousands of square feet of the old turf would be recycled. “Our industry takes seriously ...