Tainted bottled water is being sold at supermarkets throughout New England
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the Boston Globe website on July 29th, regarding tainted water being sold in the United States: By DAVID ABEL, Boston Globe, July 29th, 2019 “Nearly a month after spring water from a Haverhill company was...
Can you get cancer from tap water? New study says even ‘safe’ drinking water poses risk.
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the USA Today website on September 19th, regarding tap water in the United States: By JOSHUA BOTE, USA Today, Sept. 19th, 2019 "A new report from an environmental advocacy watchdog group cautions that...
State May Offer Help with Water Contaminants On Upper Cape
The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the Mashpee Enterprise website on September 13th, regarding PFAS on Cape Cod: By JESSICA HILL, Mashpee Enterprise, Sep 13, 2019 Although one well in Mashpee is set to reopen by the end of the month after it...
Formation of PFAS Task Force Announced
PFAS's are a class of man-made chemicals considered to be contaminants of emerging concern with many municipal water systems.State Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro) filed legislation in Boston on Tuesday aiming to establish a task force to address the...
Barnstable County Announces Cessation of Water Use at Firefighters Academy Due to PFAS Concerns
Barnstable County Public Release, April 26, 2019 In 2017 Barnstable County in partnership with the Town of Barnstable entered into an agreement to work together to protect the Mary Dunn Wells putting the Citizens of Hyannis first. That partnership has...