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Colorado puts unprecedented restrictions on air pollution from lawn equipment
New policy limits summer use of gas-powered lawn mowers, phases out gas-powered leaf blowers on government property
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
New limits on soot will save thousands of lives
Parents and teachers call on EPA to ‘get the lead out’ at school
Groups representing millions of parents and teachers joined environmental and public health advocates to urge the EPA to get the lead out of drinking water at schools and child care centers.
Statement: EPA proposes to designate PFAS as hazardous substances
Proposal would better enable regulators to address ‘forever chemicals’ under nation’s hazardous waste law.
REPORT: States are getting Fs for privacy
New report finds nearly half of states that have passed consumer privacy laws get a failing grade for protecting consumers’ data.
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
New report highlights effectiveness of plastic bag bans.
MASSPIRG, Clean Water Action join forces to reduce food waste
New campaign to reduce food waste launces in Massachusetts.
REPORT: Meta VR headsets may pose safety risks for minors
Company has not released testing proving VR is safe for developing brains.
NEW REPORT: Toys that spy on children are a growing threat
Smart toys, water beads, counterfeits, and recalled toys analyzed in 38th annual ‘Trouble in Toyland’ report.
New report highlights wasteful U.S. highway boondoggles, including one in Massachusetts
Report calls for redirecting infrastructure funds away from harmful highway expansions and toward repairing existing roads, investing in public transit, and giving people more options to travel in ways that are clean, convenient and beneficial to our health and our communities.