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371				<span class="date">July 31, 2026</span>
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378				<p>We’ve been busy this year so far making waves to protect neighborhoods from pollution and environmental threats, from polluting data centers and toxic pollution to leaky landfills and the proliferation of petrochemical plants.&nbsp; We know that local grassroots action is vital to creating greener, healthier communities across the county, and we wouldn’t be able to [&hellip;]</p>
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401				<span class="date">July 15, 2026</span>
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405				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/how-do-i-get-solar-in-my-community/" rel="bookmark">How Do I Get Solar in My Community? </a>
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408				<p>Learn about how to advocate for solar in your community from successful solar advocates across the country!</p>
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415				15 July 2026			</span>
416			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/how-do-i-get-solar-in-my-community/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
417		</div>		
418	</article><!-- #post-8230 -->
419</div>
420<div class="col">
421	<article id="post-8177" class="card post-8177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
422		<header class="card__header">
423			<figure class="card__image">
424									
425			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/take-action-keep-safeguards-on-new-nuclear/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
426				<img width="594" height="600" src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875-594x600.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-lg size-lg wp-post-image" alt="Take Action keep safeguards on new nuclear" decoding="async" srcset="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875-594x600.jpeg.webp 594w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875-297x300.jpeg.webp 297w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875-768x776.jpeg.webp 768w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875-396x400.jpeg.webp 396w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/IMG_0875.jpeg.webp 980w" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px" />			</a>
427
428							</figure>
429		</header >
430		<div class="card__body">
431			<span class="card__date-author">
432				<span class="date">June 9, 2026</span>
433				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
434			</span>
435			<span class="card__title h6">
436				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/take-action-keep-safeguards-on-new-nuclear/" rel="bookmark">Take Action keep safeguards on new nuclear</a>
437			</span>
438			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
439				<p>Please read below to learn more and reach out to your state senators to oppose any language that repeals Chapter 503. On February 26, 2026, MA House representatives voted for and passed a bill that would repeal a 1982 citizen-initiated ballot measure known as Chapter 503 of the Acts of 1982 (the “Nuclear Power and [&hellip;]</p>
440			</span>
441			<span class="card__category">
442				<ul class="post-categories">
443	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
444			<span class="card__date">
445				09 June 2026			</span>
446			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/take-action-keep-safeguards-on-new-nuclear/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
447		</div>		
448	</article><!-- #post-8177 -->
449</div>
450<div class="col">
451	<article id="post-8136" class="card post-8136 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
452		<header class="card__header">
453			<figure class="card__image">
454									
455			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-community-action-works-solar-work-in-north-carolina-2026/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
456				<img width="900" height="516" src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-900x516.png.webp" class="attachment-lg size-lg wp-post-image" alt="Highlights Community Action Works Solar Work in North Carolina 2026" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-900x516.png.webp 900w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-300x172.png.webp 300w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-1024x587.png.webp 1024w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-768x441.png.webp 768w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM-600x344.png.webp 600w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-1.58.12-PM.png.webp 1318w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100v
456w, 900px" />			</a>
457
458							</figure>
459		</header >
460		<div class="card__body">
461			<span class="card__date-author">
462				<span class="date">May 11, 2026</span>
463				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
464			</span>
465			<span class="card__title h6">
466				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-community-action-works-solar-work-in-north-carolina-2026/" rel="bookmark">Highlights Community Action Works Solar Work in North Carolina 2026</a>
467			</span>
468			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
469				<p>Community Action Works along with Environment North Carolina, Research and Policy Center create “Solar Organizing Playbook” Rooftop solar is good for the environment and consumers. It reduces our dependence on polluting fuels and eases strain on the grid during periods of high demand. Rooftop solar, especially when coupled with energy storage, can increase resilience to [&hellip;]</p>
470			</span>
471			<span class="card__category">
472				<ul class="post-categories">
473	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
474			<span class="card__date">
475				11 May 2026			</span>
476			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-community-action-works-solar-work-in-north-carolina-2026/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
477		</div>		
478	</article><!-- #post-8136 -->
479</div>
480<div class="col">
481	<article id="post-7983" class="card post-7983 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
482		<header class="card__header">
483			<figure class="card__image">
484														<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-and-recording-of-zero-waste-massachusetts-food-waste-diversion-in-schools-webinar/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
485						<img src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/themes/elevation-framework/assets/img/default.svg" alt="This is the default image">
486					</a>
487							</figure>
488		</header >
489		<div class="card__body">
490			<span class="card__date-author">
491				<span class="date">March 10, 2026</span>
492				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
493			</span>
494			<span class="card__title h6">
495				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-and-recording-of-zero-waste-massachusetts-food-waste-diversion-in-schools-webinar/" rel="bookmark">Highlights and Recording of Zero Waste Massachusetts Food Waste Diversion in Schools Webinar</a>
496			</span>
497			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
498				<p>Food Waste Diversion in Schools Webinar Recording On Thursday, March 5th, 2026, the Zero Waste Massachusetts coalition hosted the &#8220;Food Waste Diversion in Schools&#8221; Webinar. We were joined by 50 attendees who learned about how schools are addressing food waste in Massachusetts. We want to extend a big thank you to our panel of experts [&hellip;]</p>
499			</span>
500			<span class="card__category">
501				<ul class="post-categories">
502	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
503			<span class="card__date">
504				10 March 2026			</span>
505			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-and-recording-of-zero-waste-massachusetts-food-waste-diversion-in-schools-webinar/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
506		</div>		
507	</article><!-- #post-7983 -->
508</div>
509<div class="col">
510	<article id="post-7886" class="card post-7886 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
511		<header class="card__header">
512			<figure class="card__image">
513														<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/2025-highlights/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
514						<img src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/themes/elevation-framework/assets/img/default.svg" alt="This is the default image">
515					</a>
516							</figure>
517		</header >
518		<div class="card__body">
519			<span class="card__date-author">
520				<span class="date">November 25, 2025</span>
521				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
522			</span>
523			<span class="card__title h6">
524				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/2025-highlights/" rel="bookmark">2025 Highlights</a>
525			</span>
526			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
527							</span>
528			<span class="card__category">
529				<ul class="post-categories">
530	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
531			<span class="card__date">
532				25 November 2025			</span>
533			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/2025-highlights/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
534		</div>		
535	</article><!-- #post-7886 -->
536</div>
537<div class="col">
538	<article id="post-7831" class="card post-7831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-latest-news">
539		<header class="card__header">
540			<figure class="card__image">
541									
542			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-georgia-community-organizing-summit-2/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
543				<img width="800" height="600" src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-800x600.jpg.webp" class="attachment-lg size-lg wp-post-image" alt="Highlights from the 2025 Georgia Community Organizing Summit" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-800x600.jpg.webp 800w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-1440x1080.jpg.webp 1440w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/11/Group-Photo-1-533x400.jpg.webp 533w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100v
543w, 800px" />			</a>
544
545							</figure>
546		</header >
547		<div class="card__body">
548			<span class="card__date-author">
549				<span class="date">November 11, 2025</span>
550				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
551			</span>
552			<span class="card__title h6">
553				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-georgia-community-organizing-summit-2/" rel="bookmark">Highlights from the 2025 Georgia Community Organizing Summit</a>
554			</span>
555			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
556				<p>On November 8th, we hosted the 2025 Georgia Organizing Summit alongside our partners in Panthersville, GA. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 50 local leaders at the New Life Community Center in Panthersville, Georgia. [&hellip;]</p>
557			</span>
558			<span class="card__category">
559				<ul class="post-categories">
560	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li>
561	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/latest-news/" rel="category tag">Latest News</a></li></ul>			</span>
562			<span class="card__date">
563				11 November 2025			</span>
564			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-georgia-community-organizing-summit-2/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
565		</div>		
566	</article><!-- #post-7831 -->
567</div>
568<div class="col">
569	<article id="post-7505" class="card post-7505 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
570		<header class="card__header">
571			<figure class="card__image">
572									
573			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-baytown-community-organizing-summit/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
574				<img width="900" height="600" src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-900x600.jpg.webp" class="attachment-lg size-lg wp-post-image" alt="Highlights from the 2025 Baytown Community Organizing Summit" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-900x600.jpg.webp 900w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-1620x1080.jpg.webp 1620w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/10/BCOS_Group-Photo.jpg.webp 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" />			</a>
575
576							</figure>
577		</header >
578		<div class="card__body">
579			<span class="card__date-author">
580				<span class="date">October 27, 2025</span>
581				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
582			</span>
583			<span class="card__title h6">
584				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-baytown-community-organizing-summit/" rel="bookmark">Highlights from the 2025 Baytown Community Organizing Summit</a>
585			</span>
586			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
587				<p>On October 18th, we were excited to host the 2025 Baytown Organizing Summit alongside our partners. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. Over 40 local leaders gathered at the Baytown Community Center, just blocks away from one [&hellip;]</p>
588			</span>
589			<span class="card__category">
590				<ul class="post-categories">
591	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
592			<span class="card__date">
593				27 October 2025			</span>
594			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-2025-baytown-community-organizing-summit/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
595		</div>		
596	</article><!-- #post-7505 -->
597</div>
598<div class="col">
599	<article id="post-7496" class="card post-7496 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
600		<header class="card__header">
601			<figure class="card__image">
602														<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-pfas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
603						<img src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/themes/elevation-framework/assets/img/default.svg" alt="This is the default image">
604					</a>
605							</figure>
606		</header >
607		<div class="card__body">
608			<span class="card__date-author">
609				<span class="date">October 14, 2025</span>
610				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
611			</span>
612			<span class="card__title h6">
613				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-pfas/" rel="bookmark">Shopper’s Guide to Avoiding PFAS</a>
614			</span>
615			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
616							</span>
617			<span class="card__category">
618				<ul class="post-categories">
619	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
620			<span class="card__date">
621				14 October 2025			</span>
622			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-pfas/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
623		</div>		
624	</article><!-- #post-7496 -->
625</div>
626<div class="col">
627	<article id="post-6985" class="card post-6985 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-news">
628		<header class="card__header">
629			<figure class="card__image">
630									
631			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-corpus-christi-community-organizing-summit-2025/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
632				<img width="802" height="600" src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-802x600.png.webp" class="attachment-lg size-lg wp-post-image" alt="Highlights from the Corpus Christi Community Organizing Summit 2025" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-802x600.png.webp 802w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-300x225.png.webp 300w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-1024x767.png.webp 1024w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-768x575.png.webp 768w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-1536x1150.png.webp 1536w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-2048x1533.png.webp 2048w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-1443x1080.png.webp 1443w, https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-09-at-2.37.29-PM-534x400.png.webp 534w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px" />			</a>
633
634							</figure>
635		</header >
636		<div class="card__body">
637			<span class="card__date-author">
638				<span class="date">September 9, 2025</span>
639				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
640			</span>
641			<span class="card__title h6">
642				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-corpus-christi-community-organizing-summit-2025/" rel="bookmark">Highlights from the Corpus Christi Community Organizing Summit 2025</a>
643			</span>
644			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
645				<p>It was exciting to host, along with our friends, the 2025 Corpus Christi Organizing Summit. We were joined by community organizers, advocates, experts, students and activists sharing campaigns and organizing stories around issues, and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 20 local leaders at the Antonio E. Garcia Center. The summit included community [&hellip;]</p>
646			</span>
647			<span class="card__category">
648				<ul class="post-categories">
649	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li>
650	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></li></ul>			</span>
651			<span class="card__date">
652				09 September 2025			</span>
653			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-the-corpus-christi-community-organizing-summit-2025/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
654		</div>		
655	</article><!-- #post-6985 -->
656</div>
657<div class="col">
658	<article id="post-6884" class="card post-6884 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
659		<header class="card__header">
660			<figure class="card__image">
661														<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/from-local-activist-to-national-advocate-taking-a-stand-against-cryptocurrency-mining/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
662						<img src="https://communityactionworks.org/wp-content/themes/elevation-framework/assets/img/default.svg" alt="This is the default image">
663					</a>
664							</figure>
665		</header >
666		<div class="card__body">
667			<span class="card__date-author">
668				<span class="date">July 9, 2025</span>
669				<span class="author">by Staff</span>
670			</span>
671			<span class="card__title h6">
672				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/from-local-activist-to-national-advocate-taking-a-stand-against-cryptocurrency-mining/" rel="bookmark">From Local Activist to National Advocate: Taking a Stand Against Cryptocurrency Mining </a>
673			</span>
674			<span class="card__excerpt line-clamp-4">
675				<p>Cyndie Roberson never expected to become an activist. She had recently retired with her husband to Cherokee County, North Carolina, when a new cryptocurrency mine was constructed just half a mile from her home. Suddenly, she and her neighbors were bombarded by unbearable levels of noise pollution. When winter rolled around, they suffered from rolling [&hellip;]</p>
676			</span>
677			<span class="card__category">
678				<ul class="post-categories">
679	<li><a href="https://communityactionworks.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></li></ul>			</span>
680			<span class="card__date">
681				09 July 2025			</span>
682			<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/from-local-activist-to-national-advocate-taking-a-stand-against-cryptocurrency-mining/" class="card__button cta cta--simple-black">Read More</a>		
683		</div>		
684	</article><!-- #post-6884 -->
685</div>
686<div class="col">
687	<article id="post-6687" class="card post-6687 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
688		<header class="card__header">
689			<figure class="card__image">
690									
691			<a class="card__link" href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-environmental-organizing-summit-2025/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
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698				<span class="date">May 9, 2025</span>
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702				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/highlights-from-environmental-organizing-summit-2025/" rel="bookmark">Highlights from the Environmental Organizing Summit 2025</a>
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705				<p>It was exciting to host, along with our friends, the 2025 Environmental Organizing Summit. We were joined by community organizers, advocates, experts, students and activists sharing campaign and organizing stories around issues, and networked through panels and workshops. Group photo of attendees, awardees and presenters at Environmental Organizing Summit. Photo Credit: Adam Perri More than [&hellip;]</p>
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731				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/release-boston-fire-fighter-among-environmental-leaders-honored-at-summit/" rel="bookmark">RELEASE: Boston fire fighter among environmental leaders honored at summit</a>
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734				<p>For immediate release:&nbsp;Saturday, April 26, 2025 For more information:&nbsp; Leigh-Anne Cole, Executive Director, [email protected], 617-721-2858 Mark Morgenstein, Media Relations Director,&nbsp;[email protected], 303-573-5556 RELEASE: Boston fire fighter among environmental leaders honored at summit BOSTON&nbsp;– More than 60 local leaders from across four states gathered Saturday at the&nbsp;Community Action Works&nbsp;Environmental Organizing Summit to network, plan, and celebrate their campaign [&hellip;]</p>
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785				<span class="date">August 6, 2024</span>
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789				<a href="https://communityactionworks.org/for-immediate-release-ma-legislature-bans-pfas-in-firefighter-protective-gear/" rel="bookmark">For Immediate Release: MA Legislature bans PFAS in firefighter protective gear </a>
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792				<p>ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHY TOMORROW&nbsp; For Immediate Release &nbsp; Mass. Legislature bans PFAS in firefighter protective gear&nbsp; Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp; Elizabeth Saunders, Clean Water Action, 978-201-6410 /&nbsp;[email protected]&nbsp; Deirdre Cummings, MASSPIRG, 978-201-6093,&nbsp;[email protected]&nbsp; BOSTON, MA—On Monday&nbsp;the Massachusetts legislature enacted important legislation to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS chemicals.&nbsp;&nbsp;An Act relative&nbsp;to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal [&hellip;]</p>
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