Opinion/Your Turn: PFAS are everywhere. Here are some ways to get informed, involved.

Every day, there are news headlines across the country about a class of chemicals called PFAS. More and more communities are discovering PFAS in th...

March 23, 2023
2:40 AM

Every day, there are news headlines across the country about a class of chemicals called PFAS. More and more communities are discovering PFAS in their drinking water. These chemicals are also showing up in fish, wildlife, and the food supply. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health just issued new fish consumption advisories for ponds across the state because of PFAS contamination. Here in Barnstable, over $20 million has been spent to install carbon filters on all Hyannis water system public wells to remove PFAS.

Cheryl Osimo