
Local Press
See links below to the Nantucket PFAS Action Group’s local press coverage. For press inquiries, please email pfasactiongroup@gmail.com.
09.16.22 - Study Reveals Elevated PFAS Levels In Firefighters' Blood (Nantucket Current)
09.16.22 - Study: Elevated PFAS in firefighters’ blood (Inquirer & Mirror)
08.18.22 - Airport will continue to provide bottled water to homes affected by PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
07.21.22 - Bottled water ending for homes near airport affected by PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
06.06.22 - PFAS Problems (Nantucket Today)
06.02.22 - Participants in class-action PFAS lawsuit growing (Inquirer & Mirror)
04.28.22 - State task force on PFAS sets recommendations (Inquirer & Mirror)
04.22.22 - Nantucket Makes Progress in Combating PFAS (Cape Cod Daily News)
04.11.22 - Can PFAS in firefighter gear cause cancer? Fall River and Nantucket team up for science (Fall River Herald News)
04.08.22 - Hyannis Fire joins Fall River and Nantucket in PFAS study (Yahoo)
04.03.22 - Local firefighters fear their gear is poisoning them. Now they’re teaming up to find out (Cape and Islands)
03.31.22 - Study gauges impact of PFAS in firefighters’ turnout gear (Inquirer & Mirror)
03.31.22 - Airport switching to PFAS -free fire-suppression system (Inquirer & Mirror)
03.29.22 - Airport Commissioning New PFAS-Free Fire Suppression System (Nantucket Current)
03.29.22 - Island Firefighters Embark On Pioneering PFAS Study (Nantucket Current)
03.28.22 - Firefighters embark on PFAS turnout gear study (Inquirer & Mirror)
03.10.22 - Schools put turf-field plans on hold (Inquirer & Mirror)
03.08.22 - Nantucket puts synthetic field project on hold (MV Times)
03.07.22 - NPS puts artificial turf plans on hold for at least a year (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.17.22 - Health Department waiting to make turf-field recommendation (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.10.22 - Doubt grows about safety of turf fields (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.10.22 - Do the right thing, say airport neighbors living with cancer in PFAS zone (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.09.22 - PFAS turf field debate moves to Select Board (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.07.22 - School Committee chair: I’ll pay to stream PFAS meeting so off-island scientists can speak (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.07.22 - School Committee holding info session on PFAS and turf fields tonight (Inquirer & Mirror)
01.13.22 - Schools’ engineering firm disputes PFAS, turf claims (Inquirer & Mirror)
01.07.22 - PFAS Action Group sees parallels between turf, firefighting foam (Inquirer & Mirror)
12.23.21 - School Committee chair not sold on artificial turf, questions effects on water table (Inquirer & Mirror)
12.17.21 - Nantucket parts with EPA-linked consultant over PFAS in turf (EE News)
12.16.21 - Schools terminate contract of turf-fields consultant (Inquirer & Mirror)
12.10.21 - Consultant who downplayed PFAS risks pivots on EPA resignation (EE News)
12.10.21 - Toxicologist who belittled PFAS risks resigns from EPA role (EE News)
12.08.21 - EPA-linked consultant undercuts agency’s PFAS concerns (EE News)
12.08.21 - Spending for Our Island Home, COVID and PFAS response and coastal resilience included in $121.5 million town budget proposal (Inquirer & Mirror)
11.04.21 - Safety of PFAS in turf fields questioned (Inquirer & Mirror)
09.16.21 - Politics hurt firefighters' quest to get PFAS-free gear soon (Inquirer & Mirror)
09.15.21 - Firefighters Blast Decision To Allow Toxic PFAS Chemicals To Stay In Their Gear (WBGH - Boston)
09.02.21 - AirCom sues 23 chemical companies over PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
09.02.21 - Residents say airport hasn’t done enough about wells contaminated with PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
09.01.21- Airport suing chemical companies over PFAS contamination (Inquirer & Mirror)
08.21.21 - Airport Commission awards water-line contract (Inquirer & Mirror)
07.21.21 - Nantucket homeowners eligible for free PFAS testing (Inquirer & Mirror)
05.06.21 - Airport agrees to pay homeowners on wells in PFAS sphere $1,000 (Inquirer & Mirror)
05.03.21 - PFAS in Island Wildlife? (N-Magazine)
04.23.21 - Sounding the Alarm (N-Magazine)
04.01.21 - NFD among first in the nation to get PFAS-free firefighting gear (Inquirer & Mirror)
03.21.21 - Firefighter’s Wife Starts PFAS Action Group as Support System (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.17.21 - Firefighters face lies, ‘phony’ studies on PFAS exposure (EE News)
02.16.21 - Firefighters’ Catch-22: Protective gear full of carcinogens (EE News)
02.05.21 - This Week in Town Government: PFAS Agreements (Inquirer & Mirror)
02.04.21 - Island Firefighter Leads Nation in Safety Resolution (Inquirer & Mirror)
01.26.21 - Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic (The New York Times)
10.08.20 - NFD Captain Steps Up to Protect Fellow Firefighters (Inquirer & Mirror)
10.02.20 - Baker-Polito Administration Establishes Strict Standards for PFAS in Drinking Water to Protect Communities Across Massachusetts (Mass.gov)
09.03.20 - More Wells Test Positive for PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
08.27.20 - PFAS Testing of Wells Scheduled (Inquirer & Mirror)
08.13.20 - More PFAS Test Results In (Inquirer & Mirror)
08.06.20 - Retired Fire Captain Wants Airport to Test Its Firefighters for PFAS (Inquirer & Mirror)
07.23.20 - Select Board Moves to Free Up More Funds for Well Testing (Inquirer & Mirror)
07.16.20 - Surfside Residents Alarmed Airport Didn’t Advise Them of Possible Contaminants (Inquirer & Mirror)
07.12.20 - Carcinogenic Chemicals Found in Nantucket Well Water (Cape Cod Times)
07.09.20 - Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Well Water from Airport’s Firefighting Foam (Inquirer & Mirror)