WORCESTER – A majority of 24 state senators and 73 state representatives sent a letter to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Monday to urge her to join the lawsuit filed by 10 Worcester firefighters against manufacturers of firefighter turnout gear treated with Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The lawsuit claims that these manufacturers sell PFAS-treated products to governments and firefighters despite knowing the extreme health dangers of PFAS exposure.
Eight of the firefighters who filed the lawsuit have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Two received diagnoses of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Moore and 2nd Bristol District Rep. James Hawkins are leading the effort to urge the attorney general to join the lawsuit.
Other local senators that signed the letter include:
Sen. Robyn Kennedy (1st Worcester);
Sen. Peter Durant (Worcester and Hampshire);
Sen. Jacob Oliveira (Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester);
Sen. James Eldridge (Middlesex and Worcester); and
Sen. Ryan Fattman (Worcester and Hampden).
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For more details, contact Giselle Rivera-Flores, Directory of Communications, giselle.riveraflores@masenate.gov
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