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PFAS bill targets management of sewage sludge

In 2022, Maine became the first state to ban spreading sewage sludge on farms and the sale of compost that contains sludge.

Cape Cod swimmer infected with bacteria that can cause rare ‘flesh-eating’ disease, health officials say

Vibrio vulnificus infections are most common in the Gulf Coast but rising water temperatures are contributing to more cases ...

Mass Am champion Ryan Downes falls in opening match at US Amateur

Two-time Massachusetts Amateur champion Ryan Downes of Longmeadow got off to a fast start but couldn’t maintain his lead and ...

Corporate employees at Market Basket say culture is ‘better today’ than before suspensions

The letter contradicts allegations of a hostile work environment caused by the suspension of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and his ...

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at healthcare workers

Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed a police officer and rattled the CDC campus shouldn’t be ...

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discloses cancer diagnoses, credits experimental drug with his recovery

The 82-year-old Jones then told The Dallas Morning News he was initially diagnosed with melanoma in June 2010 and underwent ...

Wide receiver Mack Hollins gives struggling Patriots offense a kick and other takes from joint practice with Vikings

Hollins punted the ball after his TD catch to spark the Patriots. “What I learned from a coach early on in my career is execution fuels emotion." ...

Eight golfers roll into quarterfinals despite lightning delay at Massachusetts Women’s Amateur

Isabel Brozena, Kaitlyn Doe, Lillian Guleserian, Rebecca Skoler, Alexis Florio, Molly Smith, and Phoebe Brinker.

Federal agents will be out 24-seven on patrol in Washington, the White House says

The White House says the number of National Guard troops in Washington will ramp up and federal officers will be on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock.