Public Comment: Jennifer Shiao Commended For Calling Attention To Synthetic Turf Risks
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the School Committee for their meeting...
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Letter: Misleading And False Statements Abound Regarding Track/Field Redesign
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst School Committee...
Opinion: Pediatricians Warn That Synthetic Turf Is Especially Dangerous For Children And Teens
By Maura and Art Keene A team of pediatricians from the Children’s Environmental Health Center...
Nantucket School Committee Undertakes Rigorous Evaluation Of PFAS Risks In Synthetic Turf Fields
The Nantucket School Committee assembled an expert panel on PFAS risks from synthetic turf to...
Council Denies Funding For Artificial Turf At High School
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, November 21, 2022 This meeting was...
Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog: The School Committee Failed To Discuss The Issue Of PFAS In Artificial Turf
Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst School Committee. Her original posts...
ARHS Girls Cross Country Team Wins Western Mass And State Sectional Titles
The Amherst Regional High School girls’ cross country team won the state sectional Division 2A...
Issue & Analyses: There Is A Safe And More Affordable Alternative To Toxic Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 18, 2022 in...
Letter: The Scientific Consensus: PFAS In Synthetic Turf Is A Serious Public Health Hazard
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Town Manager, Board of Health,...
Colorado Sports Blog Trashes Amherst. We Have Last Word
LetsGoDU, a fansite devoted to Denver University athletics, has thrown some shade at the city...
Zero Waste Amherst Encourages The Town To Not Install Synthetic Turf On High School Athletic Fields
Zero Waste Amherst thanks Toni Cunningham for cautioning the town regarding the use of synthetic...
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting
The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) came to the October 17 Town Council...