The federal government has announced new regulations for PFAS. The so-called "forever chemicals" are used in products like food packaging, cookware and clothing but have leeched into water supplies. Massachusetts is one of 10 states with its own PFAS rules, but the new federal regulations are stricter. Here's how that will impact the commonwealth.
From the ferries and stagecoaches of the 19th century to the trains, buses, and trolleys of today, Greater Bostonians have used public transit to make their way around the region. With routes planned out 150 years ago still in use, the city’s neighborhoods are living with the shape of its transit system, albeit slowly these days due to underinvestment spanning decades.
Traffic, which was supposed to get better when the Big Dig was completed, only got worse. Better roads attracted more drivers. That is because if you build it, they will come.