Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, and too many suffer or lose their lives from cancers caused by toxic exposures on the job — including from harmful PFAS chemicals in their protective gear. Our firefighters shouldn’t have to worry that the gear designed to protect them is putting their health at risk.
Martin Heinrich: “Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, and too many suffer or lose their…”
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