Just before 2018 ended, Governor Baker signed An Act Regulating and Insuring Short-Term Rentals into law. The Act capped off years of public debate, Beacon Hill wrangling, and local regulation of short-term rentals such as those arranged through Airbnb and VRBO. The Act will take… READ MORE
Airports are now one step closer to a new, PFAS-free firefighting foam with the Department of Defense’s announcement of a draft specification for an AFFF replacement. Civil airports use aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, to extinguish fires fueled by flammable liquids. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) establishes standards for the… READ MORE