News & Insights

We’re taking April 6^th back and declaring it National Nonstick Nightmare Day. 

For Immediate Release: February 14, 2019 Portland, OR – Today, in response to the U.S. EPA’s recently issued PFAS management plan, Safer States, a national coalition of environmental health organizations, called on state leaders across the country to fill the gaps in the EPA plan by enacting strong state policies that address the harmful class of […]

Toxic Flame Retardants and Chemical Disclosure Top Toxic Chemical Issues for States (Portland, OR) – In an effort to fill regulatory gaps left by the federal government, states are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals, according to an analysis by Safer States. The analysis found that at least 28 states will consider more […]

This week, we hear from Óskar Zambrano Méndez, Director of Civic Engagement & Advocacy at the Latino Community Fund of Washington.

This week, we hear from Sharon Lewis, Executive Director of Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice.

States Should Move Quickly to Adopt Bans on Toxic Firefighting Foams Today Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow airports to use firefighting foam free of highly fluorinated chemicals or PFAS. PFAS-containing firefighting foam is responsible for the contamination of drinking water of millions of Americans across the country. If signed into law, […]

Policy Banning Toxic Flame Retardants Signed into Law

San Francisco becomes the first city in the US to prohibit toxic PFAS chemicals in single-use food service ware.

State Environmental Health Advocates Urge US EPA to Support State Action on Highly Fluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water  “PFAS Summit” Must be More than Talk  (Washington, DC) – A national coalition of state environmental health advocates is calling on state and federal officials to take swift action to protect Americans’ health from highly fluorinated chemicals or PFASs. […]

April 6th is "National Teflon Day," designated to celebrate the invention. But the chemicals in Teflon have made water undrinkable, bodies sick, and environment polluted. It's time that we stopped using these toxics—and held companies responsible for the damage that they've caused.