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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.

Guest blog from Savvy Women's Alliance

Bans on Nonstick PFASs, Toxic Flame Retardants Top Issues as States Work to Fill Chemical Protection Gaps  (Portland, OR) – State legislatures across the country are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals in an effort to fill gaps in chemical protections due to inaction by the US EPA, according to an analysis […]

Mind The Store campaign's second annual report ranks 30 major stores on their policies for controlling toxic chemicals in the products they sell. 

State victories result in federal decisions that improve toxic chemical safety.

Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Found in TVs

Flame Retardant Banned Decade Ago Still Being Used in TVs

This week, the state of Maine proved its mettle as a champion of public health, passing a ban on all added flame retardant chemicals in new upholstered furniture starting next year. 

From Anchorage, AK to Greenburgh, NY to Albertsons’ hometown of Boise, ID, shoppers urged the company to turn up the heat on toxic chemicals this summer.

CONTACT: Nika Beauchamp, [email protected], 207-699-5798 (office) Toxic Industrial Chemicals Found in 10 Varieties of Macaroni and Cheese Powders On National Macaroni and Cheese Day, July 14, National Coalition Urges Kraft Heinz to Lead the Industry by Pledging to Eliminate Any and All Sources of Phthalates    NATIONWIDE, July 14, 2017—Laboratory testing of 10 varieties of macaroni and […]