"Women of color have higher levels of beauty-related environmental chemicals in their body, irrespective of socio-economic status."
Beauty standards are literally toxic for women of color
popsci.com
Personal care products can poison you, and women of color take on extra burdens.
Take a look at this cheap, non-toxic way to get rid of those pesky fruit flies this summer. What non-toxic tricks do you use in your home?
Uninvited Summer Guests | Toxic-Free Future
toxicfreefuture.org
Late summer is fruit fly season in my house. All those beautiful summer fruits we love so much this time of year bring with them some baggage – fruit flies! These uninvited visitors soon become a ...
More and more communities are facing cancer-causing perfluorinated chemicals in their drinking water, including here in Washington state. We need strong drinking water standards, policies that prevent further contamination, and actions to clean up and address existing contamination. Want to help? Sign our petition to Governor Inslee: bit.ly/2wb9elC
Researchers to study chemical contamination of US waters
washingtonpost.com
University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide.
Sperm counts are decreasing. Some researchers suspect toxic chemicals like phthalate are partly to blame.
Sperm Count in Western Men Has Dropped Over 50 Percent Since 1973, Paper Finds
nytimes.com
Research that studied semen samples from nearly 43,000 men from 50 countries detected a sharp downward trend that is provoking broad health concerns.
New study links lower IQ in children to exposure of their mothers to PBDE flame retardants while pregnant. Several states, including Washington, have banned these flame retardants in children's products and electronics. However, these chemicals remain in our homes and environment.
Flame retardants linked to lower child IQ
sfgate.com
Increased exposure among pregnant women to a class of flame-retardant chemicals found in older furniture and other everyday consumer products is linked to lower IQs in their children, UCSF researchers...
