Trump is showing his true colors. Communities across the country are struggling with contaminated drinking water due to military use of toxic firefighting foam, yet he is threatening to veto a bill that would help end this--even at the expense of funding our troops. Trump shouldn’t be putting the chemical industry first--he should be putting the health and safety of families and service members first! #NoPFASFoam
Trump administration threatens veto of bill that combats PFAS contamination
The Trump administration is threatening to veto a defense bill because it says some of the measures in it to address PFAS contamination go too farGREAT news! The U.S. House of Representatives just passed its version of the defense budget with a provision to phase out the military’s use of firefighting foam containing PFAS. The work isn’t over yet: the House has to go to conference with the Senate, and we are pushing for as a short a timeline as possible to phase out toxic foam. Nobody else should have to drink water poisoned with PFAS!
House Passes NDAA Amendments to Tackle PFAS Contamination Crisis | Toxic-Free Future
CONTACT: Liz Hitchcock, 202-277-5678, lizhitchcock@saferchemicals.org, orLaurie Valeriano, 206-200-2824, lvaleriano@toxicfreefuture.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed ...Check out this GreenBiz guest blog co-authored by our science director Erika Schreder! "Grocery chains such as Albertsons and other retailers must get out ahead of this emerging regulatory curve and 'mind the store' to ensure that food contact materials and other products they sell don’t contain dangerous chemicals such as PFAS."
Toxic PFAS chemicals in food and food packaging pose risks to grocery stores and big box retailers
With toxins in food packaging and supplychains, companies are exposed to major financial, reputational and legal liabilities.Nobody else should be poisoned due military use of toxic firefighting foams, period. Please join us in telling Congress to pass a military spending bill that phases out PFAS firefighting foam use as soon as possible! Find the number for your U.S. Representative here: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
#NoPFASFoam #nonsticknightmare
It’s so exciting to see state actions shake up the whole nation. Last year Washington passed a first-in-nation law banning the sale of toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals, and Colorado and New York have since followed suit. Now Congress is looking to ban toxic foam use by the military across the country! This is HUGE. Read more for how to contact your U.S. Representative and urge their support! #NoPFASFoam
Opportunity Before Congress to Stop Military Use of Toxic Firefighting Foam | Toxic-Free Future
The use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam is a major source of drinking water contamination, with PFAS chemicals contaminating the water of at least 1 in 20 Americans. A large amount of this cont...
