Communities across the country are struggling with PFAS contaminated drinking water, yet President Trump has threatened to veto a bill to curb this pollution. The health and safety of families and service members should come first! Please join us in taking action to keep the NDAA strong!
Take Action: Keep the NDAA Strong on PFAS! | Toxic-Free Future
Congress is in agreement: we don’t need to choose between safe drinking water and fighting fires! Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have voted to phase out the military’s use of fir...Finally! After years of making PFAS for food packaging, Chemours (formerly DuPont) is getting out! They should do this for all products.
"Erika Schreder, science director at Toxic-Free Future, an advocacy and research group that lobbies policymakers to strengthen chemical protections, said Chemours’ decision reflects the reality that the chemicals are 'dangerous and unnecessary.'"
Exclusive: Maker of 'forever chemicals' cuts food packaging products
Chemical giant Chemours has stopped making some PFAS-based coatings used in disposable food packaging.Check out our latest blog post to learn what actions Toxic-Free Future believes are necessary to turn off the tap on PFAS contamination in Washington state!
Next Steps in Tackling PFAS Chemicals in Washington State | Toxic-Free Future
It’s been a big year at Toxic-Free Future! After a decade of hard work and persistence, Washington state now leads the nation with the strongest law regulating toxics in products. Before the Polluti...The wake-up calls keep coming: scientists are finding PFAS chemicals in wild birds' eggs. "Today more than 4,000 forms [of PFAS] can be found in products ranging from cooking pans and winter coats to burger wrappers and dental floss. For decades, however, these unregulated “forever chemicals” have also infiltrated lakes, streams, and hundreds of urban drinking supplies. Their pervasiveness doesn’t bode well for organisms that rely on these waters."
P.S. Those organisms include us.
Birds Are Living Proof That ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollute Our Water Supplies
Decades of studies show avian eggs and tissues are chock-full of widely used PFAS. Now officials are finally taking action for public health.False advertising
