More reason states need to lead and enact strong protections on toxic chemicals. We can't rely on the federal government to protect our health right now.
Plan to Manage Toxic 'Teflon' Chemicals Delayed by Shutdown -- EPA Nominee
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During a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Acting Administrator AndrewThe same five classes of chemicals widely used or present in consumer products have emerged as a concern for both human and orca health. Our background on why flame retardants, PFAS, phthalates, phenolic compounds, and PCBs should be prioritized for action to protect kids and orcas.
Toxic Soup: Chemicals of Concern for Humans and Orcas | Toxic-Free Future
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Five classes of chemicals in consumer products are emerging as particular concern for the health of both humans and orcas. What is this toxic soup of chemicals and what can we do about them?A big source of toxic pollution affecting orcas comes from chemicals in consumer products. The same chemicals showing up in our homes, breastmilk, & food, end up in wastewater, sediment, & orcas' food. We need to prevent this pollution before it creates a toxic legacy. What's good for orcas is for good for humans too!
Our Shared Contamination Crisis | Toxic-Free Future
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Toxic chemicals in consumer products not only affect human health, they are making their way into the environment and affecting wildlife, like orcas, too.Hello, hello. I am writing to you today to ask for your support. We are fighting the installation of an asphalt plant along the Cedar River. This is a Salmoniod River and our Orca Whale are dying of starvation. This is exactly where the food chain begins for them. The fingerling salmon are released here and go out to the sea to grow big. Please go and sign the petition, donate if you can. Please help stop this insane idea of an asphalt plant at this location. Thank You!💯
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Lakeside Industries is attempting to put an asphalt plant a couple hundred feet from the Cedar River on a parcel that is not zoned for this, per the King County Comprehensive Plan.Important consumer info on dental floss. A new study from Silent Spring Institute finds some brands may be exposing you to nonstick PFAS chemicals. Solution? Laws that restrict the use of these chemicals so that everyone is protected!
Your dental floss might be exposing you to toxic chemicals
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Led by Silent Spring Institute in collaboration with the Public Health Institute in Berkeley, the new study looked at blood samples taken from 178 middle-aged women to measure the levels of 11 differe...
