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A new peer-reviewed study released today tested over 100 couch samples from across the U.S. and found that 85% contained toxic or untested flame retardant chemicals. This includes 41% of the couches testing positive for the cancer-causing chlorinated Tris, which was banned from children’s pajamas decades ago.

Recently, I was asked to share a faith message on environmental justice, for the Season of Creation-Mother Earth Sunday, at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, located in Wilmington, Delaware. The minister of the church told me the service would include a baptism of a baby boy. I am not a theologian, but […]

We recently learned some startling things about the chemical industry. Since 2005 they have spent $375 million dollars on elections and lobbying Congress. In just the third quarter of 2012, the chemical industry trade association spent $3.48 million dollars lobbying Congress to block reform. And in the first six months of this year, Dow Chemical […]

With the elections behind us, it’s time to take stock of their meaning for our chemical reform effort. In short: things are looking bright. There will certainly be a debate in the full U.S. Senate and in statehouses around the country next year. We are in a good position to win that debate.

Exposure to PCBs in Schools can Impact Your Child’s Ability to Learn By Lois Gibbs, Executive Director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice Was your child’s school built before 1979?  It’s worth it to take a moment and find out!  If so, a group of chemicals called PCBs may be lurking in the […]

By Carolyn Fine Friedman With the recent resurgence of publicity around Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in September, I am reminded of my own journey to discover, accept, and increase public awareness of the frightening number and toxicity of chemicals in our environment and our bodies. When I received the results […]

Losing my friend to cancer: Time to focus on breast cancer prevention By Katy Farber, author and founder of Non-Toxic Kids Meet Kristen. We met in childbirth class. Since we were pregnant at the same time, we talked all the time of chemicals in plastic, hormones in food, the clean 15, non-toxic sunscreen. Kristen made […]

By Beka Apostolidis Beka a nurse and clinical instructor in Connecticut. <img class=”asset asset-image at-xid-6a01157055c190970c017ee4702c2e970d” style=”border: solid 4px #BF6440;margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px” title=”Beka” src=”https://saferchemicals.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/typepad/6a01157055c190970c017ee4702c2e970d-32Time makes it easier to talk about it. The “it” in this case is breast cancer. When I was 35, I decided to go in for my first mammogram. I admit, […]

By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director It is days like yesterday that keep me inspired to work towards a safer chemicals future. Thousands of individuals, and hundreds of organizations and businesses participated in our Healthy Families Day of Action. Events took place in dozens of states including a giant postcard signing in New York City and […]

"Today's report by Common Cause, Toxic Spending, is a powerful reminder of what we're up against in our pursuit of common sense limits on toxic chemicals," says Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director at Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.