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Tell your story and help us build momentum as we approach a potential vote on safer chemicals in the U.S. Senate. Let us know how you honor the lessons of YOUR mother. Find out how to participate at the end of this post. By Cindy Luppi, New England Director, Clean Water Action April is here […]

by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Between the day-to-day phone calls, interactions on Facebook, email and Twitter, I feel like I’ve come to personally know many of you. We’ve talked about your children, struggles with fertility, the stress your family faces as you raise a child with a learning disability, heard your stories of being a […]

by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Judging our art contest was kind of like being an American Idol judge during the finale. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t that stressful, but let me say that the talented artists blew us away. While my personal artistic abilities fall short of fitting in the lines of my niece’s Harry […]

The American Chemical Council (ACC), the largest trade group for chemical manufacturers such as Dow and Exxon Mobil, has launched an unusual new ad campaign in support of key members of Congress, prompting concern that the ads are a reward for blocking new consumer safeguards pending in Congress.

New York is famous for many things. Pizza. Snowy winters. And a chronically dysfunctional state legislature. It’s true, we’ve been known to produce our fair share of scandalous politicians, but good news is coming from our state these days. In the last few months the NY State Legislature has taken amazing advances to protect our […]

This was originally posted at Groovy Green Livin where Lori is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief. Lori was recently featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer advocating for all moms and dads in the fight against BPA! Everything from the food we eat to our cleaning products, furniture, personal care products and our yards can contain toxic chemicals. No one […]

Today, the Centers for Disease Control updated its estimate of autism incidence in this country to an eye-popping 1 in 88 (from 1 in 110). While the exact causes of autism remain unknown there is substantial evidence implicating environmental contaminants including chemicals.

by Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director This post was originally published at the Huffington Post on March 20th, 2012. You may have seen the March 15 front page article in the New York Times Home Section, “Is it Safe to Play Yet? Going to Extreme Lengths to Purge Household Toxins.” The article provides a useful overview and some […]

After our recent study, Hidden Hazards In The Nursery, was released, we had many people contact us about one item in particular- the My Brest Friend nursing pillow. The My Brest Friend website stated that they did not use fire retardants in their foam, but the pillow we tested contained two flame retardants, TDCPP and TCPP. […]

by Mike Schade – PVC Campaign Coordinator- Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ) CHEJ has been at the frontlines of fighting dioxin pollution for decades and is a valued member of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.  We Did It! After nearly 30 years of delays and interference from the chemical industry, the EPA finalized a critical […]