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Autism is a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. It affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. It is a spectrum disorder, so it affects individuals in a variety of ways. You may see a person with autism who is unable to speak, intellectually disabled, rocking […]

Listen to the June 7, 2011 teleconference

Listen to the June 7, 2011 teleconference: Autism and Toxic Chemical Exposure: What is the Relationship? https://saferchemicals.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/audio/autism_teleconference_7june11.mp3 Almost 1% of 8-year-old children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a 10-fold increase over just a 15-year period. About 30% of this dramatic rise in autism cannot be explained by changes in the age of diagnosis and […]

Editors Note: This is the second post in our three-part blog series on toxic flame retardants in Puget Sound. Part one chronicled the impacts of toxic flame retardants on Puget Sound’s wildlife, especially its killer whales. Now we look at how the Sound’s topography makes its wildlife even more vulnerable to toxic chemicals, including toxic […]

Editor’s Note: Today, as part of our new Clean and Healthy Waters Campaign, we begin a series of posts delving into some of the chemical pollutants that have contaminated Puget Sound’s fish and wildlife and pose one of the greatest threats to their survival. We start with a three-part series, A Fireproof Puget Sound, on […]

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series of posts delving into some of the the chemical pollutants that have contaminated Puget Sound’s fish and wildlife and pose one of the greatest threats to their survival. This is part two of a two-part series that examines phthalate chemicals found in everything from vinyl […]

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series of posts delving into some of the the chemical pollutants that have contaminated Puget Sound’s fish and wildlife and pose one of the greatest threats to their survival. This is part one of a two-part series, Puget Sound’s Toxic Treadmill, that examines phthalate chemicals found […]

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a series of posts delving into some of the the chemical pollutants that have contaminated Puget Sound’s fish and wildlife and pose one of the greatest threats to their survival. This is part one of a two-part series, A Non-Sticky Situation, that examines perfluoinated compounds or “Teflon […]

Editors Note: This is the third post in our special blog series, A Fireproof Puget Sound. Part one chronicled the impacts of toxic flame retardants on Puget Sound’s wildlife, especially its killer whales. Part two looked at how the Sound’s topography makes its wildlife even more vulnerable to toxic chemicals, including toxic flame retardants. Now […]

Alba’s partnership with the coalition comes at a critical time when American consumers, specifically moms, are demanding government leadership on increasing protections from toxic chemicals.