About Mike Schade
Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. Prior to joining TFF Mike was Markets Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ) where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates, and bisphenol A in consumer products and packaging, and led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo. Mike lives in New York with his wife and dog, and regularly explores the region’s mountains, lakes, and beaches.
At yesterday's @HomeDepot shareholder meeting, East Palestine resident @JessicaConardEP asked a crucial Q:
❓What’s being done to eliminate PVC—the toxic plastic behind the derailment disaster that displaced her?
The reply: vague words, no real commitment.
BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana Hit with Federal Lawsuit for De-Facto Ban on Use of Air Pollution Monitoring by Community Groups
To learn more, visit: https://environmentalintegrity.org/news/louisiana-hit-with-federal-lawsuit-for-ban-on-air-pollution-monitoring/
Microplastics have now been found in the human heart, lungs, brain, blood, testes, placentas, and breastmilk. Babies are being born pre-polluted by plastics. We MUST reduce the huge amount of plastic being produced and put into the marketplace, our bodies & the environment.
