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(Olympia, WA) A bipartisan majority (60-37) of the Washington State House of Representatives has passed precedent-setting legislation to protect people and orcas from toxic chemical pollution.
The Washington State Senate has passed precedent-setting legislation to eliminate sources of toxic chemicals that are harmful to orcas and humans.
Seattle, WA – Toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, reproductive problems, and neurological problems remain in kids’ products sold in Washington state, according to an analysis of new reports filed by manufacturers of kids’ products with the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). Kids can be exposed to the chemicals when they use the […]
(Portland, OR) – In an effort to fill regulatory gaps left by the federal government, states are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals, according to an analysis by Safer States.
Victims’ families, public health advocates to make case EPA unlawfully allows chemical linked to dozens of deaths to remain on the market.
Grocery store takeout is a convenient way to get dinner on the table. But it shouldn’t come with harmful nonstick PFAS chemicals. A new study by Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and Toxic-Free Future, looks at the extent to which five of the nation’s largest grocery store chains are using and selling PFAS-containing food packaging, including containers, wrappers, and other food packages.
Advocates call on EPA to finalize proposed ban, protect Americans from toxic products
A report released today reveals that major retail companies are making slow but meaningful progress at improving the chemical safety of the products, food, and packaging they sell, but nearly half of those scored -- including every restaurant chain evaluated -- have failed to take any public measures to help eliminate toxic chemicals from the products they carry.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Latino workers, environmental and public health advocates, and the mothers of two young men who recently died from methylene chloride exposure notified the Trump administration of their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to finalize a ban on the use of this lethal chemical in paint strippers.
Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow airports to use firefighting foam free of highly fluorinated chemicals or PFAS, paving the way for Washington State’s ban to eventually apply to most of the state’s airports.