Press Releases
NGO encourages Walmart to expand list of chemicals, challenges other retailers to follow suit
Environmental health advocates rally outside of Kroger Annual Shareholder Meeting and questions Kroger's CEO
Health advocates across the country call on Kroger and Albertsons to ban toxic BPA in food packaging
100,000+ people signed petitions calling on grocery retailers to ban BPA & adopt comprehensive chemical policies
Lead leaches into water from hoses, study finds, the market is shifting to safer materials and products
Toxic Substances Control Act Update Could Leave Washingtonians Without Critical Health Protections From Toxic Chemicals Seattle, WA – This week Congress is set to vote on an update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – the federal law regulating toxic chemicals that has not been updated since 1976. The vote could come as early […]
New report reveals toxic phthalates "everywhere." Used in products from 3M, Hallmark Cards, The Gap, Sherwin-Williams Company, True Value, and More
Seattle, WA – Today Governor Inslee will sign the Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act (ESHB 2545). The new law bans five toxic chemicals in home furniture and kids’ products, including the first-ever ban on TBBPA, a chemical found in kids’ car seats. It also establishes a state process for addressing six additional toxic flame retardants […]
New Study Uncovers Air As Significant Source Of Exposure To New Generation Of Toxic Flame Retardants
Seattle, WA –A new generation of flame retardants used as replacement chemicals to now-banned compounds are present in air at much higher concentrations than the chemicals they are replacing, according to a new peer-reviewed study appearing in the journal Chemosphere. Researchers say these new findings show inhalation to be a more significant route of exposure […]
(Seattle, WA) Just hours before consumers in Washington and around the country were planning to call attention to Macy’s stores sale of furniture products containing toxic flame retardant chemicals, the retailer announced it would end the practice. Activists from Earth Ministry, Arc of Washington State and Unite had planned to stand outside Macy’s stores throughout […]
Seattle – Newly published test results show that a toxic contaminant linked to cancer known as perfluoroctonoic acid (PFOA) was found in anti-aging products from beloved brands Garnier and CoverGirl. PFOA is a contaminant of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), an ingredient used to create a smooth finish in personal care products and a non-stick surface on some […]