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| Sep 17, 2026 | Court overturns critical EPA protections from deadly methylene chloride | Fifth Circuit vacates 2024 rule protecting consumers and workers from a cancer-causing chemical that can cause serious illness and death
This ruling sides with the chemical industry at the expense of public health and will put more people a... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 250 Organizations Urge Senate: Put Americans’ Health Before Chemical Industry Profits | National alliance urges Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken nation’s chemical safety law
Congress should not make changes to our nation’s chemical safety law to placate the chemical industry. Americans need stronger protections fr... |
| May 19, 2026 | EPA announces rollback of protections for toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' in drinking water | Health advocates warn rollback will prolong exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, immune system harm, and developmental risks
EPA’s action to roll back these standards will prolong exposure and leave communities in da... |
| May 6, 2026 | New study finds endocrine-disrupting plastic chemicals in breast milk | Bisphenols, melamine, and triclosan detected in breast milk, pointing to widespread exposure from plastics and other products
These exposures highlight the need for stronger safeguards so families are not put in harm’s way simply by feeding... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Cancer-linked chemicals found in hair products marketed and sold to women of color by Sally Beauty | New analysis of more than 550 products finds formaldehyde-releasing chemicals and siloxanes in items disproportionately marketed to Black and brown consumers
No one should have to risk their health to care for their hair.”
— Cheri Peele, Di... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | New Proposal in Congress Would Gut Key Provisions of Landmark Chemical Safety Law, Putting Families’ Health at Risk | Children’s health must come first, yet the chemical industry is now lobbying to weaken the chemical law that protects our families.”
— Alliance for Health and Safe ChemicalsWASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | House Majority Introduces Chemical Industry-Backed Bill to Weaken Federal Protections from Toxic Chemicals | Legislation would roll back EPA oversight, fast-track new chemical approvals, undermine bipartisan reforms to TSCA
This bill is a chemical lobby wish list. Congress should reject this chemical industry assault on our health protections.”
— ... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Washington becomes first state in the nation to ban all formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics | Toxic-Free Future applauds landmark ban on cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics to protect health
By taking this action, Washington state is putting the health of people first... we expect this landmark action to prompt the reformulation o... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Green Seal Announces Group of Experts for its Inaugural Standards Steering Committee | Green Seal Announces Group of Experts for its Inaugural Standards Steering Committee
Green Seal announced the formation of its inaugural Standards Steering Committee, comprising industry leaders and subject matter experts charged with overs... |
| Feb 5, 2025 | PFAS 'forever chemical' policies expected to be more expansive in states this year, new analysis finds | Anticipated 2025 state actions will also focus on toxic chemicals in cosmetics and plastics
States are leading the charge in protecting public health by not only cleaning up toxic pollution but also preventing it from happening in the first... |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Health | Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says | Though Schwarcz said the risks outlined in the study aren’t enough for him to discard his black plastic kitchen items if he had them, he agreed with the authors that flame retardants shouldn’t be in these products in the first place.
“The m... |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Health | Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do | “That’s because flame retardants aren’t actually bound to the plastic polymers that they’re added to, it’s an additive. And heat can ease migration of chemicals out of products,” said Megan Liu, co-author of the study and science and policy... |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Названы токсичные предметы кухонной утвари: сильно бьют по здоровью | В исследовании описаны возможные опасности, которые могут возникнуть при использовании изделий из пластика чёрного цвета. Тёрнер объясняет: такие предметы обихода содержат химические вещества, которые обычно встречаются во внешних корпусах,... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Study by Toxic-Free Future Finds Toxic Flame Retardants in U.S. Household Black Plastic Items | Highest levels of toxic flame retardants found in a spatula, sushi tray, and beaded necklace—likely the result of dirty plastic recycling
These cancer-causing chemicals shouldn’t be used to begin with, but with recycling, they are entering ... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | EPA finalizes ban on most uses of methylene chloride | Toxic-Free Future applauds EPA action that will save many lives, while urging greater protections for workers
As glad as we are to see today’s rule ... we are concerned that limits to its scope will allow continued exposure for too many wor... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | EPA announces final rule to designate two PFAS as “hazardous substances” | Safer States and Toxic-Free Future applaud this important step while urging EPA to take the next step and list all PFAS as hazardous under Superfund WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, the U.S. Environ... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | EPA announces finalized drinking water standards for six individual PFAS “forever chemicals” | Comes after years of PFAS action by states & leading retailers nationwide. Safer States & Toxic-Free Future applaud EPA’s record low drinking water standards
We hope that EPA’s action sends a strong signal that we need to protect dr... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | New report finds up to 36 million pounds of vinyl chloride are transported across North American railways at any moment | For the first time ever, new report uncovers quantities and maps the route of vinyl chloride rail shipments by America’s largest producer, OxyVinyls
Our new analysis shows that OxyVinyls, the company shipping hazardous vinyl chloride by rai... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | What solutions does the world need for “problematic plastics” like PVC and polystyrene? | Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals. Some activists say tha... |
| Jul 19, 2023 | New study reveals unregulated toxic chemicals are building up in people | Testing of breast milk finds unregulated flame retardants for the first time, while banned substances are decreasing.
Our results show that when we prohibit the use of persistent toxic chemicals like PBDEs, we make breast milk safer for bab... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | New investigation uncovers largest polluters of vinyl chloride in U.S. & toxic impacts of making PVC plastics | Five companies collectively produce more than 10 billion pounds of vinyl chloride in a year in the U.S.
It is outrageous that so many communities are being exposed...Governments and major retailers like The Home Depot that sell PVC products... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Raincoats, undies, school uniforms: Are your clothes dripping in "forever chemicals"? | There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat.
Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks... |
| Mar 13, 2023 | More than 100 groups demand EPA conduct dioxin testing in areas impacted by the East Palestine train derailment | Experts & advocates urge EPA to make a deeper commitment to protecting impacted communities by conducting comprehensive & transparent process of dioxin testing
This community deserves to know what potential toxic chemicals they will... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Washington State’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act passes House of Representatives, moves to Senate | If passed, first-ever bill will be the strongest state law in the country regulating toxic chemicals in cosmetics
The legislation will help bring safer products to store shelves here in Washington and beyond by sparking innovation in the ec... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | REI announces it will ban PFAS in all textiles | New commitment follows nationwide campaign & state regulatory actions
“REI’s commitment will have nationwide impacts by protecting more people from toxic chemicals and by driving ripple effects in the marketplace.”
— Mike Schade, direct... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Experts weigh in on potential health hazards posed by chemicals in Ohio train derailment | It’s been more than two weeks since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling chemicals onto the ground and into waterways, and releasing them into the air as damaged cars burst into flames. A few days later, on Fe... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Walmart removes nearly 37 million pounds of toxic “priority chemicals” from its products | Health advocates praise Walmart for its marketplace leadership in toxic chemical reductions and urge other retailers to follow
This demonstrates the power retailers have to drive toxic chemicals out of their products and throughout global s... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | 100+ groups from across the country urge Congress to ban toxic PFAS in food packaging | Currently 11 states and 22 retailers have policies that ban PFAS "forever chemicals" in food packaging
This common sense provision will take PFAS off the menu—we call on Committee leaders on both sides of Capitol Hill to include i... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | How a nonprofit is working with retail giants like Whole Foods to ditch toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in products and packaging | Fast-food packaging that tested positive for fluorine. Courtesy of Mind the Store.
“Forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, which are found in products like Teflon and wrappers are polluting the environment and us.
Nonprofit Mind the Store ... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | How a nonprofit is working with retail giants like Whole Foods to ditch toxic 'forever chemicals' in products and packaging | Fast-food packaging that tested positive for fluorine. Courtesy of Mind the Store.
"Forever chemicals," also known as PFAS, which are found in products like Teflon and wrappers are polluting the environment and us.
Nonprofit Mind ... |
