📢 LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! 🗣️ While #PlasticFreeJuly is coming to a close, let's all do our part to make sure that we live as plastic-free as possible throughout the year!
250 organizations are urging Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken #TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law. Lawmakers should listen to impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professionals—not chemical industry lobbyists. toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/2...
250 organizations urge Senate: Put Americans’ health before chemical industry profits - Toxic-Free Future
National alliance urges Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken nation’s chemical safety law and encourages Congress to hear from impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professional...
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DYK Toxic-Free Future found chemicals linked to cancer in more than one in six Sally Beauty products marketed to Black and brown women? Tell Sally Beauty to get the cancer-linked chemicals out of its hair relaxers! https://ow.ly/2iZb50ZkUoR #CleanBeauty #HealthJustice #ToxicFree #SafeCosmetics
No one should have to risk health for hair care
Tell Sally Beauty to get the cancer-linked chemicals out of its relaxers.
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Tell Congress to put public health and safety before the bottom lines of chemical companies: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Stop Congress From Gutting Chemical Safety Laws
This new bill is a stunningly reckless wishlist for chemical industry lobbyists.
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Center for Environmental Health@ceh.org · last mo.The Toxic Substances Control Act took the most diverse coalition in the history of environmental lawmaking 40 years to fix, but it could be dismantled in just one. Why it's so important to keep this chemical protections law strong: https://ow.ly/e1Tr50ZhofI
The Toxic Substances Control Act took the most diverse coalition in the history of environmental lawmaking 40 years to fix, but it could be dismantled in just one. Why it's so important to keep this chemical protections law strong: https://ow.ly/e1Tr50ZhofI
The Chemical Safety Law That Took 40 Years to Fix, Could Be Dismantled in One
Senate Republicans consider easing rules for the chemical industry
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Happy Juneteenth! Join us as we celebrate the progress this holiday represents as well as the reminder of the work still to be done.
We were heartbroken to learn that our longtime partner and attorney, Eric Somers, passed away this past Spring. Eric was instrumental in helping us change the world. We send our deepest condolences to Eric’s family, friends, and colleagues. ceh.org/in-memory-of...
In Memory of Eric Somers, Longtime Attorney and Counsel for CEH - Center for Environmental Health %
Eric Somers represented CEH for 27 years, securing transformational legal victories to protect people’s health and the environment.
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🌎 Happy #WorldRefillDay! Don't forget to: ✅ Bring your own reusable cup to coffee shops ✅ Visit a reuse/refill store to refill on products like shampoo, conditioner, soap, and laundry/dish detergents ✅ Use a glass or stainless steel reusable water bottle instead of plastic
More than 70 million pounds of the herbicide atrazine are used annually in the United States. Advocates are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of the toxic weedkiller linked to cancer. www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/atra...
Federal review on weedkiller sparks backlash from environment and health groups
Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked t...
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Toxic chemicals used in plastics and everyday products are showing up in breast milk. A new peer-reviewed study found bisphenols, melamine, triclosan, and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk samples.
Endocrine-disrupting plastic chemicals in breast milk - Toxic-Free Future
New testing found BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan in breast milk samples, pointing to widespread exposure from everyday products and materials.
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Alongside Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network, e notified EPA of our intent to sue the agency over the atrazine issue. Story by The New Lede: https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/atrazine-fish-and-wildlife-health-concerns/
🌊 Today is #WorldOceanDay! What better way to celebrate than to use our collective power to get an endocrine-disrupting chemical that's also bad for our oceans out of receipt paper? https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/its-world-ocean-day-protect-aquatic-life-from-the-bps-in-receipts-2/
1/ Plastic production is dangerous. Last week some 50,000 California residents evacuated their homes after a GKN Aerospace facility reported a leak from a massive tank storing 7,000 gallons (26,000+ litres) of MMA, a toxic and highly flammable chemical used to make plastic.
Frontline leaders across the country are calling on The Home Depot to lead the industry away from toxic PVC plastic. Many pictured live with the consequences of vinyl production & disposal, from polluted air & water to serious illness linked to chemical exposure. toxicfreefuture.org/blog/groups-...
"Wego Chemical Group is among the companies CEH targeted in citizen lawsuits filed under the Toxic Substances Control Act. These lawsuits require giving the EPA and alleged violators 60 days’ notice before filing." Our work, covered by @patrizzuto.bsky.social: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
Wego Violated Requirement to Report Chemical Imports, EPA Says
Wego Chemical Group and related companies have violated statutory requirements by failing to report more than 200 chemicals, the EPA said in a complaint announced Monday.
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“CEH is proud to fill these major gaps in enforcement and reporting, acting as a watchdog of our important public health and environmental laws to protect people from potential exposure to toxic chemicals in their communities.” -Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO of CEH ceh.org/latest/press...
CEH Achieves 15 Legal Agreements with Companies who Failed to Report Billions of Pounds of Imported Chemicals - Center for Environmental Health
CEH achieved fifteen settlement agreements resulting in companies filing reports with the EPA for over 150 previously unreported chemicals, totaling more than 12 billion pounds.
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In partnership with @ceh.org, we explore how #EcoFriendlyPurchasing policies work together to help communities thrive. Explore our toolkit for cities: www.cityhealth.org/eco-friendly...
Eco-Friendly Purchasing Resources - CityHealth — Helping everyone live healthy, full lives
CityHealth recently created a number of resources with Center for Environmental Health on its policy Eco-Friendly Purchasing. Access all the resources below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FvRZBEcw...
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🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month! At CEH we are proud to support the LGBTQ+ community. We embrace those most marginalized within the community including queer people of color and transgender people. We aspire to be a community where EVERYONE belongs. #Pride #PrideMonth
"The grim reality is that 23-35 million pounds of pesticide ingredients used annually in the United States are PFAS. California has registered 53 PFAS pesticides. And about 2.5 million pounds of those poisons are applied annually to California cropland." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Opinion | Peaches, pears and PFAS: California lawmakers may limit 'forever' pesticides in foods
PFAS chemicals were found in nearly 40% of samples of nonorganic fruits and vegetables California regulators tested in 2023. A bill would ban their use.
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Three years later, residents are still getting sick from toxic fallout related to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Can you join us in asking The Home Depot to ban PVC plastic? Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
❓Are there harmful ingredients in diapers?👶🏽 Join the Diaper Ingredient Project from our friends at @weavingvoices.bsky.social! Your photos can help explore potential harmful ingredients in diapers and incontinence in products to support safer products for families. weavingvoices.org/diaper-ingre...
Voices Behind the Crown
Voices Behind the Crown celebrates and uplifts the beauty, history, and culture of Black hair as part of Weave’s “Beautiful Hair Without the Scare” campaign.
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👶🏼 Did you know that diapers may contain harmful substances that can alter babies' hormones? We're proud to co-sponsor AB 1901, which would require the disclosure of intentionally added ingredients in children’s diapers. ICYMI Hilary Swank supports AB 1901: people.com/hilary-swank...
"Diapers may contain harmful substances that can alter babies' hormones. Lack of transparency is a problem because caregivers can't make informed decisions." Big thanks to Hilary Swank for advocating for AB 1901! We're proud to co-sponsor this important bill. people.com/hilary-swank...
Hilary Swank Says She's Focused on 'Being in the Moment' While Advocating for a Safer Future for Her Twins (Exclusive)
Hilary Swank recently chatted with PEOPLE about her lobbying efforts for the California Bill AB 1901, which calls for more transparency in diaper ingredients. During the conversation, the actress open...
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“Despite efforts to regulate EDCs in cosmetics, biocidal products, and foods, environmental contamination by these substances continues to rise.” https://www.ehn.org/plastic-bottled-water-edcs
Water from plastic bottles — including expensive brands — contains more chemicals than water stored in glass
In a recent study published in Analytica Chimica Acta, researchers used new methods for detecting diverse endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in drinking water to test multiple bottled water brands from Belgium. In short:In total, 17 EDCs were found in the 37 bottled waters tested, including chemi...
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"Pacifiers can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, with the highest levels found in one marketed as “BPA-free,” a new study shows." https://usrtk.org/healthwire/pacifiers-bpa-babies/
Pacifiers, even those labeled “BPA-free,” expose babies to toxic chemical, study finds
Pacifiers—even "BPA-free" ones—can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, a new study shows.
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"Greenwashed 2025 pulls back the curtain on greenwashing: The deliberate tactics a wide variety of entities use to misrepresent their environmental impact, exploit consumer trust, and avoid accountability for the harm they cause to people and planet." https://just-zero.org/reports/greenwashed-2025/
Greenwashed 2025 - Just Zero
Corporations are cashing in on your values. Greenwashed 2025 exposes the tactics companies use to deceive consumers – and gives you the tools to push back.
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"By implementing PFAS-reduction practices and infrastructure in various aspects of the state, we can lead the nation in ridding ourselves of this toxic threat." https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article315565483.html#storylink=cpy
Protect produce from PFAS: No forever chemicals in California pesticides | Opinion
“California cannot allow its farms to become a new pipeline for forever chemicals into our food and soil.”
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#MayDay is a reminder for workers to stand together. If you’re going to a May Day event, you can download this graphic and use it as a sign.
