A federal appeals court overturned critical EPA protections against methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical that puts consumers and workers at greater risk of serious illness and death. EPA must protect people’s health, not roll back protections from dangerous chemicals!

Court overturns critical EPA protections from deadly methylene chloride - Toxic-Free Future

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2024 rule restricting most uses of methylene chloride, a highly toxic chemical that can cause can...

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That clear plastic packaging hanging on the #HomeDepot shelves may look harmless. It’s not. A new investigation traces PVC packaging to toxic pollution and cancer risks in communities from Texas to Louisiana. Follow the trail of poison plastic: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d16f... #FormosaPlastics

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The Supply Chain & Impacts of PVC Packaging at The Home Depot

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Tell Washington's Department of Ecology to act now on toxic plastics, not in five years. toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

Tell Ecology: Don't wait five years to act on toxic plastics - Toxic-Free Future

The Washington State Department of Ecology is proposing to delay regulatory action on toxic PVC and PVDC plastics in packaging for five or more years. Tell Ecology it must protect health and ban toxic...

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More than 250 organizations are urging the Senate to put Americans’ health before chemical industry profits. We shouldn’t weaken EPA’s ability to protect people from toxic chemicals like asbestos & PFAS. Read our coalition letter here. #TSCA 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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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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Some good news: funding for environmental justice grants must be restored!

EPA Must Fund Environmental Grants It Illegally Canceled, Judge Rules

A federal judge said the agency “is defying” his previous order voiding the cuts.

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The Anderson Economic Group estimates Michigan lost more than $4 billion due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. >> www.13abc.com/2026/07/22/c...

Canadian wildfire smoke cost Michigan more than $4 billion, economists say

Anderson Economic Group report covers agriculture, tourism, manufacturing and retail losses

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🚨 Congress could soon weaken the protections that help keep us safe from toxic chemicals. Reports indicate the Senate could begin advancing legislation to weaken our nation’s chemical law known as #TSCA as soon as this month. Tell Congress: Protect TSCA. Protect our health.

From @kuow.org: our study found plastic chemicals in breast milk that are linked to reproductive problems, cancer, and immune problems like asthma. This comes at a time when giant chemical corporations are working to roll back federal protections on toxic chemicals. We can’t let that happen! #TSCA

Study finds dangerous chemicals in the breast milk of Seattle moms

Breast milk samples from moms in the Seattle area contained chemicals linked to health problems, new research has found.

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Toxic-Free Future’s research found hormone-disrupting chemicals in breast milk samples from mothers in the U.S. Families deserve better. But stronger protections can help keep chemicals out of our homes, environment, and bodies. #TSCA

Hidden chemicals babies are drinking in breast milk can mess with hormones

This isn’t the breast news.

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A new study links exposure to common chemicals like #phthalates during pregnancy to preterm birth/lower birth weights. Families deserve better. We need government and corporate policies that put health first and ban harmful chemicals from the products we all use.

Study connects common chemicals to preterm births, other health risks

A large study of chemical exposures during pregnancy has found that pregnant women are exposed to dozens of chemicals everyday, many of which are linked to preterm births and low birth weights. The ch...

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States should have the right to protect people from toxic chemicals like glyphosate. The Supreme Court's Roundup ruling limits states' ability to act when federal protections fall short. States should never be prevented from protecting residents from toxics.

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

The decision Thursday is a victory for the Trump administration but could complicate relations with allies who want to limit pesticide use.

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For decades, the plastics industry has framed the way we think about plastics to protect its own legitimacy and deflect responsibility for the crisis it created. A new brief exposes the disinformation tactics behind the plastics crisis — and what they mean for policymaking. READ: bit.ly/4eySgAq

Everyone deserves clean water, safe products, and healthy communities. That’s why our team joined other advocates from the Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals on Capitol Hill this week, urging Congress to protect #TSCA, our nation’s main chemical safety law.

New @theguardian.com piece highlights our latest study finding hormone-disrupting chemicals in breast milk. It isn't on parents to solve this. Congress must protect #TSCA and uphold safeguards that keep dangerous chemicals out of everyday products.

Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples

Study of mothers in Seattle underscores ‘widespread, systemic problem’ of chemical contamination, experts say

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This Father's Day, remember the dads we've lost to preventable cancers from toxic chemicals like TCE and asbestos. Our nation’s chemical safety law exists to stop this. The chemical industry wants it weakened. Tell Congress no. #TSCA #FathersDay toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

Tell Congress: Stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections - Toxic-Free Future

The chemical industry is working hard to undermine the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Tell your senator to stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections.

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My Mom Told Congress: Don’t Gut Toxic Chemical Rules www.momscleanairforce.org/tsca-lobby-d... @momscleanairforce.org #TSCA

My Mom Told Congress: Don’t Gut Toxic Chemical Rules - Moms Clean Air Force

Moms across the country are speaking out to defend the Toxic Substances Control Act, meant to protect us from dangerous chemicals, like PFAS, asbestos, and formaldehyde.

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Everyone deserves clean water, safe products, and healthy communities. That’s why advocates from the Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals are on Capitol Hill urging Congress to protect #TSCA, our nation’s main chemical safety law.

Gerber baby food has a secret ingredient… Behind the baby, microplastics were found. A recent investigation by Greenpeace International found an average of 54 microplastics per gram of baby food tested...the equivalent of over 5k particles per pouch. Read more or take action below 👇 bit.ly/4dBYejA

There’s a hidden ingredient in Gerber baby food pouches. It’s microplastics. - Greenpeace

A new investigation found an estimated 5,000 microplastic particles in a single pouch of Gerber baby food. Every pouch we tested had them.

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Tell The Home Depot to stop selling this poison plastic! #BanPVC #MindTheStore

The Home Depot: Stop Selling Poison Plastic - Toxic-Free Future

Tell The Home Depot to ban toxic PVC in building materials like flooring, siding, and packaging.

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Pressure continues to grow on The Home Depot to phase out toxic PVC plastics. Heading into today’s shareholder meeting, investors, frontline communities & public health advocates called on Home Depot to phase out toxic PVC from its products.

Groups call on The Home Depot to phase out PVC plastics ahead of shareholder meeting - Toxic-Free Future

Frontline leaders from across the country are calling on The Home Depot to lead the industry away from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, highlighted in a new “photo quilt” unveiled by Toxic-Free Futur...

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The Trump administration is moving to roll back limits on some PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” found in the drinking water of millions of Americans. https://to.pbs.org/4dXNaxt

Trump administration moves to roll back limits on forever chemicals in drinking water

The Trump administration is moving to roll back limits on some PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” found in the drinking water of millions of Americans. The Biden-era rule set the first national drink...

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Today the EPA proposed repealing limits on multiple types of “forever chemicals” in drinking water. If finalized, the Trump administration proposal would end drinking water limits for four toxic PFAS. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restritions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.

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ICYMI, our @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social and @saferstates.bsky.social press statement on EPA's rollback of PFAS forever chemicals in drinking water #PFAS #drinkingwater #foreverchemicals toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/e...

EPA announces rollback of protections for toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water - Toxic-Free Future

EPA rolls back PFAS drinking water protections, delaying and rescinding limits on “forever chemicals” linked to cancer and immune harm.

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EPA: we need to protect people from PFAS! (thirty seconds later...) EPA: today we are rolling back regulation of PFAS in drinking water! That's no way to make America healthy again!

EPA says it is protecting communities from #PFAS. Meanwhile, the EPA just announced it is rolling back regulation of these #foreverchemicals, such as GenX, in drinking water. Americans deserve stronger protections from toxic chemicals in drinking water, not weaker ones.

Can someone please tell me: how exactly will this "make America healthy again"?! Are you kidding me? #MAHA via @propublica.org @fastlerner.bsky.social #EPA #TSCA #IRIS www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations

For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review...

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PVC and PVDC #plastic packaging, made from cancer-causing chemicals, threatens public health and the environment throughout its lifecycle. Tell @ecology.wa.gov: don't wait five years to act on PVC in food packaging! #BanPVC

Tell Ecology: Don't wait five years to act on toxic PVC - Toxic-Free Future

The Washington State Department of Ecology is proposing to delay regulatory action on toxic PVC and PVDC plastics in packaging for five or more years. Tell Ecology it must protect health and ban toxic...

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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-...

Congress must protect #TSCA, our nation’s primary #chemicalsafety law, and prevent the chemical industry from rolling back health protections. Act now:

Tell Congress: Stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections - Toxic-Free Future

The chemical industry is working hard to undermine the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Tell your senator to stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections.

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