Data centers don't just strain water supplies—they can be major sources of #PFAS pollution. As companies push to rapidly expand AI infrastructure, we need to fully account for the impacts on our health, communities, and environment, especially the dangers of more PFAS.

US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use

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📚 Back-to-school shopping doesn't have to mean bringing home unnecessary toxic chemicals. Simple swaps—like PVC-free school supplies, safer lunch containers, and fragrance-free products—can help reduce kids' exposure to toxic chemicals.

Back-to-school basics to protect your family’s health - Toxic-Free Future

Look for these safer options to help reduce kids' exposure to toxic chemicals in back-to-school basics like school supplies and lunches.

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Toxic chemicals linked to serious health harms can be found in products throughout our homes—from furniture to cleaning products. Congress must protect #TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law, and keep dangerous chemicals out of the products we all use. Act now: toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

Help, my sofa is killing me! The toxic chemicals hiding in your home – and how to avoid them

From mattresses to saucepans, scientists offer tweaks to help detoxify your space

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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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📣 King County residents: We want your input! How should we better protect people & waterways from harmful chemicals in everyday products? Take our 5-minute survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QC97YZ8 Your feedback will help guide future education and action in King County. 💙 #KingCounty #CleanWater

💧We should all have access to safe, clean drinking water. But EPA is proposing rollbacks on protections from toxic #PFAS. Weakening these safeguards means more forever chemicals in our water. Tell EPA: Don't roll back PFAS drinking water protections! toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

Tell EPA: Don't roll back health protections on forever chemicals in drinking water - Toxic-Free Future

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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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🚨 It’s go time! Congress could begin rolling back TSCA—our nation’s chemical safety law—as early as this month. We need your voice NOW. Tell Congress: Oppose any efforts to weaken #TSCA and the protections we fought so hard to win.

Tell Congress: Protect our health. Don’t weaken TSCA! - Toxic-Free Future

Congress could begin rolling back TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law, as early as this month. We need your voice now.

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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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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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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 report found #PFAS levels in clothing and textiles have fallen sharply following state bans on these toxic "forever chemicals." The takeaway: bans work. Laws protect people. And strong policies drive companies toward alternatives.

State bans on Pfas reduce ‘forever chemicals’ in clothing and textiles, US report finds

About 80% of 115 products tested show levels of Pfas that comply with rules – but some firms still exceeding limits

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New reporting looks at the search for safer alternatives to #6PPD, a tire additive linked to widespread coho salmon deaths. WA state must protect the health of people & salmon & pass a bill to ban 6PPD & regrettable substitutes. Prevention is the only solution. www.eopugetsound.org/seeking-alte...

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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Jess Conard of Rail Watch joined us in DC last week to remind Congress why #TSCA matters. After vinyl chloride polluted her East Palestine community, she knows the consequences of weak chemical protections. Congress must protect our health—not polluters. 📸: Louis Tinsley

@ecology.wa.gov says creating safer products means replacing harmful chemicals with alternatives that are safer for people and the environment. So why wait five+ years to act on toxic PVC & PVDC packaging when safer alternatives already exist? ecology.wa.gov/blog/june-20...

What's the recipe for a safer product?

<p>Learn more about how our Safer Products team works to replace toxic chemicals in everyday products.</p>

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Looking forward to our federal policy director, Liz Hitchcock, speaking at the TSCA Reform – 10 Years Later conference and joining the conversation on the future of TSCA implementation. Join us 6/10 in Washington, DC or virtually: www.eli.org/events/tsca-...

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🧪 Join us for 10th annual Toxic Substances Control Act Annual Conference! Leading panelists will reflect on the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments and discuss where TSCA stands today. Sign up now: www.eli.org/events/tsca-... Co-sponsored by ELI, @lawbc.com, and @gwpublichealth.bsky.social

Great piece from @lindsaydahl.bsky.social featuring our new study that found endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk. We need policies that keep toxic chemicals out of products and our bodies. That's why Congress must protect #TSCA! lindsaydahl.substack.com/p/toxic-chem...

Toxic Chemicals Are in Breast Milk

That's Not a Reason to Stop Breastfeeding. It's a Reason to Pass Better Laws.

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Cancer. Immune system harm. Reproductive health concerns. These are real-world consequences when chemical policies are weakened. Today we're meeting with Congress alongside impacted communities from Spokane, WA and East Palestine, OH to urge lawmakers to protect #TSCA.

This week, Spokane community leader John Hancock joins us in DC to share how PFAS pollution has affected local families and why Congress must protect #TSCA. People deserve clean water and protection from toxic chemicals before harm occurs. Take action: toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

We joined partners from across the Salish Sea to kick off the 20th annual Orca Month and share how reducing toxic chemical pollution can protect both people and wildlife like orcas. Here's to a month of celebrating and protecting these iconic animals! www.orcamonth.org

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 toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

From @earthjustice.org: Another reminder that weak chemical rules have real consequences for people’s health. #TSCA requires EPA to protect us from chemicals like decaBDE. EPA must strengthen protections and accelerate the shift to safer products.

Court Orders EPA to Redo Weak Rule for Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical

Ruling says the agency failed to justify its lenient regulation of decaBDE

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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 EPA is rolling back protections against toxic #PFAS in drinking water. EPA must protect our health, but today's proposal puts the interests of the chemical industry ahead of the health of families and communities. Read our statement:

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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Washington banned toxic #bisphenols in receipts. Now more retailers are stepping up. Lowe's and Albertsons have joined others in eliminating bisphenols from receipt paper, reducing everyday exposures for workers and shoppers. That’s prevention and market transformation in action. #MindTheStore

We’ve got receipts: Retailers leave toxic bisphenols behind in the new year - Toxic-Free Future

We asked major retailers their plans for compliance with Washington state's regulation that bans all bisphenols in receipt paper.

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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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Plastic packaging is a toxic chemicals & corporate accountability issue. PRRIA is a prevention-based solution. TFF was in Albany with @beyondplastics.bsky.social urging NY lawmakers to pass PRRIA, stop toxic exposures before they start & require companies to take responsibility. #HeastiePassPRRIA

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-...

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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