Toxic chemicals in the workplace: Putting millions of workers at risk
Nearly each day, four million people in the United States go to work as janitors, cleaners, maids, housekeepers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, pesticide handlers and other maintenance occupations. Over 3% of the workforce is employed in these jobs, which are...Read More...
NYS Assembly Votes Unanimously to Ban Chlorinated Tris
Editor's Note: The following post was originally published at the site of our partner coalition, Clean and Healthy New York. In a bipartisan victory for children's health, the New York State Assembly passed A. 9045, which expands the Tris-free Children...Read More...
States lead the fight against toxic chemicals lurking in cosmetics
Lead, arsenic, cadmium, formaldehyde, mercury. These are some of the toxic ingredients that are found in products that we put on our skin, in our hair, and on our lips that ultimately make it into our bodies where they can...Read More...
Report round-up: Toxic chemicals in hidden places
Recent reports show that toxic chemicals are found in every corner of our lives. They are being found in everything from foam in children's products to household cleaners and canned foods. This month, we rounded up some of the most...Read More...
Obesity: What do chemicals have to do with it?
It's no secret that the United States is battling overwhelming issues with obesity. Current statistics show that 34% of Americans are clinically obese, and 68% are overweight1, and the federal government has found that a third of American children are...Read More...
Toxic flame retardants: In our homes, our dust, our lives
Updated October 13, 2011 Toxic flame retardants are one of the most common sources of toxicity in our homes and our lives. They are used on everything from computer casings, to furniture, to carpeting, to children's products. "The problem is,...Read More...
What my daughter wants (and deserves) for her birthday: A toxic-free future
by Mary Brune Tomorrow, August 11th, is my daughter Olivia's birthday. My almost second-grader, who just finished reading "Harry Potter" book, is turning seven. It's hard to believe. Tomorrow we'll celebrate this milestone in the presence of family, give her...Read More...
States join together to get rid of the worst-of-the-worst chemicals
Persistent, bioaccumulative toxics, commonly known as PBTs, are a group of toxic chemicals that are joined together by some common features. Common PBTs in our lives include mercury, DDT, cadmium, lead, and several groups of chemicals including PCBs, toxic flame...Read More...
New York BPA Bill Passed!
Originally published at The JustGreen Partnership site. Advocates applauded Governor Paterson today for signing into law the Bisphenol A-Free Children and Babies Act to end the sale of bisphenol-a-based baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers and straws as of December 1st...Read More...
Is California's BPA Ban the Tipping Point?
In a dramatic moment last week, the California State Assembly passed a bill which would ban Bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers intended for children 3 and younger. The bill, which did not have enough votes earlier in the...Read More...
BPA Victory in New York State
Great news is coming from New York State today, as a unanimous vote in the New York Legislature has a ban on Bisphenol-A (BPA) headed toward Governor David Paterson's desk. If signed, the ban will require that baby bottles, sippy...Read More...
Safer States: News Round-Up
There has been a lot of toxics news coming from the states lately. The Safer States organizations have been doing an amazing job of protecting their state's citizens through legislation restricting toxic chemicals. Moreover, elected officials have been hearing the...Read More...
New York's Child Safe Products Act
Advocates in the state of New York are looking to protect children from toxic chemical contamination by passing a comprehensive bill which would identify chemicals of concern and keep them out of children's products. The bill would promote safer alternatives...Read More...
Focus on New York State
Guest post by Bobbi Chase Wilding, organizing director of Clean New York. The New York State legislative session opened in January, and our coalition members are working hard to make sure that environmental health is a top priority. Child-Safe Products...Read More...
13 states dictate principles for toxics reform
Officials from thirteen states joined forces today to dictate a set of eight guiding principles to be used for reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA -- a law from 1976 which provides the EPA with the authority...Read More...
New York counties continue to ban BPA
Two more New York counties have banned bisphenol A (BPA) from children’s beverage containers, following the lead of Suffolk County, NY, which was the first jurisdiction in the country to pass such a ban back in March. On Monday, Albany...Read More...
States hope to join Minnesota in banning BPA
As legislative sessions in some states come to a close, the effort to pass bans on bispehnol A (BPA) has intensified. The chemical industry seems to be pulling out all the stops to block passage of the remaining bills. On...Read More...
BPA bills on the move in key states
Bills that would ban bisphenol A from children’s products are scheduled to make their way through key committees and legislative bodies during the next week. Although Suffolk County, New York passed its ban on BPA in baby bottles earlier in...Read More...
NPR mischaracterizes concern about BPA science
A National Public Radio (NPR) report by Jon Hamilton about a proposed federal ban on bisphenol A (BPA) mischaracterized the scientific concern about BPA exposure – particularly to infants and young children. By asserting efforts to ban BPA are based...Read More...
Toxic flame retardants - and their defenders - in the news
Two new studies released this week raise concerns about the widespread contamination of the environment and human health from brominated flame retardants. Flame retardants are found in every day items from sofas to televisions and computers to mattresses. Yet the...Read More...
Domino effect for BPA
The momentum to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products continued to grow this week, with one commentator predicting that it would only be “a matter of a few years at most, babies living in the USA will likely be...Read More...
BPA legislation moves forward in states
In the wake of the nation’s first ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products passing in Suffolk County, NY, several trailblazing states are pursuing their own bans of the toxic chemical. California and Washington are in a crowded field...Read More...
BPA found in soda cans
That the synthetic sex hormone BPA can be found in baby bottles and some water bottles is well known. State and federal legislation, actions by state attorneys general, and market forces have been engaged in the effort to get BPA...Read More...
Nation's first BPA ban passes unanimously
Suffolk County, NY, has become the first jurisdiction in the nation to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups. The county’s legislature passed the ban with a unanimous vote on Tuesday, according to a story in Newsday. The...Read More...
Support Toxin Free Toddlers and Babies Act
Suffolk County, New York is poised to be the first governmental body in the nation to forbid the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups made from the toxic chemical bisphenol A. Industry is pushing back hard, and your help...Read More...
Toymaker to pay states $12 million for toxic toys
Toy manufacturer Mattel has settled a lawsuit filed by states after last year’s massive toy recall. Mattel and subsidiary Fisher Price will pay $12 million to 39 states as a part of the settlement, according to an Associated Press story....Read More...
Second annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys to be released for 2008 holiday shopping season
In response to the overwhelming demand for information about toxic chemicals in toys, the JustGreen Partnership, in partnership with organizations around the country, is releasing their second annual guide to help parents make informed decisions this holiday season. In addition...Read More...
The JustGreen Partnership
The JustGreen Partnership believes that a clean and safe environment is every person's birthright. It is not a commodity to be distributed based on purchasing power, nor a privilege to be distributed based on political power. Safeguarding the natural environment...Read More...
Clean NY
Clean New York supports women of all ages from all walks of life advocating on our own behalf for environmental health protection. We are reaching out to women-led and -oriented organizations across the state to educate and activate the enormous...Read More...
