Climate-Friendly Meat? Regulators Tighten Scrutiny of Label Buzzwords. nytimes.com/2024/08/29/cli…

🎉 Today the California Legislature took the bold step to protect children’s health by passing a landmark bill (#AB2316) that bans six harmful chemicals in school food.

“This bill will empower schools to better protect the health and well-being of our kids and encourage manufacturers to stop using these harmful additives," said Asm. Jesse Gabriel. cc EWG advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/…

Almost 90% of federal facilities provided a plant-based option more than 3 days a week, compared to last year when we found that was true of just 49% of facilities surveyed. ewg.life/3z5O3DG

Two weeks ago, a malfunction unleashed a staggering 51,450 gallons of firefighting foam made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in Brunswick, Maine. ewg.life/4cNpngY

“This bill will empower schools to better protect the health and well-being of our kids and encourage manufacturers to stop using these harmful additives," said Asm. Jesse Gabriel. cc EWG advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/…

Concerning levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have been found in the drinking water at 10 schools, following testing by Maryland officials. ewg.life/3z6m4Ue

ICYMI: Last week, Ken Cook and John Farrell ☀️🌬🔋 discussed why rooftop and community solar are being stonewalled and what we can do about it! ewg.life/4dNj1zB

The toxic pesticide paraquat was mishandled at California farms, violating safety requirements, dozens of times between 2017 and 2022, an EWG investigation finds. ewg.life/3yXpmcx

Scott Faber, EWG Senior VP for Government Affairs, explains that the intentional failure by big manufacturers of #PFAS chemicals hid the risks of these forever chemicals from all of us -- and that is why laws need to be updated #SenDemPolicy

EWG often talks about pollution and health risks in terms of parts per billion or trillion. But what does that mean in simple terms? ewg.life/4dTtJ7p

The DoD is under fire for a new memo revealing it will provide clean drinking water only to communities polluted by the toxic “forever chemicals” at levels much higher than new federal limits. ewg.life/3MzhqkS