.Whole Foods Market may have a reputation for sustainable food, but the brand has lost focus in its commitment to reduce plastic packaging. It's time for the popular grocery chain to start walking the walk again. The Hill Saul Elbein U.S. PIRG Environment America thehill.com/policy/equilib…

.Judith Enck quoted in CNN this week: “The truth is most bio-based plastics are not biodegradable. The one true solution to the plastic pollution crisis is reducing the production and use of single-use plastics." Great reporting by Rachel Ramirez cnn.com/2023/03/16/wor…

The #eastpalestineincident highlights the true cost of plastics. 👀Watch this video & join us in urging the U.S. EPA to ban the carcinogen vinyl chloride (used to make PVC plastic) now to protect communities & prevent more #toxicplastic disasters at✍️🏾 beyondplastics.org/actions/ban-vi… Judith Enck

Every U.S. Congress member and state legislator needs to read this new report, from Minderoo Foundation, revealing plastic's alarming impact on people and the planet. We need strong new laws to reduce the production and use of single-use plastic. bit.ly/3JWBMEb

Please read entire thread So very important #environmentaljustice

5 of the train cars that derailed🚝 in East Palestine, Ohio were filled with vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen that's used to make polyvinyl chloride plastic (aka PVC or vinyl). Join us in urging the U.S. EPA to ban vinyl chloride. Sign✍️now: bit.ly/ban-vinyl-chlo… Judith Enck

Plastic Free July virtual support sessions starting tomorrow! flipcause.com/secure/cause_p…

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Registration is open for plastic free july sessions starting tonight at 7pm. You don't have to be perfect. Lets do this together. Free to register. flipcause.com/secure/event_s…

It's July 1st. Have you taken the Plastic Free July challenge yet? Find the best starting point that works for you. plasticfreejuly.org/take-the-chall… #PlasticFreeJuly

Are you interested in reducing your waste? Learn about less wasteful alternatives to common products, successful habit change principles, & strategies to navigate common situations on zoom or in-person at the Glenwood library seminar. howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/zero-was…

Sign a petition urging the U.S. EPA to ban toxic vinyl chloride actionnetwork.org/petitions/toxi… A train derailed in Ohio on Feb. 3 carrying 115,581 gallons of vinyl chloride, a toxic chemical that is a known human carcinogen that causes liver, brain and lung cancers as well as leukemia.

Check out our latest newsletter: 🚨We need YOU to pack the room on Tues. Dec 5th at 7pm at Owen Brown Community Center Please attend to let Recs & Parks you oppose artificial turf at the East Columbia Library Park. eepurl.com/iFaCW6

🚨 We need YOU to pack the room on Wed. Dec 20th at 7pm. See our latest newsletter: eepurl.com/iF1o9-/

This is a must-attend (free) webinar! Join our affiliate, Zero Waste Ithaca | BYO - Ithaca Reduces and an all star lineup of six amazing scientists and advocates working to stop toxic synthetic turf on Tues, 4/30 at 7 PM ET/4PM PT. Register now at: bit.ly/true-cost-arti…

Recycle your denim at MOM's from May 1 - 15th. Click the link to learn more: momsorganicmarket.com/denim-drive/

Howard County Recreation and Parks is no longer going to install artificial turf fields at East Columbia Library Park as originally planned! Let's hope this is going to be their policy moving forward to not convert grass fields to artificial turf! howardcountymd.gov/News042524

100% of synthetic turf fields contain PFAS. Calvin Ball Howard County Council Howard County Recreation & Parks Live Green Howard Maryland Sierra Club Safe Healthy Fields HoCo Climate Action IndivisibleHoCoMD Comptroller of Maryland Brooke Lierman