In a win for the scientific process and for #publichealth, U.S. EPA is set to release its assessment of toxic #formaldehyde, rejecting industry’s tired delay tactics. blogs.edf.org/health/2022/04…

Letter from EDF, AFL-CIO ✊, BlueGreen Alliance and more urge EPA to reject #Chemicals industry proposals to reinstate Trump-era #TSCA policies that undermined #workers and worker safety bluegreenalliance.org/resources/lett…

Today, 197 Members of House Republicans made clear that they don't believe women have a right to contraception. These extremist Republicans don’t want women to have birth control - they want to control women. And House Democrats are fighting back!

Good morning good people! We’re up to $2.1 million :)

“The CDC sets the bar on what should happen, like a speed limit,” Raifman wrote in an email. “Instead, we have the CDC establishing that there are no speed limits and making it very difficult for state and local governments to set better policies.” washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08…

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life:

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: EPA has announced it will grant ~$7.8M in research funding to 11 institutions. The goal? To develop/evaluate innovative methods/approaches that help us understand human health risks from exposure to chemical mixtures in the environment.

It is good 3M is finally phasing out of PFAS and just as important that they take responsibility for related PFAS contamination of the environment for over 20 years. #PFAS #SaferChemicals #Environment mprnews.org/story/2022/12/…

Climate crisis, biodiversity collapse, isn’t it very odd that the molecule of the year is a persistent PFAS.. Let’s focus on safe and sustainable by design of any molecule and material in 2023..

PEER and Center for Environmental Health are asking the EPA to fully disclose the health risks associated with PFAS from fluorinated containers. "The public has the right to know about these toxic hazards, and EPA has an obligation to make this information available.” peer.org/pfas-in-plasti…

People should not be exposed to toxic #PFAS from #plastic containers for #food & other household items. That's why we joined PEER to sue Inhance Technologies for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (#TSCA). Story by Clark Mindock Reuters. reuters.com/legal/litigati…

EPA should not allow new PFAS on the market. New PFAS means more PFAS exposure #PFAS #SaferChemicals #Environment. Environmentalists Urge EPA To Reject Latest Round Of PFAS PMNs | InsideEPA.com insideepa.com/tsca-news/envi…

Chemicals don't exist in a vacuum but U.S. EPA evaluates many new ones without considering how they might interact with similar products in the environment—likely underestimating exposures/risks workers, consumers & frontline communities face. Cumulative risk assessment is the answer

📢 Heads up!📢Racist beauty standards are toxic, and so are the chemicals found in products used commonly by women of color. Excited about this new work and more excited about how WE ACT for Environmental Justice can use it to create change in their communities in NYC ehn.org/beauty-justice…

My latest on a recently approved chemical — an ingredient in boat fuel made from waste plastic — that an EPA document shows has a cancer risk so great that virtually everyone exposed over a lifetime would be expected to get cancer propublica.org/article/epa-ap…

Turn off the tap on PFAS!Environmentalists Urge EPA To Expand Proposed Limits On New PFAS | InsideEPA.com insideepa.com/pfas-news/envi… #PFAS #TSCA