As the nation continues to focus attention on PFAS “forever chemicals,” the research is increasingly telling us that the problem is far, far worse than previously imagined. The time to act is now. Action Alert! For some time now, we’ve been sounding the alarm about the extensive contamination of the environment with PFAS chemicals, and […]
Thanks to your advocacy, the agency is proposing drinking water limits on six PFAS chemicals. But there’s a lot more work to do. Action Alert! For the first time, the EPA has proposed enforceable limits on six PFAS chemicals in Americans’ drinking water. When these standards become final, public water systems will be required to […]
There’s only one practical solution to protect public health: ban PFAS. Action Alert! When DuPont agreed in 2017 to pay a $670 million settlement for releasing forever chemicals into water and soil near its plant along the West Virginia-Ohio border, the company knew for decades it was endangering public health and safety. Yet when its […]
More disturbing evidence of the presence of toxic “forever” chemicals in common consumer products. Action Alert! A new report has found that five of 23 tampon products tested positive for the presence of PFAS “forever” chemicals, including two brands labeled “organic.” This represents another route of exposure to these dangerous chemicals that seem to be […]
“Forever chemicals” are added to many consumer products intentionally…but we’re learning that many more products are contaminated with PFAS unintentionally, making the threat to human health even more severe. Action Alert! For months now, we’ve been reporting on the dangers of PFAS chemicals, nicknamed “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment and the human […]
A study found that common drugs contain PFAS “forever chemicals”, and the EPA is working hard…to protect these drug makers. Action Alert! More than 131 million Americans—66 percent of adults—take a prescription drug. Most of these drugs come with substantial side effects, but you probably didn’t know that many of them also contain PFAS “forever” […]
The Trump Administration’s EPA has rolled back several limits on toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water and delayed the implementation of the few that are left. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE In another concerning rollback of regulations designed to protect Americans from toxic PFAS “forever chemicals,” the […]
A new study reveals that supposedly “safe” polymers can break down into toxic chemicals, challenging long-held regulatory assumptions. Action Alert! THE TOPLINE For years, the chemical industry has promoted polymers—large molecular compounds—as safe, inert substances that pose little to no health risk. However, a new study out of southern China published in Nature Sustainability challenges […]
PFAS “forever chemicals” are spreading across our environment, with devastating consequences for human health. Yet the government’s strategy focuses more on observation than action. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE The White House recently announced a new strategy to combat the ever-growing threat of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), […]