Costco starting to take stock of toxic chemicals

Costco members got some welcome news this month about its “Smart Screening” program to address toxic chemicals in some of the products the company sells.

in Mind the Store

New Report: BPA still in 1/3 of Kroger & Albertsons food cans

Today we co-released a new report that found toxic BPA in nearly 40% of food cans tested from the nation’s largest grocery stores and dollar store chains.

in Mind the Store

EPA: Don’t let industry write the rules on toxic chemicals

Today we were joined by two dozen of our coalition partners in sending a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt about one of his new hires—a chemical industry advocate who got one of the top spots in the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

in Policy & Regulation

EPA, Don’t roll back lead safeguards

This week EPA held a listening session to consider repealing, replacing or modifying rules that protect kids from lead. Maureen Swanson, Director of Learning Disabilities Association of America’s Healthy Children Project delivered the following statement.

in Lead, Policy & Regulation

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