Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
A national effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.
Tribute to Andy Igrejas, environmental health hero
We lost a dear friend, colleague, and extraordinary public health champion this past weekend. Andy Igrejas was all of the above and more, and we’ll miss him greatly. Over these last dozen years, he founded Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and led us in an ambitious marathon of a national campaign that resulted in the first major update to our broken chemical safety law, the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), in forty years.
Time to celebrate: States lead the way against toxic chemicals in products and packaging
For many states across the country, the 2019 legislative session has come to a close. And congratulations are in order for legislators and organizations across the country who have spearheaded the fight for new state laws to protect us from toxic chemicals!
TJX must move away from harmful chemicals, say advocates at annual shareholder meeting
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.— Today, advocates and consumers will attend the TJX annual shareholder meeting to ask the retailer to improve its efforts to tackle toxic chemicals. TJX is the owner of Marshalls, T.J.Maxx, Sierra Trading Post, and Home Goods.
Retailer council sets priorities for safer alternatives to toxic chemicals
Today the Retail Leadership Council (RLC) of the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) issued a new statement developed by major retailers calling on chemical companies and suppliers to develop safer alternatives for flame retardants, plasticizers, water and stain repellents, and other chemicals in products sold at retail.
Communities call on Congress to act on PFAS
We joined our DC-based colleagues from a number of partner organizations to accompany 29 people from affected communities in 16 states to meetings with nearly 100 Congressional offices in support of legislation to address the PFAS crisis.
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In our third annual report card on safer chemicals in consumer products, the Mind the Store campaign found that major retailers are making slow but meaningful progress in improving the chemical safety of the products and packaging they sell, but nearly half have failed to make the grade.