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Beth Kemler / February 2, 2021

Judge throws out Trump EPA’s science-censoring rule

Yesterday, at the Biden EPA’s request, a federal judge vacated a Trump EPA rule that would have weakened the agency’s ability to protect our health. Hundreds of thousands of Americans and hundreds of scientists spoke out against it, and attorneys general for 14 states and six cities took action in opposition.

Susan Baker, Elizabeth Saunders, Mike Schade, and Kayla Williams / February 2, 2021

TJX announces new restrictions on toxic chemicals as part of new chemicals strategy

Recently, TJX—the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods, and Sierra Trading Post—announced on its website it is developing an expanded “Chemical Management” strategy. The new program, which follows more than three years of advocacy by the Mind the Store campaign, Clean Water Action, Trillium Asset Management, First Affirmative Financial Network, and the Investor Environmental Health Network, takes an important step forward towards protecting customers, workers, and the environment from toxic chemical exposure, and paves the way for future action. 

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Liz Hitchcock / February 1, 2021

The first 3 things Biden’s EPA must do to protect Americans from toxic chemicals

It was encouraging to see that one of President Biden’s first executive orders directed EPA to review a number of TSCA-related actions by the Trump EPA. While the Biden administration has much to do to right the ship, here are three items we are glad to see on their “Build Back Better” list…

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