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states with bills on toxic chemicals in 2018

State legislatures tackle toxic chemicals as Pruitt EPA falters

State legislatures across the country are stepping up to protect public health from harmful chemicals in an effort to fill gaps in chemical protections due to inaction by the US EPA, according to an analysis of state policies by Safer States. The analysis found that at least 23 states will consider 112 policies to limit exposures to toxic chemicals, including bans on nonstick PFAS chemicals and toxic flame retardants.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Alaska, Connecticut, Consumer Product Safety Commission, drinking water, flame retardants, food packaging, Gretchen Lee Salter, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Safer States, state policy, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington state, Maryland, Vermont, Iowa, PFAS, Indiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, New Hampshire

Health advocates call on Albertsons to ban toxic chemicals in everyday products

Mind the Store along with health advocacy groups around the country launch week of action calling on Albertsons to remove toxic chemicals from its shelves in a dozen states. New research shows chemicals in two dozen products.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Lead Tagged With: Alaska, bisphenol A, BPA, California, formaldehyde, lead, learning disabilities, Learning Disabilities Association of America, maine, Massachusetts, Mind the Store Campaign, New Jersey, New York, parabens, Safeway, Washington DC, Washington state, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont, Tracy Gregoire, Albertsons, supermarkets, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Texas

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Many ways to honor the mothers in our lives.

Last week, members of the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families coalition celebrated the more activist origins of Mothers Day by telling members of Congress that the best gift for moms (and the people who love them) would be to protect our families from toxic chemicals.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, cancer, chemical policy, chemicals, Choose Wiser, Clean Water Action, Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut, Connecticut, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, firefighters, health, House Energy and Commerce Committee, learning disabilities and the environment, legislation, lobbying, Massachusetts, mother's day, pediatricians, phthalates, policy, products, public health, reform, retailers, toxic, Udall, Vitter, vulnerable populations, washington, washington toxics coalition, bill, Discussion Draft, pittsburg, Pennsylvania, women for a healhty environment, Mike Doyle, green newton, medfield, green moms, Congressman Kennedy, Rhode Island, Sheldon Whitehouse, Senate bill, ARC, Latino Community Fund, Suzan DelBene, Chris Murphy, S967, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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