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New York Governor Signs First-in-Nation Restrictions on Toxic Flame Retardants

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a groundbreaking bipartisan bill restricting the use of flame retardants in furniture, mattresses, and electronic displays.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Clean and Healthy New York, flame retardants, furniture, Liz Hitchcock, mattresses, Mike Schade, New York, Safer States, Sarah Doll, televisions, Toxic-Free Future, organohalogen chemicals, Bobbi Wilding, electronic enclosures

Eight reasons to actually celebrate on National Teflon Day

Today is National Teflon Day—but that is NOT cause for celebration. It is one of the worst “holidays” we can imagine because it’s the anniversary of the accidental invention of the first non-stick chemical that would eventually become Teflon in 1938. Since then, chemical companies have invented many other chemicals in the same class—per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). And these chemicals, which are used for stain, grease, and water resistance, have gone on the market with little to no testing, ending up in everyday products and contaminating our food, air, water, and bodies.

Although the Trump administration has fallen down on the job of protecting us from PFAS, public health advocates have worked alongside Congress, states, cities, and retailers to pick up the baton and run with it. And we’re making good progress!

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: California, Congress, Connecticut, Lowe's, maine, Mind the Store Campaign, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Safer States, state policy, Washington state, Vermont, The Home Depot, Colorado, Ahold Delhaize, PFAS, New Hampshire, Taco Bell, success, sweetgreen, Chipotle, Berkeley CA, San Francisco CA, National Teflon Day

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

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