Toxic Chemicals

From before we are born until the time we die, we are repeatedly and regularly exposed to toxic chemicals with the potential to seriously harm our health. Toxic chemicals can be found in our homes, schools and workplaces – in products we use on a daily basis. We're fighting at local, state, and federal levels to fix our chemical laws and find safer alternatives to the chemicals in everyday products.

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National

Tell EPA that it must do more to protect communities from harmful PFAS pollution!

In December 2020  the U.S.

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Recent Actions

Pennsylvania

Support Stronger Clean Air Rules for U.S. Steel

Let them know we need to clean up our air!

Tell ACHD to support strong clean air regulations at Clairton Coke Works
Virginia

Urge the Virginia General Assembly to Take Action on PFAS in Drinking Water

Clean Water Action and our allies have led efforts during this year’s General Assembly session to address toxic per and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances by pressing for legislation to study the occurrence of these chemicals in Virginia’s public drinking water, and to address sources of human exposure.

Urge the Virginia General Assembly to Take Action on PFAS in Drinking Water
Rhode Island

Tell legislators to keep toxic chemicals like PFAS out of our food packaging!

PFAS or per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances can be toxic to humans and yet they are found in our food packaging (pizza boxes, bakery paper, microwave popcorn bags, and more).

PFAS been linked to:

Take Action! Tell legislators to keep toxic chemicals like PFAS out of our food packaging.
Maryland

Tell the General Assembly: override Governor Hogan's chlorpyrifos veto

This year, the Maryland General Assembly voted to pass a ban on chlorpyrifos in Maryland, but Governor Hogan vetoed the bill.

Tell the General Assembly: override Governor Hogan's chlorpyrifos veto

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McDonald’s Announces Ban of Toxic PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Food Packaging
January 14, 2021

In a major victory for Clean Water Action and the Mind the Store campaign, McDonald's has announced a global ban on toxic PFAS ( per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)  in their food packaging by 2025.

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VICTORY! Massachusetts Flame Retardants ban signed into law
January 4, 2021

To start the new year, we have a victory to celebrate! On New Year's Day, Governor Baker signed the Children and Firefighters Protection Act into law.

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What my mattress taught me about toxic chemicals
December 22, 2020

I did not realize the health risks of products until I bought a mattress that arrived on Valentine’s Day in 2007. I have had underlying neurological health conditions caused by growing up near a Superfund site as a child.  But nothing has impacted my health like the chemicals I was exposed to from sleeping on that mattress.

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