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Grocer Ahold Delhaize to restrict toxic chemicals in food packaging and beauty products
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Grocery chain Ahold Delhaize USA today announced a new “sustainable chemistry commitment” that restricts toxic chemicals, including the classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols, ortho-phthalates, and other chemicals, in the products sold across its 2,000 stores nationwide.
Massachusetts Senate passes bill to ban toxic flame retardants
BOSTON—Today, in its first formal session since July, the Massachusetts Senate voted 38-0 to pass the Children and Firefighters Protection Act – which will ban 11 toxic flame retardants in children’s products, household furniture and more.
S.2338 An Act to protect children families and firefighters from toxic chemicals is sponsored by Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton).
“For decades these flame retardant chemicals have been harming our children and firefighters and we now know that we don’t need them for fire safety,” said Senator Creem. “It’s time we put health first. This is not a choice
Lynn Nadeau: Get informed and speak out!
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with Clean Water Action Massachusetts Advisory Board members.
Preparing for the Climate Crisis with Community Microgrids
Clean Water is working with our partners in the Green Justice Coalition (GJC) and a new technical team called Resilient Urban Neighborhoods (RUN) to explore and build out energy alternatives.
Dirty Energy Legacy: Clean Energy for All
“The solutions don’t need to be removed from the community: given the right resources, given the right support, we can really build an economy based on renewable energy,” -- Maria Belén Power, GreenRoots
Environmental justice (EJ) communities –– low-income communities, people of color and immigrant populations –– are paying the deepest price for our economy’s addiction to fossil fuels. Not only do they bear the physical burden of pollution, with high rates of asthma and cardiovascular disease, but they also have the greatest barriers to accessing clean energy that reduces pollution and saves