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What’s colorless and may cause cancer? The chemical industry doesn’t want you to know the answer is styrene—but Earthjustice is taking them on to reveal the truth.

Your favorite four-legged companion may get a dose of toxic chemicals the next time you throw him/her a chew toy. That’s the conclusion of an as-yet unpublished study, which found that dogs that chew on plastic toys may be exposed to hormone-altering chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates. The new study, conducted at Texas…

In 2010, Earthjustice pushed the EPA to ban methyl iodide. Finally, after two years of litigation and intense public pressure, the manufacturer pulled its cancer-causing fumigant off the market.

In March of 2012, the maker of methyl iodide took the chemical off the market, less than a year after Earthjustice sued to protect strawberry field workers from the deadly pesticide. This means that those who labor on our behalf can themselves enjoy the fruits of their labor without fear of crippling or even fatal results.

Manufacturer pulls fumigant pesticide off U.S. market, California officials urged to support safe transitions for strawberry farmers

Earthjustice lawsuit pressures agro-chemical company to pull the plug on toxic fumigant methyl iodide

College students crush plastic water bottles, industry wines As banning bottled water becomes the cause du jour amongst college students, the bottled water industry is crying over spilled water, reports NPR. Everywhere from San Francisco to national parks like the Grand Canyon, cities and community members are considering banning plastic water bottles, which contribute to landfill…

California counties ban methyl iodide as the state awaits court’s decision

Documents from court case detail political interference in decision to approve chemical

Internal documents reveal toxic secrets behind approval of methyl iodide

Public comment sought on Bush-era approval of controversial strawberry pesticide

Earthjustice worked at both the state and federal level to force methyl iodide, a highly toxic chemical, off the market. On the federal side, Earthjustice assisted a broad coalition of organizations, including Pesticide Action Network of North America, Californians for Pesticide Reform, and Pesticide Watch, in petitioning EPA to cancel its registrations of methyl iodide.…

52,000 comments submitted urging Governor Brown to reverse decision

Chlorpyrifos is in same chemical family as Nazi nerve agents

Move comes just months after state-commissioned study warned of public health risks

California’s thorough scientific evaluation presents strong case for reconsidering Bush-era approval of highly toxic pesticide