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On PFAS, pesticides, food additives, and more — what the MAHA commission said in their report, what the MAHA commission recommends and what the Trump administration is actually doing

Comments in response to the Call for Input – Forever Chemicals (PFAS) & Human Rights. These comments were prepared by Alaska Community Action on Toxics; Brunswick County Chapter of the NAACP; Clean Cape Fear; Earthjustice; EarthRights International; Environmental Working Group; Jamie DeWitt, PhD, DABT, Oregon State University; National PFAS Contamination Coalition; Oregon Environmental Council; and Testing for Pease.

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: “When you have chemicals that are this ubiquitous and this toxic, they really call out for strong regulations. You really need the government to do its job and provide protections.”

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: “If you want to build these data centers, it [can’t] come at the expense of public health. If that message comes clearly from federal, state and local regulators, then these kinds of companies … that claim to be at the forefront of technological innovation will find…

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “The science on formaldehyde hasn’t changed; these are the same arguments that the chemical industry’s been peddling for the last decade. The only difference is that they’ve finally found an administration willing to ignore the findings of its own scientists.”

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is a reminder that people living in the United States are still regularly exposed to multiple sources of lead in their lives.

Las propuestas de cambio debilitan el proceso de evaluación de sustancias químicas tóxicas por parte de la agencia

The proposed changes weaken how the agency reviews toxic chemicals

Highly toxic PFAS chemicals are present in the drinking water of as many as 200 million Americans.

Decision to defend Superfund designations contrasts with administration’s attempted rollback of PFAS drinking water protections just last week

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to keep the “Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substance” rule in place. EPA requests that the court order the parties to propose an amended briefing schedule.

En todo Estados Unidos, las señales de advertencia de peligro químico nunca parecen detenerse.

The move continues to expose communities across the country to toxic forever chemicals in tap water

Across America, the warning signs of chemical danger never seem to stop.

Community groups and organizations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, Earthjustice challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent action to delay air pollution compliance rules for steel mills.

EPA’s recent action leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous, toxic pollutants

EPA announced plans to roll back PFAS drinking water protections, affecting communities across the country in states including, North Carolina, New York, and Maine

Sixty-eight coal plants can now release more mercury, arsenic, and other heavy metals known to damage children’s brain development, trigger asthma attacks, and cause cancer.