Lakendra Barajas, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “There’s a lot of underestimation of the risk, and they’re ignoring different exposure pathways … and we’re definitely seeing them cite industry sources.”
A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it refused to regulate significant exposures to the toxic flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE).
Working with four nonprofit environmental organizations — Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, RE Sources, Toxic-Free Future, and Waste Action Project — Earthjustice advocated for more stringent pollution controls for the wastewater treatment…
The Act protects New York residents and fire fighters from exposure to highly toxic chemical flame retardants present in furniture and electronics that are not needed for fire safety
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: “This pseudo-campaign shows the chemical industry’s desperation around this bill.”
On Friday, a diverse coalition advocating for stronger health protections from the toxic and persistent flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating a…
On Friday, a diverse coalition advocating for stronger health protections from the toxic and persistent flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating a…
Our organizations include community groups in areas affected by PFAS contamination, a national coalition of impacted communities, and local and national organizations advocating for strengthened protections against the risks posed…
Consumer, health, safety, labor, civil rights and environmental organizations write to urge senators to vote “no” on the nomination of Dana Baiocco to be a commissioner on the Consumer Product…
Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner and scientist Arlene Blum worked together to convince the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban an entire class of toxic flame retardants.
Industry attorney Dana Baiocco is just the latest in a series of Trump picks that put people at the helm of regulatory agencies they have spent their careers attacking.
La reciente decisión de la Comisión Federal de Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor puede ser un parteaguas para regular productos tóxicos en productos del hogar y proteger la salud…
