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October 24, 2016 | Press Release

Health, Environment & Children’s Groups Call for National Strategy to End Lead Poisoning and Lead Exposure

Coalition asks federal agencies to make National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week more than symbolic

October 14, 2016 | Feature

Little Lobbyists for Big Change

One amazing team of intrepid young scientists headed to Washington, D.C, to battle lead contamination.

May 26, 2016 | Article

Spring Cleaning’s Dirty Secret

A toxic chemical called galaxolide that’s commonly included in household cleaning products has been found to accumulate in our bodies and ecosystems.

May 24, 2016 | Press Release

Congress Moves Forward on Overhaul of Toxic Substances Control Act

Earthjustice statement on a bill that must lead to more safety and better information about toxic substances in the items we use every day.

April 7, 2016 | Article

Weak Laws and Weaker Governance Keep Toxic Chemicals on the Market

Even if advocates succeed in reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA will have to step up to the plate to make sure the law is enforced.

April 6, 2016 | Article

Doggie Dilemma: Limiting Flame Retardant Exposure in Pets

New regulations are making it easier for consumers to find products free of flame retardants, but there’s much more work to do to limit the exposure of these toxic chemicals to both people and pets.

February 1, 2016 | Article

American People to Safety Commission: Ban Harmful Flame Retardants!

Firefighters, doctors, nurses, parents and cancer survivors agree: It’s time to get rid of flame retardants.

August 7, 2015 | Article

Broken System: The Current State of Pesticides Regulations in 30 Minutes

Managing attorney Patti Goldman discusses how we got in the poisonous pesticide mess and what Earthjustice has been doing to correct it over the past decade.

March 31, 2015 | Case

Banning Household Products With Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants

A broad coalition of groups are seeking to ban four categories of consumer products—children’s products, furniture, mattresses and the casings around electronics—if they contain any flame retardant in the chemical class known as organohalogens.

March 31, 2015 | Press Release

Health, Firefighter, Consumer and Science Groups Seek Ban on Household Products With Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants

97% of U.S. residents at risk from toxic organohalogen flame retardants in their bodies