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Thank Rep. Inslee for Strengthening the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act
Thanks to your encouragement, Representative Jay Inslee strengthened the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (H.R. 5820) -- the bill to update our decades old chemical safety law. It now includes key health protections that will protect people, especially children, from the worst of the worst chemicals like toxic flame retardants, lead, and cadmium.
Reading, writing, and toxic chemicals
Dry erase markers are easy to use in school, but they can also expose kids and teachers to unhealthy chemicals. Here's how two Seattle moms found safer alternatives to the stinky markers and convinced their school to use them.
One step closer to safer chemicals
The country took one step closer to getting the worst toxic chemicals off store shelves and out of our bodies yesterday thanks to the introduction of The Toxic Chemical Safety Act in Congress.
New video uncovers the toxic chemicals in your cosmetics
The Story of Stuff Project has partnered with our friends at The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics to create a great video about what's in your personal care products. Watch it!
Pick a Peck of Organic Fun
Packing up the kids for a day at the farm is a recipe for summer fun and long lasting memories. Imagine the sweet, juicy taste of a just-plucked blueberry and a trunk full of berries to bring home! Picking your own means you enjoy fresh food at the peak of flavor and nutritional quality, and you and your family can enjoy the full farm experience.
Four reasons you should care about a bunch of numbers
Governor Gregoire is preparing to put together her 2011-12 budget. But before she does, she’s about to kick off a series of listening sessions starting tonight in Tacoma and she wants to know what Washingtonians value about their state. Sound boring? It's not. Here's the scoop on why you really should pay attention to this bunch of numbers.
State victories add up to something better for all of us
As rates of diseases linked to chemical exposure continue to rise, states have been leading the way when it comes to protecting people and their environment from harmful chemicals. Could all of these state victories add up to a stronger national chemical law?
The Secret To Diet Success: Less Chemicals?
It used to be that feeding your kids the right foods and making sure they get plenty of exercise were the keys to making sure they don't join the 17% of American kids who are now obese. But now research suggests that hidden toxics in everyday items like toys and shower curtains could be contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Toxic-free tip: Recipes for safe household cleaning
If you looked out the window to admire your spring garden and you couldn't see beyond dirty glass panes, check out these recipes for safe household cleaning.
Growing Up Green: The Buzz On Summer Pests
It's summertime! Yellowjackets are circling the potato salad, fruit flies are feasting on the peaches on the counter, and an army of ants is marching towards your kitchen compost. Keep your sanity during the bug season while keeping your family safe from pesticides!
The Buzz on Stopping Summer Pests
It's summertime! Yellowjackets are circling the potato salad, fruit flies are feasting on the peaches on the counter, and an army of ants is marching towards your kitchen compost. Keep your sanity during the bug season while keeping your family safe from pesticides! These pests are bothersome but there are surprisingly effective ways to combat them without resorting to chemicals. Below are some basics on prevention and control measures.
Call to Action: Ask your lawmakers to protect your family
Over the past couple months, we've been letting you know about the important overhaul of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (TSCA) -- a decades-old law that is so outdated that it was written before chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalates, flame retardants and cadmium had ever been studied or recognized for the health concerns to our families.
Toxic-free tip: Homemade organic fertilizer for Father's Day
For Father's Day, why not mix up a batch of homemade organic all-purpose fertilizer for Dad?
Event Assistant (Auction Intern)
We have an opening for a Event Intern for Summer/Fall 2010. Our Event Intern will work directly with the Development Team to assist in organizing WTC’s 10th Annual Auction & Celebration.
Shrek glasses, hold the cadmium please...
Shrek glasses with cadmium?! Canned food contaminated with the sex hormone bisphenol A?! Cancer-causing formaldehyde in furniture?! If you've followed the stories in the media in the last few months, it's probably not news to you that current law isn't protecting us from harmful chemicals.
An End To Endosulfan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will ban all uses of the pesticide endosulfan. In doing so, it is responding to farmworkers, indigenous people, and thousands of Americans who have demanded an end to the use of this long-lasting chemical that builds up in people and breastmilk.
Go Congressman Inslee!
Congress has some serious work to do if the proposed Safe Chemicals Act is to deliver on the promise of protecting families and the environment from harmful chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) and toxic flame retardants.
Loaded With Chemicals
As a nurse, Donna Yancey's job was to help people feel better. Little did she know that the life-sustaining medical supplies and equipment she used contained toxic chemicals that could do her and her patients harm. She explains what she's doing to change the situation.
Toxic chemicals are threatening Puget Sound
You know that toxic chemicals in consumer products pollute our homes and landfills. But did you know that some of the same chemicals in our couches, raincoats, and plastics are harming Puget Sound wildlife?
