Pressroom
Press Contacts
- Ivy Sager Rosenthal
- Campaign Director
- isager-rosenthal@watoxics.org
- Phone: 206-632-1545 Ext: 122
-
[vCard
]
- Erika Schreder
- Staff Scientist
- eschreder@watoxics.org
- Phone: 206-632-1545 x 119
-
[vCard ]
Recent Press Releases
-
Apr 15, 2010
-
Mar 19, 2010
-
Washington Second State To Ban Chemical In Sports BottlesGovernor Gregoire signed the Safe Baby Bottle Act into law. The new legislation reinforces the state’s status as a national leader in protecting children’s health from toxic chemicals. Washington is now only the second state to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in sports bottles and the fifth to take action on the chemical in children’s dishware.
-
Mar 08, 2010
-
Governor Is Expected To Sign BillThe Washington State Senate today overwhelmingly concurred with the House on the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s dishware, as well as from sports bottles. The vote was 38-9. Governor Gregoire is expected to sign the bill.
-
Mar 02, 2010
-
Washington Second State to Ban BPA in Sports BottlesThe Washington State House today overwhelmingly passed the Safe Baby Bottle Act (SSB 6248), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, sippy cups, and other children’s dishware, as well as from sports bottles. The Senate is likely to concur and Governor Gregoire is expected to sign the bill.
Recent Press Clips
-
Mar 20, 2010The News Tribune
- Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a handful of environmental protection bills into law Thursday, including a ban on the sale of children’s drinking cups that contain the plastics hardener bisphenol-A, or BPA. Washington is the fifth state to outlaw the chemical in children’s food containers and drinking cups. The ban, which covers products sold for children younger than 3, is set to take effect by July 2011. The law also outlaws sales of sports water bottles containing the chemical by July 2012, making Washington the second state after Connecticut to take that step.
-
Mar 19, 2010Associated Press
- Baby bottles and sports bottles sold in Washington state will soon have to be free of the chemical bisphenol A under a measure signed into law on Friday by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
-
Mar 19, 2010Associated Press
- Low pesticide concentrations, generally below levels that violate state or federal water quality standards, have been detected in five Washington watersheds where salmon are found, according to a new study.
-
Jan 30, 2010Oregon Public Broadcasting
- The Washington state Senate approved a bill Friday to limit the sale of products made with the chemical BPA. It would apply to baby bottles, sippy cups and other children's food and drink containers. Studies of Bisphenol-A say it increases the risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among other health problems. Chantal Anderson reports.
