Take Action
Ask your Members of Congress to become co-sponsors of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act
Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) have unveiled the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act HR 5820, the strongest bill ever introduced to protect our families from toxic chemicals. However, introduction of the bill is only the first step in ensuring our laws are updated to protect children and families from harmful chemicals. Now we need to show there is broad support for the bill in Congress.
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.
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.
Take Action: National BPA ban needs your help NOW!
Urgent action is needed to move a federal bill aiming to ban BPA from food packaging. Email or call your Senator today and ask them to co-sponsor S.593-the Ban Poisonous Additives Act.
Take Action! Support and Strengthen the Federal Safe Chemicals Act of 2010
Good news! Because of your support for laws in our state to protect families from toxic chemicals like toxic flame retardants, lead, and, most recently, bisphenol A (BPA) the other Washington is finally ready to act.
Tell the EPA, the worst toxic chemicals need to go now!
Right now, legislation is being drafted in Congress to reform TSCA. It is critical that EPA support the strongest version of this legislation, one that includes taking swift action on chemicals we already know to be dangerous.
From The Field: Counting on clean water?
Each year millions of gallons of toxic petroleum pollution wash into our lakes, rivers, and streams. Orcas in Puget Sound, families that live and play by our state's rivers, and ecosystems and communities across the state pay the price for this pollution in compromised health.
Congratulations Washington!
It was hard work standing up to the chemical industry and demanding safer baby bottles, food containers and sports bottles made without bisphenol A (BPA.) But, we did it! The Safe Baby Bottle Act is FINALLY on its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law!
Take action to help ban the worst toxic chemicals!
Email to your members of Congress letting them know you stand with Seattle mom, Molly Gray, and want them to take immediate action to phase out the worst of the worst chemicals.
Action Alert: Prevent Pollution from Entering Puget Sound
Is your shower curtain polluting Puget Sound? It might sound ridiculous but it’s true. A new study by the Washington Toxics Coalition and People for Puget Sound has uncovered that toxic chemicals from everyday products, like shower curtains and toys, are hitchhiking on our clothes and heading down the drain to Puget Sound by way of washing machine rinse water.
Take Action: Submit a photo and bring the toxic-free dreams of moms everywhere closer to a reality.
Take a picture of yourself, your friends, family, or co-workers with an “I want to be toxic-free” sign, which can be read in the photo. We will make sure your members of Congress get the message that mothers and people with mothers want to be toxic-free.
Are you tired of toxic chemicals?
Consumers and parents aren't just crying alligator tears, we are getting mad. Especially when we found out that the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, the promising bill meant to fix our broken system, DOES NOT include some common-sense protections advocates and American families were counting on.
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?
Meet with your candidate; help influence the debate on toxic chemicals
Summer is just about over, the kids are back to school, and we're busy preparing for the 2011 state legislative session. But before we fire up the phone banks, collect postcards, and draft legislation, we need YOU to make sure protecting kids' health from harmful chemicals will be a top priority in the 2011 State Legislature.
