California proposes sweeping ban on 'forever chemicals' in pesticides California moves closer to joining Maine and Minnesota in banning PFAS chemicals—so-called "forever chemicals"—from all pesticides used in the state.

☣️ Toxic PFAS chemicals have no place in the foods we eat.

We're proud to co-sponsor this important public health bill. www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/calif...

🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑‍🌾🌱

Blue background with orange flowers and text wishing a happy Easter to all celebrating today.

Happy Easter to all who are observing! 🐰

Pro tip for a more sustainable Easter: for your egg hunt, try wooden, paper, or papier-mâché eggs, instead of plastic!

Passover greeting card featuring stylized flowers and two matzah pieces on a dark teal backdrop.

Happy Passover to all who are observing tonight & over the next week!

Looking to add an environmental health theme to your Seder? Try this list for the 10 plagues:

PFAS
Microplastics
BPA
Wildfires
Floods
Lead
Cadmium
Hexavalent Chromium
Formaldehyde
Pre-polluting the first-born

Breaking news graphic showing Earth, Mercury, and Mars with text about high mercury levels during retrograde.

⚠️BREAKING: our testing found high levels of Mercury in retrograde!

Exposure can cause irritability and difficulty focusing. We are in active litigation with the universal order of the planets and cannot give specific recommendations at this time, but good luck to you.

Also, happy April Fools Day!🤣

Celebrating Farmworkers Day. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things." -Dolores Huerta

Today, we honor the tireless work of farmworkers as well as the farmworker movement.

People and their health and well-being are our ultimate concerns, and we recognize the interconnectedness between agriculture and farmworkers' rights.

#FarmworkersDay #SiSePuede

Image: Duke Men's Basketball coaches react to UConn's game-winning shot in the Elite 8. Text: "Our faces when companies replace BPA with another toxic bisphenol and call it "BPA-free"

🫣 Look away, Duke fans...

Whether you're a basketball fan or not, DITCH THE PLASTIC and switch to stainless steel or glass for healthier beverage containers!

#MarchMadness

California Advances Protein Safety Bill Targeting Heavy Metal Contamination - Center for Environmental Health CEH supports a new bill that would protect consumers by requiring testing and disclosure of heavy metals in protein products sold in California.

More info on Sen.Steve Padilla's bill to equip consumers with health information on protein products: ceh.org/latest/press...

Woman in workout clothes holding a protein shake outdoors with text warning about heavy metals in protein products.

Many people use protein products daily as part of a healthy diet, but they could be unknowingly ingesting heavy metals that can accumulate and harm our brains and body systems. A new California bill would equip consumers with crucial information about the heavy metal content of protein products so they can make safer choices for their health.

⚠️ Are you unknowingly ingesting heavy metals when using protein products?

A new California bill would equip consumers with crucial information so they can make safer choices for their health.

We're proud to co-sponsor Sen. Steve Padilla's bill with Environmental Working Group and Consumer Reports.

Many people use protein products daily, but they could be unknowingly ingesting heavy metals. #SB1033 would equip consumers with crucial information so they can make safer choices for their health.

We're proud to co-sponsor Senator Steve Padilla's bill. sd18.senate.ca.gov/news/state-s...

Tell Congress: Stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections - Toxic-Free Future The chemical industry is working hard to undermine the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Tell your senator to stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections.

🧠 It's #BrainAwarenessWeek. Before children are even born, their brains are threatened by toxic chemicals. Updates to #TSCA allowed EPA to finally ban neurotoxic chemicals like TCE.

Tell Congress: oppose legislation that weakens the law that protects our children’s health from toxic chemicals.

Large blast at Valero oil refinery in Texas sends smoke, flames into the air A large explosion at a Valero oil refinery near the Texas Gulf coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced some nearby residents to shelter in place.

Chemical disasters like the one in Port Arthur, Texas are exactly why the “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Protection” Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule is so important.

www.cbsnews.com/news/valero-oil-refinery...

"The last thing Congress should do is weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act at the expense of our health. The people of our country deserve a government that puts public health ahead of chemical industry profits. Failure to do so hurts everyone."
@judithenck.bsky.social thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Eid Mubarak

Eid Mubarak to all who are observing Eid al-Fitr!

Eco-Friendly Purchasing Resources - CityHealth — Helping everyone live healthy, full lives CityHealth recently created a number of resources with Center for Environmental Health on its policy Eco-Friendly Purchasing. Access all the resources below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FvRZBEcw...

In partnership with @ceh.org, we explore how #EcoFriendlyPurchasing policies work together to help communities thrive.

Explore our toolkit for cities to learn more: www.cityhealth.org/eco-friendly...

Hair products marketed to Black & brown women shouldn’t contain cancer-linked chemicals.

But a new Toxic-Free Future analysis of 577 products sold at Sally Beauty found formaldehyde releasers & siloxanes in products marketed for textured hair.

See what we found: toxicfreefuture.org/blog/an-f-in...

Consumer alert: new testing shows high levels of toxic BPA in canned corned beef. Image: corned beef, cabbage, and carrots on a plate.

⚠️No one wants toxic chemicals ruining their St. Patrick’s Day meal.🍀

Today, we sent legal notices to 8 brands after our testing found high levels of BPA in canned corned beef products:

Crown Brand
Kroger
Libby's
Martin Purefoods
Ox & Palm
San Miguel Pure Foods
Targeter
Ziyad

More info at CEH.org

📉 Global fertility rates have dropped over 50% in the past 50 years.

What’s driving this decline? Research from Dr. Shanna Swan shows it’s closely linked to the chemicals in plastic. 🚨 ⚠️

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #ThePlasticDetox #UnplasticYourLife

"The glory of art is that it can not only survive change, it can lead it." -Robert Redford

Beautiful tribute to environmental advocate, actor, and filmmaker Robert Redford at the Oscars.

"The glory of art is that it can not only survive change, it can lead it."

Scientists agree that microplastics are everywhere. They're in our oceans, our food, and even in our bodies. 🌊🥗🧠

There’s no debating it. WE NEED LESS PLASTIC, MORE REAL SOLUTIONS NOW. ⚠️🚨

@earthworks.bsky.social

#microplastics #healthylife #plasticfree

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All of us, trying to avoid unregulated toxic chemicals in the U.S.

#Mar10Day

Celebrating International Women's Day

❓ Did you know that CEH's leadership team is comprised entirely of women?

On #InternationalWomensDay, we're giving a special shoutout and thanks to all women in the environmental health movement who work tirelessly toward a safer, healthier future. 🌎💚

The White House is trying to gut the Risk Management Program (RMP) that oversees 12,000 of the most hazardous facilities in the country.

More than 50% of U.S. residents live in a worst-case-scenario chemical disaster zone for these RMP facilities. (2/🧵)

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement

“This administration... fundamentally does not care about workers or that so many facilities have had catastrophic events that sometimes lead to mass layoffs and closures."

-Rick Engler, former EPA Chemical Safety Board member and labor advocate

Breaking News: Over 100 chemicals of unknown safety have been secretly added to foods, drinks, and supplements Image Description: A display of colorful foods including candies.

It’s past time to close the loophole that allows chemical and food manufacturers to make their own safety determinations about food chemicals without telling FDA or the public Image Description: A display of colorful foods including candies.

⚠️ Chemicals of unknown safety have no place in the foods or drinks we put into our bodies.

But an investigation by Environmental Working Group found that chemical and food manufacturers have rubber-stamped at least 111 food chemicals for use in numerous products.

The 2026 Farm Bill draft has just been released - we are asking nurses and health care providers to reach out to your U.S. Representative. secure.everyaction.com/W0Ul9Lip-UOdbx8BQ_IQng2

New proposal in Congress would gut key provisions of landmark chemical safety law, putting families’ health at risk - Toxic-Free Future A new U.S. Senate draft bill would dismantle core protections of the nation's main chemical safety law and make it easier for toxic chemicals to enter homes, schools, and workplaces.

Children’s health must come first, yet the chemical industry is now lobbying to weaken the chemical law that protects our families.

Alongside our allies, we're proud to be part of the Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals.

More via @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social: toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/n...

70 % of American adults are concerned about harmful chemicals in food, water, and everyday products. Image: a person filling a glass of water from a faucet.

New survey from @pewtrusts: over 70% of adults in the United States are concerned about exposure to harmful chemicals in food and drinking water.

Further, about 5 in 6 want government and business to do more to ensure chemical safety.

ceh.org/yourhealth/is-canned-foo...

Consumer Alert: Ross and TJ Maxx are sellinbg lead and cadmium-tainted clothing embellishments. Image: clothing embellishments

⚠️ Today, we sent legal notices to Ross and TJ Maxx after our recent testing found high levels of lead and cadmium in clothing embellishments.

More info: ceh.org/ross-and-tj-maxx-are-sel...

That feeling when you ditch the plastics for reusables. Image: Alysa Liu flipping her hair.

Replacing my teflon pans with stainless steel or cast iron. Image: Alysa Liu smiling.

Policies and regulations that prioritize people and the environment over industry profits. Healthier families. Healthier communities. Image: Alysa Liu on the podium with silver and bronze medalists applauding her.

Circular economy is what I'm talking about! Image: Alysa Liu smiling.

🥇 Our 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics wrap-up is finally here!

As an Oakland-based national non-profit org, we're so inspired by Oakland's own Alysa Liu, who brought so much joy to her dazzling gold medal performance on the ice. ⛸️ The Town is so proud of you, Alysa! 👏👏🏽👏🏾