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

BREAKING: The WA State Senate just voted to weaken health protections for lead in cookware. There is no safe level of lead, especially for children. Now the House must stop this rollback! Tell your state rep: Keep lead out of our kitchens. toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...htta#walege#KeepLeadOut

No commentary needs to be added. The change, the motivations behind the change, and the sad reality of what this means are all apparent. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c... #toxics #health #EPA

250+ public health & enviro groups sent Congress a clear message: protect public health & reject the chemical lobby’s push to weaken #TSCA, our nation’s chemical safety law. Read the letter and TAKE ACTION! #PolluterProtectionAct #PFAS #phthalates

A groundbreaking @washingtonpost.com piece shows how plastic chemicals like PFAS & phthalates contaminate our homes, food & bodies, with real consequences for public health. From TFF: “We’re not exposed to these chemicals individually. We’re constantly being exposed to mixtures all the time.”

Our new research shows many of The Home Depot’s top suppliers are still using PVC in their packaging. Seriously?! #PVC doesn’t make our homes better; it threatens our health, safety, and the environment. 🌎 The Home Depot can and must do more to phase it out of all packaging on store shelves.

💥 The chemical lobby is trying to weaken #TSCA — the law that protects us from dangerous chemicals, bans deadly solvents like TCE and methylene chloride & lets states act on toxics like #PFAS. Tell your senators to keep TSCA strong and oppose industry rollbacks. toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...

A class-based approach, with transparency, and proven safer alternatives is the only way to move forward and stop #toxic chemicals.

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose. n.pr/3XEhzsB

Sports + science fans, rejoice! @cenmag.bsky.social has a bracket -- for chemistry pictures. Check out our cool new feature. cen.acs.org/education/sc...

This makes such a strong case that to truly avoid #toxics the whole lifecycle is essential. And that SO MUCH MORE WORK needs to be done.

The Toxic Substances Control Act protects us from dangerous chemicals in everyday products, but EPA wants to weaken it. Take action now! #Toxics #PFAS #MomDetective #TSCA www.momscleanairforce.org/keep-toxic-c...

We’ve got a serious over-reliance on petrochemicals. This recent Wirecutter piece seems to miss the bigger takeaway. We should just use fewer plastic-based items where they’re not needed. In laundry there are tons of alternatives. #LessPlastic #Laundry #toxics www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

New research found toxic chemicals in both recycled & virgin PET plastic. Recycling alone won’t solve the plastics crisis when the material itself is toxic. Safer materials and stronger transparency is needed. defendourhealth.org/blog/new-stu... #Toxic #PFAS #PlasticPollution #CircularEconomy

While this may be a case of a big accident, it drives home the point that the ubiquitous use of plastics across our lives will lead to more beaches experiencing the same. #plastic #toxics #beaches #WTF www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“PFAS-free” doesn’t always mean PFAS-free. Testing found PFAS in Cornell’s “PFAS-free” synthetic turf. Labels aren’t enough—we need verifiable testing and truly safer materials. zerowasteithaca.org/independent-... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #ToxicFree #Greenwashing #SaferSolutions #toxics

Duke University has new research that the real societal cost of plastics could be up to $11 TRILLION a year in the US alone. For real. The study mapped the hidden toll ranging from pollution to public health to waste cleanup. 🔗 nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/pla...

When at a digital conference, I am forever disappointed when the chat is disabled. We have this amazing tool for side bars, engagement, and discourse. But instead we turn it off for a purely parochial model. Let me talk with people!

A new day a new compelling reason to reduce pollution. A U.S. study of 400,000+ women found that each 10 ppb increase in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) raised breast cancer risk by ~3%. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was associated with especially aggressive tumor types.

This @washingtonpost.com article by @shannonosaka.bsky.social gets it right on the hazards of black plastics! “This chemical is being banned in televisions. Why should we be okay with it in the products that are touching your food or that your children are playing with?” wapo.st/3Xe1Oc6

No one should have to worry about toxic #PFAS in the water they drink, the food they eat, or the products they buy. That’s why #StatesInTheLead are taking action to tackle the PFAS crisis. Read more from our 2025 Analysis: www.saferstates.org/resource/202...

Women have a right to feed their babies breast milk free of #PFAS. Our own research found PFAS in 100% of tested breast milk. We can't protect our health when PFAS are put into products & there is no transparency & no safeguards from the most hazardous chemicals. toxicfreefuture.org/research/bre...

ICYMI: our webinar last week shared key findings, trends, and recommendations from our 2024 Retailer Report Card. 🍿 Watch the webinar and download slides at the link below. #MindTheStore #susty #sustainability toxicfreefuture.org/blog/new-web...

It's a new year, and new chemical bans have gone into effect in #Washington! These bans follow years of advocacy by TFF & partners & demonstrate why Washington is a leader in protecting the health of people & the environment from harmful chemicals in products. toxicfreefuture.org/blog/new-yea...

📢 NEW: Our 2025 analysis of state policies on toxic chemicals & plastics is out! States are leading the way in tackling #PFAS, harmful chemicals in cosmetics, and plastic pollution. #StatesInTheLead What is YOUR state doing? Read here: bit.ly/40DMoPa

Today marks the two year anniversary of the #EastPalestine Ohio #vinylchloride train derailment. @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social continues to support the local community’s requests for a federal emergency declaration and issued the following statement in response: toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/t...

From strip mines to wood-pellet mills, polluting industries are burdening small Southern towns with the hidden costs of consumption. Our latest season of Broken Ground takes you to rural communities across the South to uncover their environmental struggles. Listen now: brokengroundpodcast.org

Don't miss this @sierraclub.bsky.social piece on how PVC building materials from retailers like The Home Depot may be filled with a "witch's brew of toxic additives." The Home Depot must ban this poison plastic to protect consumers, workers & frontline communities. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/envir...

🎉 GOOD NEWS: the U.S. FDA announced that it will ban the toxic artificial food coloring Red No. 3 from being used in foods, drinks, and ingested drugs in the United States! ‼️ CEH was mentioned in @Forbes' article on this important public health victory: www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...

Happy New Year! 🎉 Several new state policies targeting #PFAS "forever chemicals" took effect on January 1, 2025. These restrictions span 14 product categories in 10 states, marking a huge win for public health & safer products. Read here: www.saferstates.org/insights/sta...

This paragraph landed pretty hard.

Grace Farms, the leading voice vs forced labor in building materials, has released its International Guidance & Toolkit. It shines a light on critical issues related to forced labor in the supply chain. It features analysis by Material Research. materialwitness.substack.com/p/grace-farm...

Picard management tip: Once all their basic needs are taken care of, crew members are motivated by the meaningfulness of their work.

Great story in today's @washingtonpost.com on our study revealing toxic flame retardants in black plastic children's toys and food packaging. These hazardous chemicals have no place in products that touch our food or that our children play with. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Toxic-Free Future was recently made aware of an error in our peer-reviewed study on black #plastics. We are grateful to the scientists who brought this forward and we apologize for the error. Read our full update for more: toxicfreefuture.org/update-corre... #blackplastics #flameretardants

Read this for an update on our study on toxic flame retardants in recycled plastics.

EPA tries to limit to exposure to chemical air pollutants so the lifetime risk of cancer from them is less than 1 cancer in 1 million people. For formaldehyde, that risk is about 77 in a million, way higher than any other chemical in the air www.propublica.org/article/form...