We’ve been kicking and screaming for years calling for improvements, protections under these rules. And now it feels like we’re taking 10 steps back,” said Dr. Nye at Coming Clean. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...

🎉VT will become the first state in the country to ban paraquat, a toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson's disease. www.michaeljfox.org/news/vermont...

More than 12 million people now have Parkinson’s Disease, nearly double the number from just six years ago. www.wuft.org/2026-04-29/poi...

Frontline leaders across the country are calling on The Home Depot to lead the industry away from toxic PVC plastic. Many pictured live with the consequences of vinyl production & disposal, from polluted air & water to serious illness linked to chemical exposure. toxicfreefuture.org/blog/groups-...

These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight. --> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is only putting cancer warnings on 1.4% of the pesticide products that have an ingredient designated as “probable” or “likely” to cause cancer. That's a grand total of 69 out of the 4,919 pesticide product labels.

One in three Americans live near hazardous chemicals. Now it’s harder to tell if you’re one of them. “Another layer of protection for environmental justice communities was taken down when they took away the RMP tool,” Nalleli Hidalgo @tejasbarrios.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Toxic chemicals used in plastics and everyday products are showing up in breast milk. A new peer-reviewed study found bisphenols, melamine, triclosan, and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk samples.

This will result in weaker protections against toxic chemicals, and more industry science. @fastlerner.bsky.social www.salon.com/2026/05/05/a...

#TheLensNola🔍 Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin. ✍ Delaney Nolan Full story: buff.ly/UFCM3g6 #paraquat #parkinsonsdisease #mississippibasin

Paraquat is a highly toxic pesticide banned in 70+ countries. The EPA even warns that "one sip can kill." Yet facilities in the American South are still releasing it into the air. ✍️ Delaney Nolan of @thelensnola.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2026/05/a-pe...

Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin.

BREAKING: The House just voted to remove the pesticide provisions from the farm bill that would have protected Bayer from lawsuits over cancer-causing glysophate in Roundup. The amendment passed 280-142.

New policy papers call for an urgent transformation of our approach to hazardous chemicals. We need swift action to restrict toxics using the data we ALREADY have, BEFORE people are harmed. comingcleaninc.org/latest-news/...

One way to shepherd agroecology forward would be for more nations to adopt The Precautionary Principle into legislation or policymaking. The Precautionary Principle encourages more research prior to chemicals being approved for sale and use, and would result in removal if risk of harm is shown.

The Trump Administration has fired all fired all 24 members of the National Science Board (NSB), the body that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), and proposed a 55% cut to NSF's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. www.science.org/content/arti...

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote soon on the #FarmBill, a piece of must-pass legislation to guide farming policy and funding for the next five years. The current version of the bill is chock full of poisonous provisions and it must be stopped. Raise your voice ➡️ biodiv.us/farmbill

We dug into staggering, newly released EPA data on power plant pollution and found that the agency tried to hide it—and then completely removed it from their website. 👇🧵

In January, Congress voted to reduce the EPA’s budget in fiscal year 2026 by 4% ($325 million). Now the Trump Administration is proposing to reduce the EPA’s budget for fiscal year 2027 (Oct. 1, 2026–Sept. 30, 2027) to $4.2 billion, a 52% cut. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...

💯 "I’m annoyed that individualism has become the only path toward personal and environmental safety. I’m annoyed that the government has effectively outsourced its responsibility to protect public health, biodiversity & climate onto individuals." @emorwee.bsky.social heated.world/p/detoxing-m...

Trump’s EPA is working to roll back Biden-era rules to protect workers, first responders and communities from chemical explosions and other accidental releases—just as climate change is making them more likely.

In contrast to the plastic visage of Kristi Noem, you probably can’t picture Zeldin’s forgettable face. It’s also hard to recall any memorable utterances from him. But the EPA administrator’s blandness has provided cover for the most destructive reign since the agency’s creation. trib.al/GMfq5cR

@beyondpesticides.org and allies call on #Congress to #reject the #FarmBill out of the House Ag Committee and instead pass a one-year extension of current law in response to #poisonpills that seriously undermine protections of #health and the #environment from #pesticides. ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/VhgW50YIlO8

"Regenerative agriculture" is the new green buzzword — and corporations are running with it. No universal definition, no metrics, no accountability The irony? There's already a rigorous, verified standard covering most of these principles: organic. foodprint.org/blog/egenera...

New policy papers call for an urgent transformation of our approach to hazardous chemicals. We need swift action to restrict toxics using the data we ALREADY have, BEFORE people are harmed. comingcleaninc.org/latest-news/...

🚨 News alert! A statement decrying chemical company secrecy was released today by 175+ #grassroots, #health, #farm, #farmworker, #environmental, and #consumer groups, socially responsible #corporations, over 340 citizens from 46 states, and international partners! ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/ZSzY50YBkmF#grassroots

“This is just the latest example of how this administration will do whatever it can to put industry profit over the health and safety of workers, first responders and communities that allow those companies to exist in the first place,” said Rep. Paul Tonko. www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/prop...

Many scientists are now convinced that there is no longer room for doubt about the carcinogenicity of glyphosate. “It’s clear the evidence has changed and become stronger since 2015,” said @emoryrollins.bsky.social scientist Christopher Portier. www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/scie...

Recently, a severe heat wave swept the western U.S., pushing temperatures 20–30°F above normal and breaking records across multiple states. The World Weather Attribution research group said the severity of the heat wave would be, "Virtually impossible without climate change."

1/ A new report from the Varieties of Democracy Project shows a disturbing trend toward “democratic backsliding” worldwide—especially in the United States. (🧵⬇️) 🔗 www.v-dem.net/news/press-r...

Real environmental justice is rooted in community, accountability, and action. I'm launching the People's Environmental Justice Caucus alongside my colleagues and leaders who have shaped this movement to build federal policy that puts the people first. (1/2)

Today, we were on Capitol Hill pushing for a stronger #RiskManagementProgram. Watch our livestream here: https://loom.ly/yjR8iP4#RiskManagementProgram @steelworkers.bsky.social, @lcv.org, @earthjustice.org

Join us TODAY to hear from affected workers and community members on why EPA's proposal to roll back protections from hazardous facilities will lead to more chemical disasters, workers injuries, and toxic releases. www.mobilize.us/lcv/event/92...

The Trump Administration wants to weaken regulations for facilities like this one, while explosions, fires and toxic chemical releases continue to happen every other day. The comment period is open. #preventchemicaldisasters www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

A new press release highlights nurses’ opposition to EPA rollbacks on carcinogens—warning that weakening these safeguards puts communities at greater risk. Read more: zurl.co/d9lCu

After President Trump's problematic executive order on #glyphosate, Congressman Thomas Massie & Congresswoman Chellie Pingree stood up to say #NO by introducing the No Immunity for Glyphosate Act! 📣 Take Action: https://secure.everyaction.com/CBFR-ts7G0Wc4PXE_l15UA2 ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/feHa50Yxyka

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...

Pesticides are making us sick. “It is compelling that many of the counties that use the most glyphosate are also ‘hot spots’ for non-Hodgkin lymphoma — a cancer associated with glyphosate exposure,” according to new research from @foodandwater.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/anal...

🚨 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. 🧑‍🌾🌱

Childhood cancers have increased by some 35% in the past 50 years, which experts say is linked in part to toxic chemicals. ​ We need safeguards like the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) now more than ever. But the chemical lobby designed a bill to gut TSCA, and it is moving through Congress.

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which are released into the air, soil and water when they explode and crash, lingering often for decades and posing health risks. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

This week, UCS’s @dminovi.bsky.social testified at a public hearing on the EPA’s proposed rollback of the Risk Management Program (RMP). Read her full testimony to see what's at stake for chemical safety and fenceline communities:

Trump Administration proposes rollback of rules meant to prevent chemical disasters news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/bri...

This year, state rep. Sherri Gallick (R) introduced a bill to ban paraquat in Missouri. Thousands of people are suing Syngenta after they or their family members developed debilitating Parkinson's disease symptoms. From @stlpublicradio.bsky.social www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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/🧵)

TODAY: Communities will speak out against EPA's proposal to weaken regulations for the nation's most hazardous facilities. @EPA uses the word "burden" in its proposed rule 73 times. Every time it's about industry. What about burdens to people? capitalbnews.org/epa-safety-r...

The petrochemical boom is driving cities to the brink. www.texastribune.org/2026/03/08/t...

ALERT-TRUMP BETRAYS AMERICANS AGAIN: The Trump admin has shown us again that it doesn't value people's health or lives. They've proposed guting safeguards that protect communities from chemical accidents-all to boost chemical company profits @stoptoxics.bsky.social: capitalbnews.org/epa-safety-r...

It's common sense: all of us deserve to be protected from chemical disasters. But Trump's EPA plans to roll back the Risk Management Program (RMP) putting corporate polluters ahead of its obligation to protect workers & families. Let them know enough is enough. Register at https://bit.ly/RMPhearing