Tag: Industry influence

The chemical lobby is trying to weaken the law that protects people from toxic chemicals

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Toxic chemicals and pollutants are contributing to a rise in chronic disease including cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes, heart disease, autism, and infertility. Yet, the chemical lobby is trying to rewrite the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the one law designed to protect people from harmful chemicals. If they are successful, it could result in significantly higher … Continue reading The chemical lobby is trying to weaken the law that protects people from toxic chemicals

EPA’s proposed changes to its formaldehyde risk evaluation echo chemical industry demands

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Main Takeaways: EPA sidelines chronic health risks of formaldehyde in a revised formaldehyde risk evaluation. The revisions represent a blow to the federal government’s ability to regulate formaldehyde and protect workers and others exposed to the hazardous chemical. While EPA maintains that formaldehyde still presents an overall “unreasonable risk” to human health, the Agency’s revisions … Continue reading EPA’s proposed changes to its formaldehyde risk evaluation echo chemical industry demands

MAHA plan fails to recommend real solutions to rising chronic disease

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The new MAHA action plan provides evidence that industry stepped in and said, ‘not while we are in charge.’ What’s telling is not only what’s in the report, but what has been removed from the report, including any effort to address corporate capture of regulatory agencies by the chemical industry. In some places, the MAHA … Continue reading MAHA plan fails to recommend real solutions to rising chronic disease

Scientists urge plastics treaty negotiators to prioritize health

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Plastics are made of more than 16,000 chemicals, mostly derived from oil and gas. Over 4,200 are known to be hazardous, while the toxicity of the majority of the remaining is unknown. – “Negotiating the plastics treaty to protect health and the environment” Main takeaways: The United Nations (UN) is in the process of negotiating … Continue reading Scientists urge plastics treaty negotiators to prioritize health

Industry sent their wish list to the new administration. What’s in it will make people sick.

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The following is a guest post by the Center to End Corporate Harm. The National Association of Manufacturers and the American Chemistry Council – the chemical industry’s trade group – sent a 21-page letter outlining what they want from the new administration. They were joined by coal, cleaning, manufacturing, trucking, and dozens of other industry … Continue reading Industry sent their wish list to the new administration. What’s in it will make people sick.

Statement on RFK Jr Confirmation to HHS Secretary

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Dr. Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, professor and director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and the EaRTH Center at UCSF issued the following statement today upon Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. We face an epidemic of chronic disease fueled by industrial polluters including the chemical, … Continue reading Statement on RFK Jr Confirmation to HHS Secretary

New Center to End Corporate Harm launches

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Health-harming products including fossil fuels, plastics, petrochemicals, tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods are contributing to a rise in chronic disease Industries that produce health-harming products have waged a decades-long assault on science and regulations designed to protect health, ultimately rigging rules in their favor, say scientists behind a new Center to End Corporate Harm at … Continue reading New Center to End Corporate Harm launches

Growing enthusiasm to address corporate influence

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This past August, the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) held their 36th annual conference in Santiago, Chile. Framed by stunning views of the Andes and the haze of smog trapped by the city's thermal inversions, scientists from across the globe gathered to share their cutting-edge environmental health research. As a late-stage PhD student, I … Continue reading Growing enthusiasm to address corporate influence

Our values and mission won’t change; our strategies will

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After the sobering results of last week's election, I'm reflecting about what this means for our work to promote a healthy and safe environment free of toxic chemicals. Voters clearly said they wanted change at all levels of government, including in our own Bay Area. While there will be much post-election analysis, our own polling … Continue reading Our values and mission won’t change; our strategies will