Toxic threats
The chemicals used in everything from perfumes to cleaners to fertilizers should make our lives better — not harm our health or our environment.
There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, used in everything from perfumes and household cleaners to fertilizers and industrial solvents. Surprisingly, most chemicals go into use without testing their long-term impact on our health or the environment. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate any we know are dangerous, and when industries make a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should pay to clean it up.
The Latest on Toxic threats
STATEMENT: EPA acts to protect drinking water from PFAS
‘Filter First’ campaign announced to fully remove lead from all drinking water in schools
Updates
24,040 members call on EPA to designate first two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under Superfund law
Advocacy groups to EPA: Take action to reduce near-term “forever chemical” releases
Maryland PIRG joins national effort calling on REI to phase out PFAS
Featured Resources
Who are the top toxic water polluters in your state?
“Chemical recycling”: What you need to know.
Get the Lead Out
Recording of Farewell to Fluorescents policy briefing
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2023 Hurricane Season resource guide: data, resources & interview opportunities
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. This resource guide can help members of the media cover it more thoroughly and accurately.
Statement: EPA directs states on curbing PFAS pollution
Existing clean water laws should dramatically limit releases of forever chemicals.
Filter First Colorado
Why lead in drinking water poses a threat to our children, and what parents and school districts can do to ensure access to safe drinking water.
During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, CoPIRG Foundation urges school districts to adopt ‘Filter First’ approach to kids’ drinking water
A conversation with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser as the Clean Water Act turns 50
We discussed an important Supreme Court case that could threaten clean water protections as well as his lawsuit to hold producers of dangerous PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ accountable