Chemicals in Plastics Damage Babies’ Brains, Experts Warn
An alarming new study finds infants consume unsafe levels of phthalates, a synthetic chemical used in everyday consumer products. And Black and Latina moms have higher exposures of phthalates, making their children more at risk.
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Studies report that plastics are a severe threat to our children’s health. Here’s why and what to do about it.
Bottle-Fed Babies Ingest Millions of Microplastic Particles Every Day – What You Can Do About It
New study finds that bottle-fed babies could be ingesting millions of Microplastics particles every single day.
Plastic-Free During Covid
It’s “Plastic-free July” – a global movement to raise awareness and help abolish single-use plastic. But consumption of single-use plastic has grown over 100% since Covid began. Our Mom Detective asks, “Does it make sense to try and curb my plastic consumption this year?”
Coronavirus Makes Plastic Pollution Worse
People are switching back to single-use plastic in an effort to distance from deadly COVID-19. Here are tips for staying healthy and using less plastic.
Ethane Cracker Facilities
What is a cracker facility, and how does it affect your health? Ethane crackers use ethane, a fossil-derived chemical, to create the tiny pellets that are the building blocks for plastics manufacturing. The process creates dangerous air pollution that harms our health and makes climate change worse.