While families across the country endured global-warming-fueled record-breaking heat waves, deadly flooding, and dangerous wildfire smoke, the Trump-Zeldin EPA’s attacks on public health and environmental protections nevertheless continued unabated this summer.
Don’t Send Kids Back to School With Pesticides
Preparing for the school year is full of emotions and supply gathering—but rarely entails plans to safeguard children from harmful pesticides sprayed at schools and playgrounds. That needs to change.
Toxic Chemicals in Kids’ Floss? Tell Congress: No PFAS in My Stuff!
Pennsylvania Mom Rachel Meyer was shocked to find out that her child’s dental floss was tainted with dangerous PFAS forever chemicals. It shouldn’t be hard to find floss that safe for our kids to put in their mouths, but sadly, that’s not …
Congress Wants Beauty Products Marketed to Black Women to Be More Dangerous
Earlier this year, Congress released a plan to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our nation’s bedrock chemical safety law. The bill would strip away oversight of harmful chemicals that end up on—and ultimately in—Black women’s bodies every day.
Ask Mom Detective: What Are the Safest Skin Care Products for Teens?
Mom Detective investigates the safety of skincare for your teens and tweens and shares how to make the best choices for their young bodies.
Turf Dangers: Harmful PFAS Chemicals on Fields
Many sports are played on turf fields, which can be dangerous because they’re made from fossil fuels that have harmful chemicals like PFAS. When it’s hot, the chemicals are so strong you can smell them. Moms are fighting for chemical safety protections …
Harmful Synthetic Chemicals Shouldn’t Be In Our Products
The products we use every day shouldn’t put our health at risk. Right now, Congress is considering changes that could weaken protections against toxic chemicals. If you agree these decisions should be based on science and health—not politics or industry influence—raise your …
Moms fighting for clean air and climate action with Dominique Browning
Mom Detective: Dental Hygiene
Is it time to ditch your toothbrush? Mom Detective shares tips for getting plastic and toxic chemicals out of your dental routine. Read Mom Detective’s full response.
Watch Almeta Cooper reveal what’s hiding in your beauty products
One Family’s 8-Year PFAS Fight Exposes the Cost of Weaker Chemical Safety Laws
The Toxic Substances Control Act is currently under attack in Congress. The cruelty of this effort is not lost on Emily Marpe, who spent eight years fighting to protect her New York family from forever chemicals.
We Should All Be Talking About TSCA
🚨 Did you know that Congress is currently considering changes that could weaken protections from dangerous, toxic chemicals in our everyday products? Every day, families come into contact with countless chemicals—through our toys, cleaning products, furniture, food packaging, and even our workout …