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Letter to EPA About Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, July 31, 2023
Environmental groups call on the EPA to ban the toxic chemical vinyl chloride
Ohio Activists Join National Groups To Deliver Petition To EPA To Ban Vinyl Chloride
Biden EPA Urged to End Decades of Delay and Ban Vinyl Chloride
Environmental Leaders Deliver 27,570 Petition Signatures to EPA Calling for Ban on Vinyl Chloride
Moms Are in Washington to Tell EPA to Ban Vinyl Chloride
Moms Clean Air Force and our partners went to EPA Headquarters in Washington, to call on the agency to ban the toxic chemical vinyl chloride, and spread word about the dangers of vinyl chloride to human health.
Almeta E. Cooper, Remarks at Press Conference Calling on EPA to Ban Vinyl Chloride, July 27, 2023
By: Almeta E. Cooper, National Manager for Health Equity, Moms Clean Air Force Date: July 27, 2023 Event: East Palestine Residents, Environmentalists, Policy Experts, Call on EPA to Ban Vinyl Chloride Good morning. My name is Almeta Cooper. I am the National …
Keep Vinyl Chloride Out of Communities
EPA has the authority to ban vinyl chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act. PVC plastic is used in all kinds of household items, from flooring to shower curtains to pipes to window frames. But there are safer alternatives to this plastic available, and it’s beyond time that EPA protect us.
Vinyl Chloride 101
Vinyl chloride is the building block of PVC plastic. It is transported as a liquid under high pressure. Exposure to vinyl chloride can cause cancer and other worrisome health impacts.
Methylene Chloride: An Unreasonable Health Risk
EPA is considering a rule to ban the extremely toxic chemical methylene chloride. Moms Clean Air Force supports this rule and urges EPA to strengthen it. Learn more…
“A New War on Cancer” Focuses on Prevention, Especially for Children
A new book, “The New War On Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention,” is highly recommended by our reviewer because it focuses on preventing cancer by limiting exposure to certain toxic chemicals.