When her 9-year-old son became ill early in the school year, Trisha Dello Iacono discovered a connection between the rubber-like synthetic flooring in his school’s all-purpose room. The chemical in the flooring is phenylmercuric acetate, which releases mercury vapors into the air.
Mom Detective: Is There Toxic Mercury In Your Child’s School Flooring?
Find out if your child’s school has hazardous mercury rubber-like flooring and learn what you can do about it.
Donald Trump Has Been a Disaster for our Health and Environment
President Trump is misleading Americans with false claims of stewardship of our environment in his speech today. By making our air and water dirtier, and our climate more dangerous, Trump is a disaster for America.
Book Excerpt from “TRUE ROOTS: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me About Health and Beauty” by Ronnie Citron-Fink
Day after day, year after year, women, men, children, our babies, even, are exposed to carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, allergens. It is almost impossible to believe, but it is true. And our hair says it all.
The Healthier Classroom Checklist
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. Environmental health guidance for schools: teachers, students, administration, and parents too! We all want kids to have the healthiest environment possible. While we …
You Did It – Dourson Is Out
Read about the withdrawal of terrible EPA nominee Michael Dourson and the role played by Moms Clean Air Force and others who continue to speak out for our environment.
Update on Polluting – and Now Poisonous – Pruitt
Read about Scott Pruitt’s nominee to oversee regulation of toxic chemicals, and his alliance with chemical companies instead of the public.
Falling Sperm Count, Brain Damage and What You Can Do
Read about the ways that Scott Pruitt’s EPA is failing to protect the health and safety of Americans while protecting industry and polluters instead.
Toxic Chemicals In Our Food
Learn why toxic chemicals called phthalates are considered food additives and join us in telling the FDA that toxic phthalates don’t belong in our food.
Fracking and Asthma
Learn about a report that analyzes the impact of oil and gas production on asthma rates and view a map to see how fracking pollution affects your community.
With One Signature, We Are Safer
Learn about a bill signed into law by President Obama that will change the way the Environmental Protection Agency regulates chemicals.
You Made History: Major Toxic Chemical Reform
Learn about the Senate’s unanimous approval of major toxic chemical reform, a huge victory for children’s health and a cleaner planet.