Congress is considering weakening protections from substances found in daily consumer products, like children’s toys, electronics, and rugs. This move to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act is terrifying and dangerous, and children will suffer the most. El Congreso está considerando debilitar …
This School Year, Students Need Climate Education More Than Ever
After a summer vacation full of extreme weather, wildfires, and devastating flooding, some students are returning to classes scrubbed of climate curriculum. Environmental education expert Kim Noble unpacks what this loss could mean for our kids.
Ask Mom Detective: Can We Avoid Plastic When Shopping for School Supplies?
Think of all of the plastic school supplies now in landfills across the country. Mom Detective shares tips for making this back-to-school season plastic-free.
Industry insiders sound alarm after US government slashes Chemical Safety Board: ‘More chemical releases, worker deaths, and community pollution’
Science Matters: Dr. Chris Frey, Former Head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development
The former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Dr. Chris Frey, weighs in on the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine American scientific leadership and gut the office he once led.
Mom Detective: How Renters Can Create Healthy Homes
Our Mom Detective answers: I’m interested in creating a healthy home for my family. I’m worried about pollution from my gas stove and stair carpeting, but I’m a renter. I don’t get much say in things like appliances in my home, and …
Ask Mom Detective: What Can Renters Do to Create Healthy Homes?
A renter can do more to “green” their home than you’d think. Here are the top ways to reduce chemical exposure and indoor air pollution without having to ask the landlord.
WV Congress members quiet, advocates loud on Trump aim to ax Chemical Safety Board
#MomsSummerofAction: Tell Congress to Save the Chemical Safety Board
The Chemical Safety Board is the only federal agency that investigates the causes of chemical incidents, like fires and explosions at petrochemical plants and oil refineries. And yet its funding is currently on the chopping block.
Climate Communicators Refine Messages in New Political Era
What EPA Did This Month: Real but Unbelievable Environmental Attacks by the Trump Administration, May and June 2025
During his first 100 days, President Trump launched more attacks on the environment than in his entire first term. And the hits keep coming. Read about the administration’s most significant actions on air pollution, climate change, and toxic chemicals in May and June.
Protections Against Toxic Chemicals Are at Risk
Chemical industry lobbyists are pushing to weaken the laws that protect us from newly developed chemicals. They want us to believe that the hundreds of new chemicals they seek to put on the market each year will not make us sick.