Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Support strong nationwide action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Our chemicals management system is outdated -- and puts public health at risk. Thousands of chemicals on the market have undergone no safety screening whatsoever. Thousands more have only the most basic screening results on record. Chemicals known to cause cancer -- such as formaldehyde -- are readily allowed in consumer products.
Chemical exposures in the environment have been linked to many serious diseases and disorders, including childhood leukemia and brain cancers, breast and testicular cancer, neurological disorders like autism and Alzheimer's, and fertility problems.a
We don’t think our current chemicals policy is adequate to protect public health. The good news is that neither does Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ). He recently introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 to update and strengthen the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act. The Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 would require chemical makers to prove their chemicals are safe before they are allowed in our homes, schools, and workplaces. Learn more about the act here.
Thanks to the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, Congress is poised to take a meaningful step to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. We need your help to make sure your Senators know that fixing the toxic chemicals law is good public health policy. Please take a moment to ask your Senators to co-sponsor the Safe Chemicals Act.
Take Action »Support strong nationwide action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Please tell President Obama: You want him to use his authority under the Clean Air Act to prevent a chemical disaster near you.
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment
Coal ash, one of the dirtiest secrets in American energy production, burst into the U.S. consciousness three days before Christmas, 2008 when an earthen wall holding back a huge coal ash disposal pond failed at the coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee. Read more »
Prenatal Exposures
How is the developing fetus vulnerable to toxic chemical exposures, and how can our regulatory system more effectively protect our health in the prenatal period? From PSR's Environmental Health Policy Institute. Read more »
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