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January 2022: PFAS in Sea & Spectacles Spray?
In this edition:
- Mist Connection: Concerning Levels of PFAS in Anti-Fogging Products
- Are there “Forever Chemicals” in Your Kitchen Counter?
- Making the Most of PFAS Central
- European Chemicals Agency publishes first set of assessments for chemical groups
- Calendar
December 2021: Chanukah, Christmas, & Chemicals
In this edition:
- Healthy Holiday Shopping Guide
- PFAS Legislation Roundup 2021
- Misleading Chemical Claims Need to Go
- Why Such High Levels of PFAS in New Zealand Dolphins?
- A Toxic-Free Christmas Tree
- Calendar
October 2021: PFAS Beware! The Comedians are Coming!
In this edition:
- Third Time's a Charm? Toxic Tris Still in Cars
- Common Chemicals in Electronics and Baby Products Harm Brain Development
- Thousands of PFAS, Hundreds of Contaminated Sites, One Home for Data
- Scientists Urge EPA to Close PFAS Loopholes
- Purchasing Fire-Safe & Healthier Furniture
- Antimicrobials in Building Products: Why?
- CALENDAR
September 2021: Less Carbon, More Toxics?
In this edition:
- Managing PFAS as a Class: Best Paper Award & Video
- Parting Words on PFAS
- Webinar: Purchasing Fire-Safe & Healthier Furniture
- We’re Breathing PFAS: Study Finds Harmful Forever Chemicals in Indoor Air
- Upcoming PFAS Reporting Rule for Manufacturers
- Calendar
August 2021: Chickens, Carpets, and Communications
In this edition:
- Can You Avoid PFAS in Makeup?
- Could There be PFAS in Your Carpet? What Can You Do?
- Protective Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS
- UP Scorecard: A New Tool for Evaluating Food Packaging
- Welcome to Our New Staff
- CALENDAR
June 2021: Ugly Chemicals in Beauty Products
In this edition:
- Are Forever Chemicals Hiding in Your Makeup?
- Watch Now: PFAS in the Built Environment
- An Unwanted Ingredient: Chlorinated Paraffins
- Welcome to Our New Science and Policy Fellow Lydia
- CALENDAR
May 2021 : Floor-to-Ceiling Forever Chemicals
In this edition:
- PFAS in Building Materials: Persistent and Pervasive
- Looking for Health Studies of PFAS? Look No More.
- Thousands of Industrial Chemicals Identified in Moms and their Babies
- Hormonally Active Dust
- CALENDAR
April 2021 : COVID-19 and Dangerous Doorknobs
In this edition:
- Watch Now: Science and Communication Strategy for Change
- How to Have “Clean” Dust
- Avoiding Both Harmful Antimicrobials and COVID-19
- Toward Toxics-Free Online Shopping
- Welcome to Our New Science and Policy Fellow, Hannah Ray
- CALENDAR
February 2021 : Shades of Green
In this edition:
- 'Green Buildings' with Hazardous Chemicals Aren't Really Green
- Toxic Metals in Baby Food! Really?
- California is First to Regulate the Entire Class of PFAS
- Help Us Improve Our Newsletter and Win a Prize
- CALENDAR
January 2021: A Fresh Start
In this edition:
- PFAS, Forever or Never?
- Science and Communication Strategy Workshop
- New EPA Announcements on PFAS a Mixed Bag
- A Big Mistake in Michigan -- Decades Later
- Could PFAS reduce the effectiveness of your COVID-19 vaccination?
- CALENDAR
December 2020 : Can Biden and the EU Tackle Toxics Together?
In this edition:
- Help us improve our newsletter and win a prize
- The Fossil Fuel to Breast Cancer Pipeline
- PFAS-free Holiday Shopping
- Flame retardant-free climbing
- Seabird Sentinels
- Calendar
October 2020 : Sharing Our Strategy for Success
In this edition:
- A Tribute to Jamie Redford and Kirby Walker
- PFAS Science & Policy Workshop Talks
- Squash the Quats
- Clearer Vision with Safe Simple Soap
- PFAS: When do we really need them?
- CALENDAR