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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
September 2020 : Sun, Smoke & Mirrors
In this edition:
- Aerial Fire Retardants: It’s Raining Red
- Deep-six the C6?
- Water Filtration May Reduce Reproductive Harm from PFAS
- Brominated Flame Retardants in Soft Drinks?
- Welcome Carol Kwiatkowski, PhD, Our Institute’s New Science and Policy Team Member
- CALENDAR
July 2020: Staying Healthy: Chemicals and Coronavirus
In this edition:
- Class-based Approach Makes Strides in Europe
- Avoiding both Harmful Antimicrobials and Covid-19
- Interactive Workshop: Science & Policy of Reducing PFAS in Our World
- Green Science Policy YouTube Channel
- CALENDAR
June 2020: Don’t Get Sick While Trying to Stay Well
In this edition:
- Another Reason to Wash Hands: Flame Retardants
- A Repeating Story of PFAS Contamination
- PFAS-Free Shopping
- Toxicity Comes Standard
- CALENDAR
May 2020: From the Forest to the Zoom
In this edition:
- Retreat Day 1: Antimicrobials in the Time of Coronavirus
- Retreat Day 2: Petrol, Plastic, Poisons
- Retreat Day 3: PFAS and the Class Concept
- Chemicals, Children, and Celiac
- Toxics in Tap Water: Problematic for Water Reuse?
- CALENDAR
April 2020 : Post-Pandemic World, A Better Place?
In this edition:
- Good News and Bad News About Carpets
- Where Does Your Sushi Come From?
- California Wildlife Doing Well During Shutdown
- Balancing Health, Fire Safety, and Circularity in Europe
- CALENDAR
March 2020: Why Soap Works Best
In this edition:
- Rainy Weather and Rain Jackets: A Toxic Combination?
- Can We Protect Against Viruses Without Harming our Health?
- It Takes a Global Village: How Denmark Took Action on PFAS
- And the Chemical Industry?
- CALENDAR
February 2020: Better Luck for the Irish?
In this edition:
- PFAS in Drinking Water: Will California Lead the Way?
- Material Buyers Club: Our Health Is not for Sale
- Better Luck (and Furniture) for the Irish?
- CALENDAR
January 2020: The New Year delivers...
In this edition:
- Flame Retardant Dilemma and Beyond 2020
- Our Institute Petitions EPA to Regulate PFAS as Hazardous Wastes
- European Reforms Rally behind Class Concept
- Regrettable Substitutions in our Bodies
- CALENDAR
December 2019: Forecast: Fluorine-Free Flurries
In this edition:
- Flame Retardant Dilemma and Beyond 2020
- A Non-Toxic Winter Wonderland?
- Volatile Voles
- Sinister Synergists
- New Flame Retardants, Old Problems
- Welcome Our Newest Team Member – Candy Kasalo
- CALENDAR