News & Insights: Washington

Congress is considering provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act to protect citizens from toxic PFAS chemicals.

Thanks to the hard work of advocates all around the country, states are once again adopting much needed policies to protect their citizens from dangerous toxic chemicals.

States Should Move Quickly to Adopt Bans on Toxic Firefighting Foams Today Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow airports to use firefighting foam free of highly fluorinated chemicals or PFAS. PFAS-containing firefighting foam is responsible for the contamination of drinking water of millions of Americans across the country. If signed into law, […]

From Anchorage, AK to Greenburgh, NY to Albertsons’ hometown of Boise, ID, shoppers urged the company to turn up the heat on toxic chemicals this summer.

State governments from coast to coast are doubling down on science as a foundation for good governance and health-protective policy.

Legislation banning toxic flame retardants was signed in Washington — and moving all across the country!