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On October 5, Amazon issued its first-ever public safer chemicals policy. The policy includes restrictions on dozens of toxic phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), triclosan, and toluene in its private brand baby, household cleaning, personal care, and beauty products in the United States. Consumers are increasingly clamoring for ...

A couple of months ago, my dad told me about a job interview he once had. At the interview, he was given a pencil and a piece of paper with two dots on it, one on each side. He was then asked to connect the two dots. My dad took ...

As the federal government continues to roll back and undermine critical environmental and public health protections, we are amplifying our efforts in the marketplace to drive hazardous chemicals out of our homes and communities through our Mind the Store campaign. One way we continue to do that is through our ...

Advocates call on Wheeler EPA to end delay on proposed ban, protect Americans from toxic products Washington, D.C. — Walmart announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in paint removal products it sells in the United States, Canada, Mexico, ...

When an item is physically small, it may not convey the impact it has on the world. Paper receipts are small slips that carry with them vast environmental costs and can pose risks to our health through direct contact. Extraction and use of these resources take a toll on the ...

Advocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products ATLANTA — The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in its paint removal products by the ...

Second U.S. Retailer to Act Following Multiple Deaths and EPA Inaction (Cleveland, OH) Today the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies, Sherwin-Williams, announced that it would phase out the use of a toxic chemical known as methylene chloride in its paint removal products by the end of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental health advocates from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are calling on Sherwin-Williams, the nation’s largest dedicated paint and paint supplies retailer, to take action to remove deadly paint strippers from its store shelves this Father’s Day weekend. This call for ...

Lowe’s commits to end sale of toxic paint stripping products First U.S. retailer to act following multiple deaths and EPA inaction (Charlotte, NC) Today the home improvement retailer Lowe’s announced that it would phase out the use of two toxic chemicals known as methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in its ...

Nationwide actions urge ban on toxic methylene chloride after four consumers died since EPA proposed restrictions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental health advocates from Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and other groups today kicked off a week of action in more than a dozen states demanding that Lowe’s home improvement stores remove ...