Through our research, advocacy and campaigns, we’re working to:
Give communities the right to know: Simply put: if it’s in use, we should be able to find out about it. We have the right to know what chemicals are in the products we buy, that are stored at the factory down the street, or that are sprayed on our crops, parks or schoolyards.
Prove it’s safe: Companies should be required to prove that a chemical or process won’t endanger our health or the environment before it’s put into use. And once reasonable concerns about a chemical's risk have been established, we should stop its widespread use unless and until independent research proves it's not harmful.
Eliminate chemicals of concern: Some chemicals are so dangerous, or pose such a risk to our health or the environment, that we should stop their use immediately.
Zero out toxics: We should require that manufacturers develop plans to phase out the use of any chemical that has been proven to be toxic and replace it with the best available alternative.
None of this is easy, since some of the policies meant to safeguard us from toxics are stuck in the past. And unfortunately, the previous administration in Washington, D.C., slashed some of the EPA and FDA programs that do exist to protect us from toxic threats, demonstrating the importance of working in the states, in cities, and directly with the companies that are creating or using these toxic chemicals.