Solutions for a Toxic-Free Tomorrow
Toxic chemicals in our food, water, and products are threatening our families, our climate, and our communities. But we have a vision and proven strategy for change. For the past two decades, we’ve empowered a grassroots movement and won major victories to protect environmental public health.
Today, with your help, we’ll continue to fight, find solutions, and Defend Our Health.
The Latest from Defend Our Health
Updates, news, and our stories.
- Colby College Professor Calls For Federal Action on PFAS
This week, Dr. Véronique Plesch, a professor at Colby College and resident of Fairfield, Maine, shared her experience with PFAS contamination in the Portland Press Herald. Dr. Plesch… Read more » - John Oliver and Danny DeVito Tackle PFAS on Last Week Tonight!Spotlight on PFAS This week, we were thrilled to see 13-time Emmy Award winner John Oliver and actor Danny DeVito discuss the dangers of PFAS on… Read more »
- Plastic Waste – A Case of the Tail Wagging the Dog?A new report just released by Greenpeace shows how fast-moving consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé are fueling the radical expansion of plastic production by ExxonMobil,… Read more »
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1,400
Number of chemicals of concern that threaten the health of babies and children we identified in consumer products.
2,500
Number of Maine people we helped gain access to testing of well water for arsenic and other toxic pollutants
$10 million
Amount the paint industry was forced to pay to prevent lead poisoning of children and workers from old housing in Maine.
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