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Kids’ Fashion Scorecard Uncovers Concerns Around Back-to-School Clothes Shopping
None of the leading children’s fashion brands that we reviewed, including GAP, Carter’s, and The Children’s Place, have publicly committed to making fewer clothes out
Maine legislators join Defend Our Health and Massachusetts lawmakers to share nation-leading efforts to combat PFAS
Read about Defend Our Health’s successful event to help Massachusetts lawmakers connect with Maine regulators, farmers, and legislators to learn about PFAS and steps how
Lawmakers push forward on controversial bill banning common hotel amenity: ‘This is a small step we can take’
The Cool Down’s Daniel Gala spoke with Defend’s team about state policy proposals to reduce single use plastics. Read the full story (published August 2,
Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients
KFF Health News’s Marina Schauffler spoke with Defend Our Health’s Adam Nordell. Maine legislators recently passed, with overwhelming support, a bill — modeled after one
EPA Termination of Environmental Justice for New England Program
We are proud to be one of 36 organizations to receive a grant from Environmental Justice for New England (EJforNE), but unfortunately, the EPA terminated
Upcoming Event
You’re invited to join Defend Our Health and Island Press for our webinar Defend Our Health: Authors & Friends on Wednesday, July 15th, at 1 PM ET.
Authors & Friends Recap
We were thrilled to be joined by author Sharon Udasin last week for a conversation on PFAS in the context of her book Poisoning the Well:
Microplastics are disrupting photosynthesis and threatening our food supply
Summary An alarming new study published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science revealed that microplastics disrupt photosynthesis, the process plants use to make energy. This
Toxic-Free Tips: Reusables
Our food system is riddled with plastic, which is nowhere more prevalent than in food packaging. The FDA should rein in plastics and phthalates in
