A new study raises concerns about the safety of tampons, one of the world’s most widely used menstrual products. Researchers at UC Berkeley, in a groundbreaking investigation, found traces ofContinue Reading
Scientists are only now beginning to understand how phthalates—chemicals prevalent in hundreds of ordinary home products and cosmetics—are connected to these frequent tumors in women. Pthalates, which are present inContinue Reading
The Mind the Store campaign and Toxic-Free Future discovered that over half of all take-out food packaging tested from numerous big restaurant chains includes potentially toxic substances. According to theContinue Reading
Researchers have revealed that as many as one in three Americans had a comparatively high quantity of a hazardous weed-killing toxin in their blood. In a report published in theContinue Reading
For decades, makers of textiles including apparel and home furnishings have turned to the persistent toxic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to make their products resist waterContinue Reading
Solar panels have been heralded as the alternative to fossil fuels for decades. In the age of emissions trading and international climate pacts, nothing is applauded more than showing offContinue Reading
