New Analysis Finds Toxic Chemicals from Plastics Linked to Thousands of Preventable Deaths in the U.S.
Exposure to toxic chemicals commonly used in plastics is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a major peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet Planetary Health that is drawing renewed attention from public health experts and environmental advocates.
Environmental Leaders Deliver 27,570 Petition Signatures to EPA Calling for Ban on Vinyl Chloride
Leaders from Beyond Plastics, Beyond Petrochemicals, River Valley Organizing, Hip Hop Caucus, Moms Clean Air Force, Plastic Free Future, Greenpeace USA, and others, delivered 27,570 petition signatures to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., calling for a ban on vinyl chloride. The groups then met with Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator in the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.