📣 California Dept of Public Health’s Safe Cosmetics Program (CSCP, California Department of Public Health) screened 3,000 cosmetics in 30 cities for banned chemicals under the new laws, using Clearya Insights & Clearya Survey 🙏 👀 Read the full report: clearya.com/blog/clearya-s…

Great to see innovation in this space demonstrating that PFAS-free foams are possible. Encouraging transparency about the other components in these alternatives will help build confidence in their safety. grist.org/food-and-agric…

🚨 Common personal care products such as soaps and shampoos can contain #formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing #preservatives. Many women may be using products not knowing these #carcinogens are in them. Robin Dodson Silent Spring Inst ACS Publications bit.ly/4l8PB2s

Silent Spring's Dr. Mary Beth Terry warns that cuts in federal funding come at a time when rates of cancers, esp. #breastcancer, are on the rise in young adults, and just as we're on the cusp of making important breakthroughs to prevent disease. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/opi…

Cutting EPA will not make America healthy. Americans support EPA's mission by BIG margins and they want government to do a better job of protecting people from harmful chemicals and pollutants. thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Dr. Mary Beth Terry warns in this The Boston Globe opinion piece that cuts in federal funding come at a time when rates of cancers are on the rise in young women. We're at risk of missing important breakthroughs to prevent disease. Silent Spring Inst bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/opi…

A new study led by Silent Spring shows how Instagram influencers can drive real change by educating their audiences about endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) commonly found in beauty and personal care products. Learn more: silentspring.org/news/influence…

📢 UPCOMING WEBINAR! 📢 Join us for Webinar #3 in the PFAS on Cape Cod – Connecting Communities with Science for Solutions series! This session will explore #PFAS contamination in Cape Cod’s drinking water and the resulting community health concerns.

As global plastics treaty talks resume this week, Silent Spring's Dr. Jennifer Kay & Rashmi Shakti explain why a treaty is critical not only for curbing plastic pollution, but also for addressing rising rates of cancer, incl. breast cancer. CHE healthandenvironment.org/latest-researc…

NEW article in The Lancet highlights health harms of plastics across the life cycle. "Plastics are a grave, growing, and underrecognized danger to human and planetary health." Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty IPEN: toxics-free Silent Spring Inst HEEDS.org Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment Environmental Health News thelancet.com/journals/lance…

On Sept. 18, the URI STEEP Superfund team is kicking off the fall with a webinar on #PFAS in Cape Cod drinking water and related health concerns--offering valuable insights for communities across the country. Register today to join the conversation! uri-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us on Thursday 9/25 for a seminar presented by our very own Dr. Katrina Korfmacher! 📢 “The ROC HOME Study: Implications for participants, policies, and programs” The ROC HOME study was a collaboration with Silent Spring Inst that investigated contaminants (lead, allergens,