Coming Soon to CNN: The PVC Manufacturing Capital of America
On June 2nd at 8pm EST (7pm and 10pm central and at 5pm and 8pm Pacific), CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be airing an hour-long investigative story into the environmental health and justice problems...
View ArticleLive from EPA’s National Public Meeting on Dioxin
Today I testified at an EPA national public meeting on dioxin, the most toxic man-made substance on Earth. At the hearing I hand-delivered a letter to EPA signed by over 300 organizations an 2,000...
View ArticleThe Poison Plastic is OUT of Style This Season: How to Keep PVC out of Your...
Why do we wear clothes? For style, yes. For status, maybe. But most, importantly, we wear clothes for the protection they afford us. They keep us warm on frigid days, cool on sweltering days, and...
View ArticlePVC chemical corporations sued by Greenpeace for spying on local community...
Today, Greenpeace filed a major lawsuit against PVC chemical manufacturers Sasol and Dow Chemical for spying on Greenpeace and community members in Mossville, Louisiana. The story of the lawsuit broke...
View ArticleEPA Cracks Down on PVC Plastics Industry
Yesterday, in response to a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice and Mossville Environmental Action Now, the EPA proposed new standards that will require PVC plastics manufacturers to reduce their harmful...
View ArticleWhat the Chemical Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know!
The American people will panic if they find out there is dangerous levels of dioxin in their food. That’s the argument the chemical and food industries are using to stop the release of the...
View ArticleEPA Rule Leaves Gulf Coast Communities Burdened With More Toxic Pollution
Community groups’ lawsuit challenges EPA’s weakened protections against toxic air pollution from Polyvinyl Chloride facilities Washington, DC — When Dorothy Felix of Mossville, Louisiana, learned that...
View ArticleRIP Mr. Mouton, an Environmental Justice Hero
I was recently saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Edgar Mouton, Jr., a leader and former president of Mossville Environmental Action Now (MEAN). Mr. Mouton was an inspiration to me as a fighter...
View ArticleFaith-Based and Socially Responsible Investors Call on EPA to Strengthen PVC...
Investors urge EPA to protect environmental justice communities Washington, DC — Public pressure is mounting for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen toxic air pollution standards at...
View ArticleRelocation in Sight for Mossville, Louisiana Residents
Mossville, Louisiana residents, surrounded by more vinyl chemical plants than anywhere else in the United States, may finally see some justice after many years of organizing and campaigning for a...
View ArticleThe Importance of Government Legislation: PVC Hazards and Chemical Policy Reform
By Samantha Stahl So you’ve decided to start living a PVC-free life. You have finally gotten fed up with unsafe and unhealthy chemicals and are officially taking the steps to rid yourself of them for...
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