2024 Maryland Legislative Session: Wins and Losses
As the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session comes to an end, here is an update on the problems Maryland PIRG is working to solve.
The chemicals used in everything from perfumes to cleaners to fertilizers should make our lives better — not harm our health or our environment.
There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, used in everything from perfumes and household cleaners to fertilizers and industrial solvents. Surprisingly, most chemicals go into use without testing their long-term impact on our health or the environment. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate any we know are dangerous, and when industries make a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should pay to clean it up.
As the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session comes to an end, here is an update on the problems Maryland PIRG is working to solve.
The EPA has proposed new, stronger limits on toxic emissions from chemical plants. Your voice will help ensure the agency finalizes the strongest possible protections.
Thirty years after Red Dye #3 was banned from use in cosmetics, this toxic additive is still being used to, for example, make freeze pops a brighter red. That's nuts.
New proposal would create first national limits on dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
Other outdoor retailers should follow REI’s lead and take action to eliminate these harmful chemicals.
The major outdoor retailer will phase out the use of "forever chemicals" in all cookware and textiles by 2024, and all remaining products by 2026.