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End Allergen Secrets! TAKE ACTION for your Right to Know!

22 Jun 2020

Right now, corporations that manufacture tampons and menstrual pads are deciding whether or not allergens should be disclosed in these products. TAKE ACTION to make sure they make the right decision and make your health a priority!

Something seriously STINKS about smog in California

06 May 2020

Fragrances are well known to be sources of VOCS; emissions which contribute to air pollution. But they have always had a sweetheart deal with California Air Resources Board. It's time to change that. TAKE ACTION!

The EPA Should Not Be Weakening Environmental Protections!

20 Apr 2020

Pollution's impact the pandemic’s effects make the EPA's announcement that it will stop compliance requirements for tens of thousands chemical facilities in the United States even more dangerous.

AB 1989 is Not Enough to Protect the Health of People Who Menstruate

04 Feb 2020

Why is Assemblymember Garcia, the self-proclaimed “period princess,” pushing to pass a bill that gives Californians less information than people will have in New York?

Citizen’s Petition to the FDA: Ban Formaldehyde from Hair Straighteners

27 Jan 2020

Harmful exposures salon workers experience in the workplace as a result of toxic formaldehyde in hair straightening products is an issue that the FDA needs to address immediately.

Chicago Area Preschool Quits the Quats!

06 Dec 2019

PAQ member, Erin, shares her experience in helping a local preschool replace quats, and also offers helpful tips to help you get started quitting quats in your community.

TAKE ACTION for Safe Cosmetics!

03 Dec 2019

The law that currently oversees these products is more than 80 years old and is less than 3 pages long. Fast forward almost a century,...

Best Buy: There’s WHAT in my TV?!

20 Nov 2019

TVs containing hazardous flame retardants can release them into the air and dust—exposing a family in their own home.

Open Letter to Summer’s Eve: Add Your Voice, Today!

22 Oct 2019

Join the growing coalition of environmental, health, justice organizations -- and researchers, scientists and healthcare providers -- to tell Summer's Eve toxic and hidden ingredients are not ok!

Tell Playtex and Stayfree to Detox the Box!

23 Aug 2019

WVE’s commissioned independent testing of scented Playtex Sport tampons and Stayfree pads turned up hidden carcinogens, reproductive toxins and irritants. This is unacceptable and underscores...

Take Action for Safer Period Products – Support the Menstrual Products Right to Know Act!

16 Jun 2019

Take action for safer tampons and pads! Legislation has been introduced that will require ALL manufacturers of tampons and pads to disclose ingredients.

Tell Congress to Support the Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act!

09 May 2017

We need sufficient research to understand the impact chemicals in menstrual care products are having on our health!

How To Contact the FDA About an Adverse Reaction to a Product

15 Sep 2016

Under current law, companies are not required to report any safety concerns or product complaints they have received from customers to the FDA. The FDA needs to hear from you! And it's easier than you might think...

Take the Fragrance-Free Pledge!

29 Feb 2016

Until we have 100% full fragrance ingredient disclosure, and until we know those ingredients are safe, we can reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals in fragrance by choosing fragrance-free options when available. Take the pledge today!

Tell the FDA to Seize Toxic Brazilian Blowout & Ban Formaldehyde in Cosmetics

29 Mar 2015

Please join us in asking the FDA to use its authority to seize toxic hair-straightening products and to ban formaldehyde from cosmetics, as many other countries have already done.

Ditch the Dryer Sheets!

04 Apr 2013

Dryer sheets: an unnecessary exposure to toxic chemicals. Take the pledge to ditch 'em!

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