Resources: CPA in the News

PFAS Foam Replacement Challenges Nation’s Fire Departments (1)

January 24, 2023
Pat Rizzuto, Zach Bright Bloomberg Law

"The Pentagon’s recent release of its requirements for firefighting suppressants that…

Detoxifying chemistry for a circular future: We cannot expect to transition to a sustainable circular economy by continuing to rely on toxic chemistry.

January 06, 2023
Jon Smieja GreenBiz

I discovered the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals comparative hazard assessment protocol very…

WANTED: HEALTHIER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

November 11, 2022
Mary Hoff Ensia

Research suggests that the presence of certain chemicals in some healthcare equipment can…

Why getting PFAS out of our products is so hard — and why it matters

October 28, 2022
Bella Isaacs-Thomas PBS News Hour

Though exposure through consumer products is a reasonable concern, there are two even larger…

The race to replace persistent chemicals in our homes

September 28, 2021
Christine Ro BBC

We'll also have to learn how to handle alternatives to many other PFAS-containing items,…

Safely meeting demand for renewable energy with innovative material design for health and sustainability by Mark Rossi and Alexandra McPherson: Clean energy is critical to solving our climate crisis. But we need to consider the full environmental and human health impacts of solar energy generation across its entire lifecycle, including mining, manufacturing, use, decommissioning and recycling.

October 05, 2020

In 2017, the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University of Buffalo, Clean…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer? by Lindsey Konkle

May 18, 2020

A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free…

Everyday Products are Full of Harmful Chemicals. Can Green Chemistry Lead the Way to Safer Alternatives? by Meg Wilcox

May 05, 2020

To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your…

Environment & Energy Report, January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit that works with businesses to encourage…

Keep foam off Greenwich school menus by Julie DesChamps, March 28, 2019

November 06, 2019

“Every day in the Greenwich Public School cafeterias, our children are exposed to a toxic…

US stakeholders launch ingredient transparency initiative by Lisa Martine Jenkins, April 3, 2019

November 06, 2019

“US organization Clean Production Action and the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse are…

Why Caring About Climate Means Caring About Chemicals of Concern by Steven Cristol, September 23, 2019

November 06, 2019

“As with green chemistry itself, far too seldom are the connections made to climate change…