Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?

Scientists, Health + Business Leaders Urge Toxics Reduction

Are Childhood Cancers Preventable?  …

Newsletter September 23, 2020

What is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.?

Cancer. Remember when smoking was pervasive?  We wouldn’t dream of smoking a cigarette in someone’s home or in a restaurant now but that was common before public smoking bans went into effect over a decade ago.  Just as… …

Newsletter September 16, 2020

Updated ecolabel for firefighting foams expanded to include Class A firefighting products for wildfires, structural fires and other combustible materials

Clean Production Action’s updated GreenScreen Certified for Firefighting Foam now includes both Class A and Class B foam products and wetting agents.  Earlier this year Clean Production Action released the first ecolabel for… …

GreenScreen Certified for Fire Fighting Foam Launched

The Expanded GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Firefighting Foam now prohibits PFAS and reduces the chemical footprint of both Class A and Class B firefighting foam products Bev Thorpe September 10, 2020    In early 2020, Clean… …

Newsletter August 25, 2020

GreenScreen’s international reach extends with new product certifications

Today, Beva Silicones, based in Chennai, India,  joins an ever-growing list of leading global manufacturers who have chosen GreenScreen Certified™ as the preferred standard through which their textile finishing products are verified… …

Newsletter August 19, 2020

CPA welcomes more international partners into GreenScreen

Clean Production Action is happy to announce our newest Licensed GreenScreen Consulting Organization, the Taiwan-based Safety and Health Technology Center (SAHTECH). SAHTECH has a breadth and depth of experience and… …

Newsletter August 1, 2020

Kayla Williams is CPA’s New DEI Lead

We are excited to announce that Kayla Williams will fill Clean Production Action’s new position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead. Kayla joined CPA a year ago as Communications and Program Coordinator and has grown into and beyond the… …

New sustainability ranking reveals the chemical footprint of 35 chemical producers

Today, the environmental NGO ChemSec released a new corporate benchmarking tool—ChemScore that measures the chemical footprint and other sustainability metrics of 35 of the world’s largest chemical companies. Through ChemScore,… …

Press Release: TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the retailer’s shareholders voted for action to reduce chemical risk

Immediate Release:  June 15th, 2020   CONTACT: Alexandra McPherson, Amcpherson <at> niagarashare.org, t) +1 716.572.2266             TJX Companies, Inc.—Over 44% of the… …

Black Lives Matter - Justice, Peace, & Solidarity

Dear reader, The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Stephon Clark, and so many more starkly demonstrate the racism and associated violence… …