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

A potential solution One U.S. nonprofit is working with makers and buyers of PFAS-free firefighting foams to make that screening process smoother. In January, Clean Production Action launched the first eco-label certification program for PFAS-free… …

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

To make products better for human health and the environment, you have to know what your suppliers are using to make what they send your way. But “20 years ago, most companies didn’t have a clue about what was in their products …… …

Newsletter March 25, 2020

Reduce your chemical footprint, participate in annual CFP survey

Recognizing the challenges the coronavirus poses to all of us around the world, Clean Production Action is extending the time period for filling in the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) 2020 Survey by three months, to July 31,… …

COVID-19 Update: A message from Clean Production Action

Dear Friends of Clean Production Action,   Like you, we watch the coronavirus news with growing concern.  We believe it’s critical to do our part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.  To that end, and consistent with CDC… …

Newsletter March 8, 2020

BizNGO in 2020 – join us on the journey to safer chemicals

Join BizNGO! BizNGO provides a trusted and safe space for business, environmental, and government leaders to collaborate in developing strategies and practices to advance the development and use of safer chemicals and… …

Newsletter February 23, 2020

GreenScreen program events and updates

The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to report on. See what’s new with GreenScreen: GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam GreenScreen Certified Standard for… …

Newsletter January 29, 2020

Webinars on PFAS-free firefighting foam, chemical footprint survey, and more

Join us for these upcoming webinars: Learn how to gain quick access to hundreds of GreenScreen Assessments with ToxServices new Screened Chemistry Library (February 13th) Identify PFAS-free firefighting foam products… …

Press Release: New ecolabel meets demand for identifying PFAS-free firefighting foam products

GreenScreen Certified® firefighting foam products are PFAS-free and avoid other chemicals of high concern to people and planet

Somerville, MA—As global concerns grow around the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—now widely known as the ‘forever chemicals’ because they can persist for thousands of years in the environment—Clean… …

Environment & Energy Report, January 21, 2020

"Clean Production Action, a nonprofit that works with businesses to encourage environmentally preferable products, will announce a voluntary ecolabel to identify PFAS-free firefighting foams today. Firefighting foams produced by four… …

Newsletter January 7, 2020

Upcoming Chemical Footprint & GreenScreen Webinars

We are starting the new decade full speed ahead with a deep dive into the Chemical Footprint Project and GreenScreen. Join us for any of the following webinars:  The 2019 Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) Survey Results, January… …