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Our analysis of haircare products marketed to Black and brown women at Sally Beauty found chemicals linked to cancer. Here's what Sally Beauty should do to protects its customers.

Washington lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 6119/HB 2421) that would protect the health of salmon and people by banning toxic 6PPD in motor vehicle tires, creating a practical, science-based path toward innovation and safer solutions.

Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced draft legislation that reads like a chemical industry wish list. We are calling it The Toxic Act—because it would lead to more toxic chemicals, more cancer, and more polluter profits. 

Bisphenols are one of many hazardous chemicals Washington state has examined under the Safer Products for Washington law. We reached out to 46 major retailers to ask them about their plans for compliance, and the good news is, Washington isn’t the only state that stands to benefit.

EPA’s announcement that it intends “to regulate dozens of uses of five phthalates” follows a familiar and troubling pattern: chemical industry science and corporate profits prioritized over the health of our families.

Toxic-Free Future, Safer States, and more than 250 state, local, and national public health and environmental groups sent a joint letter to Congress this week, urging lawmakers to reject the chemical lobby’s efforts to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the main federal law governing chemicals made, imported, or used in the U.S. The […]

Packaging home improvement products in PVC doesn’t improve our homes; it threatens our health, safety, and environment. Our new research shows that The Home Depot can and must do more to rid their stores of the poison plastic.

We at Toxic-Free Future are mourning the loss of one of Washington’s greatest environmental health heroes—Dr. Steven Gilbert, whose passion for children’s health and science shaped not only our work at Toxic-Free Future but the environmental health field as a whole.

A few weeks ago, Walmart dropped some big news in its sustainability report: the company reduced its toxic chemical footprint! Walmart’s announcement shows us progress is possible, and that retailers don’t need to sacrifice market success in order to achieve change.

In August 2025, Washington became the first state in the U.S. to comprehensively ban all formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics. This is a major win for protecting all people from dangerous chemicals, and scientific evidence confirms that this is especially good news for women of color and workers like cosmetologists, hairdressers, and other salon employees.