Toxic Free Products

Strengthening the Regulation of Harmful Chemicals: Federal Legislative Briefing on Toxic Chemical Regulation

WE ACT is co-hosting Strengthening the Regulation of Harmful Chemicals, a federal legislative briefing, with Earthjustice and the University of California, San Francisco’s (UCSF) Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update

Colorism in the Beauty Industry: How the Manufacture & Marketing of Cosmetics is Poisoning People of Color

Join us on Friday, January 27 from 12:30-2:00 PM for an online panel discussion of the results of our Beauty Inside Out survey of Northern Manhattan residents, which examined the use of chemical straighteners and skin lighteners among BIPOC adults. The results

New York State Environmental Health & Justice Advocates and Bill Sponsors Call on Governor Hochul to Get Deadly Toxics Out of Their Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2022 Contact: Bobbi Wilding, Clean+Healthy, 518-708-3875, bobbi@cleanhealthyny.org ALBANY, NY — With only a few weeks left for Governor Hochul to sign vital legislation, advocates and bill sponsors gathered, calling on her to sign five

Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop

New York has more children with elevated blood lead levels than any other state in the nation. And children of color account for more than 80 percent of new cases in children under 6 years old. Children exposed to lead

DIY Beauty Night

To celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Month, the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, its Youth council members (The EHJ Advocates), and WE ACT invite youth in the community to join us for our DIY Beauty Night! Participants will have the opportunity to participate

Trendy or Toxic Webinar on Toxins in Fashion & Beauty Products

What are the impacts of toxins in fashion and beauty products? Join us for a webinar at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, Sept. 13 during which industry and academic experts will expand our understanding of toxic exposure in fashion and beauty. Speakers include fashion

Let’s Talk About Hair: Roundtable on Haircare Products & Health with Hair Salon Owners & Employees

Calling All Hair Salon Owners & Employees: Roundtable on Haircare Products & Health Do you own or work for a hair salon in Northern Manhattan? As part of our Beauty Inside Out campaign, we want to talk about hair and haircare products

July Beauty Inside Out Working Group

Our new Beauty Inside Out Working Group consists of members interested in working together to raise awareness of toxic substances in personal care and beauty products while promoting policies that remove these substances and products from the market. The industry is

June Beauty Inside Out Working Group

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature Fail to Adequately Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 Contact: Chris