Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (UCSF)

01/22/2026

"The purpose of TSCA is to protect people and the environment from harmful chemicals. The proposed changes to this law are alarming: they remove public health guardrails, undermine EPA’s ability to protect people from harmful chemicals, and will lead to more death and disease."

01/22/2026

The hearing on a proposal to gut TSCA has begun. You can watch live at the link.

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.

01/22/2026

If the chemical lobby gets its way, people will be exposed to a lot more harmful chemicals and more people will get sick and die.

Toxic chemicals and pollutants are contributing to a rise in chronic disease including cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes, heart disease, autism, and infertility. Yet, the chemical lobby is trying to rewrite the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the one law designed to protect people from harmful ch...

01/21/2026

The chemical lobby is trying to weaken the main law that protects people from toxic chemicals. Dr. Tracey Woodruff will be testifying at on this issue before Congress tomorrow. You can watch live at the link.

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The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.

01/16/2026

As the chemical lobby works to weaken the main law designed to protect people from harmful chemicals, there is a new effort to push back. Check it out!

Toxic chemicals are in the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we drink—leading to cancer, infertility, Parkinson’s disease, ADHD, and other lifelong health problems. This isn’t fair or an accident. Chemical companies hide the health harms, exploit weak rules, and prioritize profit ...

01/16/2026

NEW STUDY: Our scientists have identified a disturbing amount of chemicals from plastics in people. Many of these chemicals are not listed in databases, which means little is known about them.

Hundreds of plastic-related chemicals were identified in pregnant women by scientists at UC San Francisco in a study published today in Environment & Health Journal. Alarmingly, many of these chemicals have little to no current exposure data, which means little is known about how much they are impac...

01/15/2026

We're surrounded by harmful chemicals and chronic diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's are on the rise. Should you be concerned? And what can you do? GREAT video from University of California.

Professor Tracey Woodruff sits down for a conversation about how toxic chemicals are affecting our health and what we can do to stop them.Visit Professor Woo...

01/14/2026

"EPA is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people"

We're trying to figure out what the heck EPA is thinking...

The agency’s new math to favor polluters, explained.

01/14/2026

New study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine shows exposure increases risk of gestational .

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of highly persistent environmental chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and altered markers of insulin resistance and insulin secretion, acc...

01/12/2026

This is in complete contradiction with EPA's mission to protect health and the environment.

In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

01/09/2026

In all seriousness, why would anyone want to grant immunity to companies that produce harmful products?

A government funding bill released Monday excludes a controversial pesticides provision, marking a win for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement for at least the time being. The …

01/09/2026

Not so fast. These phthalate assessments ignored health risks that will result in more people getting cancer.

Administrator Lee Zeldin touted the decision to regulate certain chemicals used in plastic production as a "massive MAHA win."