Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (UCSF)

12/19/2025

We’re headed to the North Pole to study microplastics, PFAS and other harmful chemicals that can be found in the farthest reaches on Earth. We’ll report back on January 5th. Wishing you peace and kindness in the new year.

12/18/2025

"Chemical exposure is a major but preventable driver of noncommunicable diseases."

Excellent report on what is contaminating our food - and solutions.

12/18/2025

Harmful chemicals are contributing to a rise in chronic disease. We're working for the day when EPA and political leaders prioritize protecting health over chemical company interests.

New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.

12/16/2025

It's been a tough year. As it comes to an end, we hope you have some fun with our Year in Review Quiz. How many questions will you get right?

Enjoy!

Welcome to our 4th annual year-in-review quiz! Test your knowledge of PRHE’s research, policy happenings, and science successes from the past year. At the same time, you can get a preview of what to watch in the new year and the latest news from the EaRTH Center and the Center to End Corporate Har...

12/16/2025

“What we’ve seen over the course of decades is a systemic failure to protect farmworkers and the agricultural community from pesticides,” said Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz...

Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. Now, a growing number of U.S. farmers are blaming the toxic pesticide for their Parkinson's disease in a large lawsuit.

12/15/2025

"The analysis found that across the four groups of toxic chemicals, “the benefits of action vastly outweigh,” the cost of inaction."

Synthetic products used in packaging and production causing cancer, infertility and undermining the natural world the agricultural system depends on

12/15/2025

You can't make America healthy if you weaken rules designed to protect people from toxic chemicals and pollution.

EPA needs to stop working for polluters and start protecting health.

A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health.

12/12/2025

Are plastics affecting children's behavior? New study might give parents pause.

Researchers say exposure during pregnancy has ‘important potential connections’ to behaviour differences in young children

12/11/2025

Application deadline extended until Monday, December 15th!

🚨Calling all environmental health leaders! There's ONE WEEK left to apply to the Reach Program's 2026 cohort. Join a network of 120+ leaders and learn how you can create lasting change in your communities. 🌿 Apply by Dec. 1st: https://earth.ucsf.edu/reach

12/11/2025

EPA is making decisions about harmful chemicals while ignoring data on real-world health impacts. Read our new blog.

You may not have heard of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (known as D4), but we can guarantee you have probably come into contact with it. Used in products from adhesives and automotive care products to cosmetics, hair treatments, and deodorants, regulators in Canada, the European Union, and the United...

12/11/2025

A new study on the health harms of PFAS in New Hampshire reveal some alarming findings. EPA needs to take this seriously.

An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.

12/10/2025

When happens when you put chemical industry lobbyists in charge at EPA? You get decisions that make the chemical industry happy. That's not good for your health.

Main Takeaways: EPA sidelines chronic health risks of formaldehyde in a revised formaldehyde risk evaluation. The revisions represent a blow to the federal government’s ability to regulate formaldehyde and protect workers and others exposed to the hazardous chemical. While EPA maintains that forma...