Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
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Working to create a healthier #environment for human reproduction and development through advancing #science and policy. Part of UCSF and @ucsf-obgynrs.bsky.social
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NEW: A team of experts, led by PRHE, has developed recommendations for the new administration to prioritize science and health. They include to safeguard scientific integrity and stop corporate interference in regulatory decision-making.
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“Plastic pollution is not just plastic waste, it’s all the pollution and harmful chemicals related to plastics from beginning to end, starting with fossil fuels and continuing with plastic products and plastic waste,” said Veena Singla
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EPA panel warns plastics threaten kids’ health — Bayer says evidence lacking
A committee of expert advisers is calling for stronger environmental regulations to protect children from plastics and other harmful chemicals, despite a dissenting industry position claiming there is...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“Plastic pollution is not just plastic waste, it’s all the pollution and harmful chemicals related to plastics from beginning to end, starting with fossil fuels and continuing with plastic products and plastic waste,” said Veena Singla
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We need to defend science. #EPA
They are removing scientists from scientific advisory panels and polluting industries are jockeying for the positions. If you want to make America healthy, remove corporate interference from the regulatory process.
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Chemical giant, climate skeptics vie for seats on EPA science panel
The Science Advisory Board could influence the Trump administration's plans to revisit a host of regulations.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We need to defend science. #EPA
Toxic TCE and PCE exposure is PREVENTABLE. EPA needs to do its job and stop delaying bans on these harmful chemicals. What better way to honor our veterans than to ban chemicals linked to Parkinson's disease in veterans.
Veterans protected our country. They deserve to be protected from toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Toxic TCE and PCE exposure is PREVENTABLE. EPA needs to do its job and stop delaying bans on these harmful chemicals. What better way to honor our veterans than to ban chemicals linked to Parkinson's disease in veterans.
This new poll confirms that an overwhelmingly majority of Americans support the law designed to keep people safe from toxic chemicals. No one (except industry lobbyists) want toxics in their air, food, or drinking water. #TSCA
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New Poll: Republicans, Democrats and Independents Strongly Oppose Weakening Chemical Safety Law
A new poll from Environmental Defense Fund finds that a strong majority (92%) of Americans support protecting clean air and safe drinking water
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November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This new poll confirms that an overwhelmingly majority of Americans support the law designed to keep people safe from toxic chemicals. No one (except industry lobbyists) want toxics in their air, food, or drinking water. #TSCA
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EPA continues to delay a proposed ban on TCE, a chemical linked to Parkinson's disease. TCE has contaminated numerous military bases where soldiers and their families are exposed. EPA must move swiftly to protect soldiers, veterans and their families.
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
EPA continues to delay a proposed ban on TCE, a chemical linked to Parkinson's disease. TCE has contaminated numerous military bases where soldiers and their families are exposed. EPA must move swiftly to protect soldiers, veterans and their families.
New report from Duke University and @nrdc.org about the real cost of plastic - and it ain't cheap.
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$1 Trillion: The Social Cost of Plastic in the United States
A new report shows that the true costs of plastic are far more than what you see on the price tag.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
New report from Duke University and @nrdc.org about the real cost of plastic - and it ain't cheap.
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In testimony before EPA's SACC, PRHE urged the Agency to better protect people from chemicals in plastics. #phthalates
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PRHE to EPA: Protect people from harmful phthalates
Main Takeaways Phthalates are plasticizers that are widely used and present in everyone’s bodies. They can increase the risk of health harms including preterm birth, metabolic disorders and infertilit...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In testimony before EPA's SACC, PRHE urged the Agency to better protect people from chemicals in plastics. #phthalates
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Destroying science will make Americans less healthy, less safe, and undermine our economic competitiveness. #ScienceSavesLives
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Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Destroying science will make Americans less healthy, less safe, and undermine our economic competitiveness. #ScienceSavesLives
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“While industry says ‘faster, faster’ and uses buzz words like ‘progress and innovation,’ it is essential that policymakers understand the repercussions of unleashing new toxic chemicals on the population,” - Dr. Tracey J. Woodruff
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Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law
Industry leaders and Republicans in Congress again signaled their desire to hasten federal reviews of new chemicals at a Senate hearing, while an environmental health expert warned such changes will l...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“While industry says ‘faster, faster’ and uses buzz words like ‘progress and innovation,’ it is essential that policymakers understand the repercussions of unleashing new toxic chemicals on the population,” - Dr. Tracey J. Woodruff
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Q: "How does a chemical with a 100% cancer risk get approved?"
A. "Political interference."
A. "Political interference."
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Q: "How does a chemical with a 100% cancer risk get approved?"
A. "Political interference."
A. "Political interference."
HAPPENING NOW: Dr. Woodruff testifying before Senate EPW Subcommittee on need to protect people from toxic chemicals.
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Dr. Woodruff testifying before Senate EPW Subcommittee on need to protect people from toxic chemicals.
Coming up! Watch Dr. Woodruff testify before the Senate EPW Chemical Safety and Regulatory Oversight. Chemical regulations should have one priority and that's protecting people's health.
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EPW Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled: “Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals”
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October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Coming up! Watch Dr. Woodruff testify before the Senate EPW Chemical Safety and Regulatory Oversight. Chemical regulations should have one priority and that's protecting people's health.
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BREAKING: Senate hearing on impacts of chemical regulation Thursday. Note that two of the three witnesses are from industry. At least one witness will testify on behalf of science and health.
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Senate Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on “Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals” | JD Supra
On October 23, 2025, the Environment and Public Works Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
BREAKING: Senate hearing on impacts of chemical regulation Thursday. Note that two of the three witnesses are from industry. At least one witness will testify on behalf of science and health.
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Baby pacifiers should not come with a dose of harmful chemicals. #BPA
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Chemical linked to low sperm count, obesity and cancer found in dummies, tests find
BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brands
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October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Baby pacifiers should not come with a dose of harmful chemicals. #BPA
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EPA's new leadership says they are "powering the great American comeback." But what does that really mean? And why does EPA want to give a greenlight to polluters? Our health would like a word...
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Polluters vs. Science: Toxic Exposures
YouTube video by UCSF Program on Reproductive Health & Environment
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October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
EPA's new leadership says they are "powering the great American comeback." But what does that really mean? And why does EPA want to give a greenlight to polluters? Our health would like a word...
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Good news: California leading the way to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS in their gear.
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California bans PFAS in firefighting gear to protect heroes' health
Governor Newsom's new law aims to protect firefighters by banning PFAS substances in gear, with statewide changes set for 2028.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Good news: California leading the way to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS in their gear.
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Great work by @UCSF_EaRTH REACH fellows for raising awareness about the threats extreme heat poses to farmworkers. Congratulations on the op-ed placement!
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California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure | Opinion
“It is estimated that farmworkers have 35 times the risk of dying from extreme heat compared with other worker populations.”
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October 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Great work by @UCSF_EaRTH REACH fellows for raising awareness about the threats extreme heat poses to farmworkers. Congratulations on the op-ed placement!
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Polluting industries are getting about 80% of what they are asking for. That's a disaster for people's health.
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Trump administration acts on majority of industry wish list
US manufacturers who late last year asked the incoming Trump administration for a “regulatory reset” have seen roughly 80% of their specific regulatory requests acted on in just the first eight months...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Polluting industries are getting about 80% of what they are asking for. That's a disaster for people's health.
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Zeldin's EPA is stripping away requirements that ensure TSCA risk evaluations reflect real-world chemical exposures and risks. #FrameworkRule
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EPA’s proposed revisions to TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule will put more people in harm's way
The UCSF Program on Reproductive Health issued the following statement today. Instead of strengthening health protections and using best available science under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Zeldin's EPA is stripping away requirements that ensure TSCA risk evaluations reflect real-world chemical exposures and risks. #FrameworkRule
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When EPA's Lee Zeldin testifies before Congress, what's he really saying? @traceywoodruff.bsky.social explains.
#PollutersvsScience
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#PollutersvsScience
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Polluters vs. Science: Clean Air
YouTube video by UCSF Program on Reproductive Health & Environment
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October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When EPA's Lee Zeldin testifies before Congress, what's he really saying? @traceywoodruff.bsky.social explains.
#PollutersvsScience
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#PollutersvsScience
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EPA is trying to narrow the "scientific evidence" for chemical risk evaluations, essentially doing an end-run around the goal of the updated TSCA law.
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EPA aims to loosen chemical regulations via controversial standards
The agency proposes to undo several aspects of a major US chemical law, including the definition of ‘weight of scientific evidence’
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September 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
EPA is trying to narrow the "scientific evidence" for chemical risk evaluations, essentially doing an end-run around the goal of the updated TSCA law.
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"[the MAHA policy report] dodged accountability, downplayed industry responsibility, and quietly walked back any meaningful plan to confront the dangerous chemicals polluting our homes, schools, food and bodies."
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September 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"[the MAHA policy report] dodged accountability, downplayed industry responsibility, and quietly walked back any meaningful plan to confront the dangerous chemicals polluting our homes, schools, food and bodies."
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They want to speed up risk evaluations of new chemicals. This is exactly what the chemical industry wants. And, no, it won't make America healthy.
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EPA aims to loosen chemical regulations via controversial standards
The agency proposes to undo several aspects of a major US chemical law, including the definition of ‘weight of scientific evidence’
cen.acs.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
They want to speed up risk evaluations of new chemicals. This is exactly what the chemical industry wants. And, no, it won't make America healthy.
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"If the current administration wants to address neurological disorders including autism, reducing exposure to air pollutants, pesticides, and plastics would be a good place to start." - Project TENDR
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Scientists unite on how to protect children from toxic contributors to autism
The following is a guest blog from Project TENDR. Autism is a complex neurological disorder with multiple causes. There is ample evidence that many toxic chemicals, including air pollution, pesticides...
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September 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"If the current administration wants to address neurological disorders including autism, reducing exposure to air pollutants, pesticides, and plastics would be a good place to start." - Project TENDR
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PRHE's research is helping to uncover one reason behind rising cancer rates in younger adults. #microplastics
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Toxins, tech and tumors: Is modern life fueling the rise of cancer in millennials?
Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
PRHE's research is helping to uncover one reason behind rising cancer rates in younger adults. #microplastics
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