Everyone deserves to live in a healthy and safe environment. That environment includes where you live, work, play, and pray. We reject and actively push back against racist rhetoric, actions, policies and institutional oppression that leads to state-sanctioned brutality, gun violence, and harm that again and again assaults communities, particularly communities of color. We are committed to working for justice and equity, and are in solidarity with social, racial, and environmental justice organizations to build community, understanding and honest dialogue to address the root causes of violence, harm and hate.
✨ We want to give a special thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our second webinar! During the “Intimate Care Products 101” 90-min webinar, we learned more about the toxic ingredients found in intimate care products and what to look out for from WVE’s Director of Science and... Read More
Updated: September 17, 2024 Update: We sent a letter to Summer’s Eve, and they didn’t respond. Now, it’s time to turn up the pressure! Let them know we won’t back down until they prioritize our health over profits. Your voice matters—together, we can demand change. Summer’s Eve is marketed to... Read More
Debra Erenberg Interim Co-Director at WVE Defending Human Rights at the Intersection of Toxics and Gender Equity You probably know that Women’s Voices for the Earth works to address issues related to harmful chemicals from a gender justice perspective, but did you know that this work involves internationally recognized human... Read More
✨ We want to give a special thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our first webinar of the year! In the first FREE webinar, “Period Products 101,” we talked about period products and learned more from WVE’s Director of Science and Research, Alexandra Scranton and our Organizing and... Read More
Alex Scranton Director of Science & Research at WVE Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2023 Comments For many years, WVE has played the role of watchdog to the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) – (CIR) an industry– run “expert panel” whose mission is to “assess the safety of individual ingredients as used in... Read More
This bill requires the research we need to continue to do our important work on menstrual and intimate care issues. Will you raise your voice in support of more research on the impact ingredients used in menstrual and intimate care products may have on users’ health? Recently, the Robin Danielson... Read More
ANNOUNCEMENT: WVE Publishes First-Ever Peer-Reviewed Article! We are so excited to announce our first-ever published peer-reviewed article! In collaboration with researchers from George Mason School of Public Health and Columbia University, WVE’s Director of Science and Research, Alexandra Scranton, co-authored a paper titled “Chemicals in Menstrual Products: A Systemic Review”.... Read More
Alex Scranton Director of Science & Research at WVE Banning Lilial from use in products in the United States is way overdue! The California Legislature is considering a bill, AB 496, which would prohibit the sale in California of cosmetics containing any one of 26 toxic chemicals, including Lilial. What... Read More