WVE Announces List of Safer Feminine Care Companies
Natracare, Seventh Generation Among Companies Committed to Ingredient Disclosure & Product Safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2014 DENVER—Chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and... Read More
Avoiding BPA: Adventures With Your Slow Cooker
You know that canned soup can come with an dose of toxic BPA--so learn to love your slow cooker!
Event and Mobilization Organizer Intern
Women’s Voices for the Earth is seeking an energetic and personable part-time, intern to support the planning and implementation of an upcoming action in the... Read More
The high price of beauty.
Are girls increasing their risk of breast cancer by wearing blush, or their chances of reproductive abnormalities by applying lip gloss? Right now, new legislation is being introduced to close what legislators call "major loopholes" in a federal law that they say leaves Americans unknowingly exposed to potentially harmful mystery ingredients.
Study: Bisphenol-A may contribute to breast cancer.
Exposure to a chemical used in many household items may contribute to the development of breast cancer, according to a new study from two scientists at California Pacific Medical Center. The research found that BPA can cause non-cancerous cells to grow...
1,4-Dioxane and Laundry Soap: Free and Gentle or a Marketing Free-for-All?
Huffington Post May 7, 2012 Bill Chameides More than 80,000 chemicals are produced, used, and present in the United States. This is one of their... Read More
Scientists, Researchers Call on Summer’s Eve to Remove Harmful Ingredients in Open Letter
Today, over 25 scientists, researchers and academics released an open letter urging New York-based consumer product goods manufacturer Prestige Consumer Healthcare, makers of Summer’s Eve, to eliminate toxic chemicals and disclose all ingredients in their iconic personal care brand. Circulated by national health non-profit, Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), the letter calls into question the ingredients found in Summer’s Eve products, including wipes, washes, powders, douches and sprays.
Thank You from Women’s Voices for the Earth!
As we settle into 2013, we want to take a moment to thank all of those women who made 2012 such an amazing year (that’s... Read More
Deep Clean SC Johnson’s Greenlist
The Problem There is no federal law mandating the disclosure of cleaning product ingredients, which means that manufacturers are legally allowed to keep the ingredients... Read More
Study: BPA exposure may reduce chances of IVF.
According to a small new study led by the University of California, San Francisco, the endocrine disruptor BPA may damage a woman's ova before a baby can even be conceived, much less born.
