Safe & Healthy CT

Our mission is to correct the fundamental flaws in government policies that allow harm to our health and environment.

[Safe & Healthy CT @safehealthyct]

Opinion: For youth, CT's 'Quiet Corner' is the 'Forgotten Corner' https://t.co/7Xj2jfDfOC

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Wetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDayWetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDayWetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDayWetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDayWetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDayWetlands cover around 6% of the Earth’s land surface & are vital for human health, food supply & livelihoods. Yet these unique ecosystems are vanishing three times faster than forests.

More on the importance of protecting wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDay.

[Peter Blair @ZeroWastePete]

1/ Today, Maine begins the process of finalizing the rules that will implement, administer, and enforce, the first-in-the-nation Packaging Reduction & Recycling Law. Quick🧵
@NRCMenvironment @PlasticsBeyond @JustZeroOrg @brkfreeplastic @storyofstuff @CLF
https://t.co/0pALNXvVjT

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

"The Farewell to Foam Act has been introduced by senator Chris Van Hollen and congressman Lloyd Doggett and if passed, would restrict the sale and use of foam foodware, foam packing peanuts, and single-use foam coolers beginning in 2026."—@forbes 💥 👏
https://t.co/eXJM1mYrXM

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

New International Study:

Toxic #PFAS chemicals detected in these everyday items: Global Study

https://t.co/MgzGHP5zId

[Leo Trasande, MD, MPP @leotrasande]

Plastic chemicals linked to $249 billion in US health care costs in just one year, study finds #plastictreaty #plastics #reduce @cnn @jmuncke @BCarneyAlmroth https://t.co/W5vQIvOPw3

[Martha-JD, MBA, PCC-😷🇺🇦 @mryoung151]

A viral social media post claims 1 in 3 people will get COVID this winter. Is it true? A. YES and the risk of long COVID increases with each infection #covid #longcovid #covidisntover ⁦@Bloomberg⁩ https://t.co/QbD9YfSPQB

[Hiroko Nishimura @hirokonishimura]

Might be a good time to start masking up if you haven't been already... 🤧 (Infographic from CDC) #CovidIsntOver

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

"By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone, a new study found." https://t.co/TFSzvlfVC0

[Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner @martiwag]

Check this out: #microplastics effects in birds, rarely studied. #plasticpollution

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Did you know there's a whole treaty dedicated to migratory animals like whales, birds, and butterflies? The @bonnconvention is the only international convention specializing in the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats. Find out more:

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

Single-use plastic is all around us & can be difficult to avoid. Join us at our next webinar to discuss practical ways to reduce plastic in the new year. 🗓️ ✅ Jan. 18 🌿 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic https://t.co/CdFcDYC1JU

[Damian Carrington @dpcarrington]

Study finds microplastics in nearly all US proteins: meat, fish and plants

#plastic
https://t.co/3tsvxM6gYK

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

An ecological disaster is unfolding in Spain. ⁣
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Millions of plastic pellets spilled from a freight ship have contaminated Galician coastlines and marine ecosystems.⁣

It's time to #BreakFreeFromPlastic

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

“Banks use your deposits to make loans to carbon-intensive industries. $1,000 in your account creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle.” This is wild, and it shows the @billmckibben was right: divestment matters. Read more: https://t.co/dfIVGTYCua

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Governments, corporations and other greenhouse gas emitters are facing lawsuits and being held accountable for causing climate harm.

Climate litigation cases are growing worldwide, according to a UNEP report issued earlier this year: https://t.co/fmNX3Ii0K9 #YearInReview

[Robert D. Bullard @DrBobBullard]

Biden-Harris Administration Selects Texas Southern University to Receive $50,000,000 to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Region 6 | US EPA https://t.co/sELOihY0Wb @USEPA @TexasSouthern @Bullardcenter #HBCU

[Robert D. Bullard @DrBobBullard]

Bullard Center at @TexasSouthern University Awarded $50 Million EPA Grant - Press Release https://t.co/HKPoeSL6Eq @Bullardcenter @EJHBCU @hbcu @HBCUBuzz @HBCUToday #hbcu #hbcupride #hbcugrad #blackexcellence #hbculove #hbcualum #hbcubuzz #hbcusmatter #blacklivesmatter

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Without dedicated investment, countries will not achieve the target to eliminate violence against women and girls globally by 2030.

There is #NoExcuse. We must prevent and end gender-based violence.

#16Days

https://t.co/xfZnfSf5gp

[IPEN: toxics-free @ToxicsFree]

The Safe & Circular Plastics Fairytale
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“The priority has to be reducing the production of plastics and making them less toxic — no plastics are known to be safe and circular”

Read @PhilippaNuttall @ftfinancenews
https://t.co/BocsuW2MjI @BCarneyAlmroth @andersen_inger