No more PFAS in our water, households, and bodies. Tell lawmakers to get them out of New York.

Common man-made chemicals called PFAS are everywhere – and they’re toxic. They’re in our ecosystems, drinking water, and homes. Virtually all of us have PFAS in our bodies.

Right now, New York lawmakers are considering THREE bills aimed at banning these toxic “forever chemicals” in a variety of household and personal care items. These are must-pass bills that need to gain enough support this session – otherwise our next chance won’t come for another year!

Urge your lawmakers to protect the health of New Yorkers by passing bills banning toxic PFAS chemicals in common household and personal care items before this year’s legislative session ends.

Baby sitting on a carpet with mismatched socks. PFAS chemicals are too dangerous for New Yorkers. Take Action.

Common man-made chemicals called PFAS are everywhere – and they’re toxic. They’re in our ecosystems, drinking water, and homes. Virtually all of us have PFAS in our bodies.

Right now, New York lawmakers are considering THREE bills aimed at banning these toxic “forever chemicals” in a variety of household and personal care items:

A3556/S5648-A will phase out PFAS in everyday items like cookware, dental floss, cleaning products, fabric treatments, rugs, paint, ski wax and household textiles.
A6969/S4265 will ban the sale of personal care and cosmetics products that contain toxic chemicals, including PFAS, formaldehyde, asbestos, and more.
A5990/S3529 will ban PFAS in menstrual products like pads, tampons, liners, sponges, and more.

These are must-pass bills that need to gain enough support this session – otherwise our next chance won’t come for another year!

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Subject Get toxic PFAS chemicals out of New York THIS YEAR!

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Please support these bills that will ban toxic PFAS chemicals in a variety of household and personal care items.

PFAS chemicals are associated with serious health risks like cancer and developmental issues in children – which is bad because a CDC study estimates that 98% of people living in the US have PFAS in their bodies.

They’re also known as toxic “forever chemicals” for a reason: They’re extremely resistant to breakdown or break down into other persistent PFAS; they accumulate in our bodies and the environment; and they spread incredibly easily. We must ban them in as many products as possible to prevent any more from entering our environment – and our bodies.

What is more, PFAS are present in about 50% of New York’s public water systems and with EPA’s more stringent drinking water standards released this month, the number of water systems in New York with dangerous levels of PFAS is expected to double. This would require over a billion dollars in investment and millions in operating and maintenance costs to fit public water systems with the necessary treatment infrastructure. The continued use of PFAS in product manufacturing only frustrates progress in addressing contaminated drinking water.

Please support the following bills to help turn off the tap to PFAS chemicals which will help protect our drinking water and prevent toxic chemical exposures:

• A3556/S5648-A will phase out PFAS in everyday items like cookware, dental floss, cleaning products, fabric treatments, rugs, ski wax, paint, and household textiles.

• A6969/S4265 will ban the sale of personal care and cosmetics products that contain intentionally added toxic chemicals, including PFAS, formaldehyde, asbestos, and more. Our skin is our largest organ, and what we put on it can be absorbed into the bloodstream and accumulate in our bodies to harmful levels.

• A5990/S3529 will ban PFAS in menstrual products like pads, tampons, liners, sponges, and more. PFAS are linked to reproductive and fertility challenges, reduced immune function, hormone interference, and cancer – and shouldn’t be near one of the most sensitive and absorbent parts of the body.

New York has already passed a number of bills cracking down on PFAS, including phasing out PFAS in firefighting foam and paper-based food packaging, and most recently banning it in apparel and carpets. But we can’t stop here.

Please do even more to protect New Yorkers like me from toxic chemicals by continuing the crackdown on PFAS and pass these bills before the end of session.

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