What a wild roller coaster ride 2020 has been for the Climb Against the Odds. We started out like gangbusters, filling the team in record time and even expanding from the normal team size to accommodate all that were eager to join us. Everyone jumped into fundraising and training with enthusiasm and the BCPP team worked to organize the logistics for our long weekend in Mt. Shasta.
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, cleaning products are flying off the shelves and into our homes nationwide. While protection from coronavirus is a primary concern, we also want non-toxic options for cleaning and disinfecting our homes.
Some samplings of talc have tested positive for asbestos, a known carcinogen July 8, 2020 LOS ANGELES—Today nearly 200 groups from 50 countries are calling on Johnson & Johnson to immediately halt sales of their talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder worldwide.
This month, we talk with two leading science and policy experts who share their history of using science to impact public health and drive change. Dive into a talk on toxic chemicals, COVID-19, environmental justice, and navigating politics during this difficult time.
June 11, 2020 SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly unanimously passed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, A.B. 2762. If enacted, the law would be the first in the nation to ban 12 toxic ingredients, including mercury and formaldehyde, from the beauty and personal care products Californians use every day.
Last week, BCPP stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and paused to make space for Black voices. We must turn our words into action. Anti-racism work is a marathon, not a sprint, and equal in importance to all that we prioritize at BCPP.
In this video replay of our monthly live discussion series, BCPP talks with pioneering Founder and Co-CEO, Susan Griffin-Black about clean beauty, sustainability, pivoting during a pandemic, and why advocacy matters.
Today and every day, we at BCPP stand in solidarity against racism. The black community faces the highest risk of dying from breast cancer, something we work on every day, and yet there is a greater disease threatening black women and men: systemic racism.
October 29, 2019 WASHINGTON– Several environmental and public-health advocacy groups filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court in New York to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of a petition to ban the use of a dangerous chemical, perchlorate, in food packaging and other materials used to store and transport food.
MAY 21, 2020 J&J’s surprise move came in response to both a decline in sales and growing consumer outrage over the asbestos-ovarian cancer link and the documented presence of asbestos in some J&J baby powder.
