CONTACTS: Erika Wilhelm, erika@bcpp.org, 415.539.5005 For Immediate Release: October 14, 2025 SACRAMENTO, CA – Over the weekend Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and our allies cosponsored in the California legislature. AB...
By Nancy Buermeyer, Director of Program and Policy, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners As the California legislative session races toward its conclusion, one critical bill still awaiting a vote is SB 682: Protecting Californians from Forever Toxic PFAS Chemicals....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJULY 17, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTSErika Wilhelm | 415.539.5005 |Breast Cancer Prevention Partners Emily Akpan | 347.728.2910 | Consumer Reports Bold, New Federal Legislation Will Make Beauty & Personal Care Products Safer for All by Banning the...
This suite of five federal safer beauty bills will address gaps in cosmetic safety by banning the worst chemicals, including the entire class of PFAS; requiring fragrance ingredient disclosure; protecting women of color and salon workers; and creating supply chain...
By BCPP Director of Science Rainbow Rubin, PhD, MPH A June 5, 2024, BBC news article by David Cox explains how new research shows that girls in the US are getting their first periods earlier. Exposure to toxic air is partly to blame. American girls today have been...
Clean & Green Living podcast: Cutting Out Toxicants: A Key to Breast Cancer Prevention with Suzanne Price Many toxic chemicals that women and girls are exposed to daily may be linked to breast cancer. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners is doing the work to educate...
As summer closes out, BCPP’s advocacy and science-backed policy work continues to ramp up. September always means a lot of activity, as we prepare for October’s Breast Cancer Prevention Month. See below for updates on both current and new projects you might not have...
Climb Against the Odds, our annual mountaineering expedition for breast cancer prevention, is back! Initially slated to climb Mount Shasta in June of 2020, this team of climbers showed extreme tenacity and flexibility. Faced with obstacles across the board, the CAO...
Westlake cancer survivor shows what’s possible with 14,000-foot climb Originally published on the Acorn April 15, 2021 by John Loesing Photo by Cobi Crumholtz: At the top of Mount Shasta, Climb Against the Odds climbers fly prayer flags in honor and memory of those...
