AZ: Toxics
Report: Recall announcements up 10% from 2022
A new report found recalls, warnings and penalties for consumer products all increased last year. The recalls led to 550 injuries, 15 deaths and as …
Arizonans celebrate new EPA soot standards
Arizona leaders are encouraged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new soot standards they said will protect people from dangerous and …
AZ Group: EPA's Limit on PFAS Chemicals 'Crucial'
Groups advocating for clean water in Arizona are applauding an Environmental Protection Agency plan to limit toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Report: Product Recalls Up 33%, AZ Group Recommends Action
A new report asks lawmakers and regulators to look at why some unsafe products aren't recalled sooner, and what can be done to get them off the …
SCOTUS Ruling on EPA Emissions Puts State Climate Goals at Risk
Groups working to curb climate change said a Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control carbon …
AZ Consumer Group Demands Safety Warnings on Gas Ranges
Time was, when someone told you, "Now, you're cooking with gas!" it was meant as a compliment. But research shows that using a gas cooktop or range …
Bald Eagles Make Stunning Comeback from Brink of Extinction
MORMON LAKE, Ariz. -- Bald eagle populations in Arizona and across the nation have quadrupled in the last decade, after once being on the brink of …
Opposition Mounts to Trump Nominee for Consumer Protection Agency
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Consumer advocates in Arizona and elsewhere are expressing concern over the Trump administration's choice to lead the Consumer …
AZ Physicians Criticize McSally's Vote for GOP Clean Energy Rule
TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona doctors are criticizing Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., for her support of the Trump administration plan to replace the …
Study Finds Unsafe Lead Levels in AZ School Water
PHOENIX – A consumer advocacy group says Arizona school districts need to do more to protect students, after the state found unsafe levels of …
Grassroots Activists Protest EPA Toxic Regs Rollback
PHOENIX - Members of the grassroots group Moms Clean Air Force testified this week at the only public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's…
Health, Labor Organizations Fight for Pesticide Ban
PHOENIX – Labor and health groups, along with seven states, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to ban a …