Environmental Health

New and News

NCC, other faith groups call for chemical policy reform and release new "Interfaith Principles for Chemical Policy Reform." Read and Endorse them here.
New York and California pass bans on BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups
Read op-eds from faith leaders in Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota on environmental health
EPA announces chemical management plans on BPA and other chemicals, and announces principles for chemical policy reform.
FDA announces some concern about BPA, offers guidelines to consumers, and states they do not have authority to regulate BPA. See the guidelines here.

Faith and Environmental Health
How we choose to live, the products we use everyday, and the way we care for God's Earth impact our health and the well-being of all Creation. Environmental hazards such as water pollution, poor air quality, and exposure to toxic chemicals in every day products represent one of the greatest threats to God's Creation and God's children.

We are called to be stewards of Creation (Genesis 2:15) and of our bodies (I Corinthians 6:19-20). We are also called to care for the most vulnerable to toxic chemical exposure- women, children, low income communities, communities of color, people living with disabilities or compromised immune systems (Matthew 25:40). By seeking justice in love (Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39) we have an opportunity to renew our bodies and all of Creation.

Learn More About Environmental Health
Click on the topics below to learn more about specific environmental health topics.

Toxics
Environmental Justice and Health
Children's and Women's Health
Cosmetics
Stories from people of faith responding to the call from vulnerable populations and God's Creation to address toxic chemicals in our homes, schools, churches, God's Creation and our bodies.

Endorse our Interfaith Statement for Chemical Policy Reform or the Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit
Read the NCC Policy Resolution on Environmental Health
Click here to learn more about opportunities to witness and respond to care for the most vulnerable among us, our own inward suffering as well as the "inward groan of God's Creation" (Romans 8:19-23).
Links to resources and other organizations working on environmental health