Center to End Corporate Harm

Wow! Center member Lisa Bero was part of this important study that reveals how corporate influence in the pharmaceutical sector influences prescribing. As you might guess, the prescribing patterns don't necessarily benefit patients. www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...

If you think alcohol is good for you, that's probably industry-conflicted science talking. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The U.S. has adopted the plastic industry's positions on plastic pollution. This is bad for everyone - except the polluting plastic industry. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

"Just as with climate breakdown and smoking, the science on harm caused by foods high in fat, salt and sugar is now settled, but the industry continues to deny and distract to delay action." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Investigation from Floodlight found polluters are keeping air monitors far away from their emissions, leaving exposed neighborhoods in the dark. 👉 10 of Louisiana’s heaviest air-polluting facilities operate without a single public air monitor within five miles. lailluminator.com/2026/07/20/a...

Trump's EPA is remaking scientific advisory boards by stacking them with industry representatives. Eight of 11 new members have industry conflicts of interest. That's good for industry. Bad for your health. thetoxicfiles.substack.com/p/trumps-epa...

What do you think happens when you stack EPA's chemical advisory panel with chemical industry scientists? They will downplay the health risks of toxic chemicals and people will get sick. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

What do you think happens if you stack an EPA chemical advisory panel with chemical industry scientists? They will downplay the health risks of toxic chemicals. Classic example of corporate capture. And this will expose people to more toxics. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

This story from a few years ago highlights the problem of the rotating door between industry and regulators. Enacting financial conflicts of interest would go a long way to reduce this problem. revealnews.org/article-lega...

“They are mouthpieces for the chemical industry, or consulting firms bought and paid for by the chemical companies,” Olson said. #EPA #conflictofinterest www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New York is trying to hold #PFAS manufacturers accountable for the contamination they have caused. www.news10.com/capitol/pfas...

“The evidence on the health harms of ultra-processed food is unequivocal, ... processed junk food has been reformulated to promote over consumption and patterns of intake similar to those observed in nicotine dependence,” wrote Chartres www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/rese...

Have you noticed the trend? Reporters who cover climate and the environment are being cut and @yalee360.bsky.social says climate coverage has dropped every year over the last 4 years. What's up? Corporate influence. Great piece from @thenewlede.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/this...

NEW STUDY: Pregnant women are exposed to dozens of harmful chemicals every day, and they are having an impact on children's health. Meanwhile, the chemical industry is trying to gut America's chemical safety law, which would make things worse. #TSCA www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/comm...

Our new website is live! Check it out. Follow us here and on LinkedIn for the latest research and news on health-harming corporations. c2ech.stanford.edu

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EPA needs to stop working for polluting industries. www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/p...

Great coverage of latest research on ultra-processed food in the AJPH journal edited by our own @nickchartres.bsky.social #thenewtobacco #UPF www.bbc.com/news/article...

"90% of highly addictive foods are ultra processed." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai4O...

Watch LIVE. Scientists affiliated with the Center presenting tobacco's role in the development of ultra processed foods at a briefing in Washington DC today hosted by @apha.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai4O...

"The primary cause of disease used to be a living organism that transmits a pathogen like malaria from one person to another,” said Tracey Woodruff, a Stanford Univ researcher. “Now we have corporate organisms that lead to chronic, non-communicable diseases.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/p...

The chemical industry has its hands all over this. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/h...

Big Oil executives knew decades ago that "catastrophic" climate change was coming. Instead of sharing that knowledge, they buried it. "By the time the global warming becomes detectable it could be too late to take effective countermeasures to reduce the effects or even to stabilise the situation."

We're very excited for this event featuring @nickchartres.bsky.social and other experts on how ultra processed foods harm health.

"Most global deaths are now caused by noncommunicable diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In many cases, these diseases are caused by industrial pollution or well-known consumer goods." #healthharmingcorporations #tobaccokills www.theexamination.org/articles/dea...

"Dismantling the #research arm will significantly damage the agency and weaken the government’s ability to protect public health, according to more than two dozen current and former #EPA officials interviewed for this article." #ORD www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

It is important to keep in mind that when environmental and health safeguards are eliminated or rolled back, it is because polluting industries have outsized influence on the political process. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Utah just "made it nearly impossible for residents to hold fossil fuel companies legally accountable for climate damages." Four other red states are now considering similar laws. This is part of a push from Big Oil and its political allies to secure federal legal immunity—and it must be stopped.

Another example of corporations making claims that just don't add up. If it's a plastic cup, odds are it's not getting recycled, no matter what they say. grist.org/regulation/w...

Thank you @arielwittenberg.bsky.social for this excellent story on the Center's paper on how health-harming corporations are manipulating science, public opinion, and avoiding regulations. www.eenews.net/articles/pap...

"To meaningfully address #glyphosate and other pesticide exposures, reforms are needed to remove financial conflicts of interest from the scientific process and peer review, and public funding for research must be increased” - Tracey J Woodruff deohs.washington.edu/news/sgs

Want to learn what's in our new paper in the @nejm.org in under 30 seconds? Check out our infographic which highlights how the fossil fuel, chemical, and ultra processed food industries are harming health and how corporations hide the truth about the harms of their products.

Very excited to announce our paper on corporate vectors of chronic disease - and what can be done about it - published in NEJM! Congrats to all our authors including @nickchartres.bsky.social @feralyogi.bsky.social @drlauraschmidt.bsky.social @traceywoodruff.bsky.social DOI: 10.1056/NEJMms2507028

Ultra-processed foods are harming people's health. What many people don't know is the tobacco industry's role in creating the addictive flavors behind ultra-processed items. www.everydayhealth.com/pregnancy/ul...

PFAS manufacturers hid the harms of their product for decades and we're seeing more and more communities have to grapple with this toxic contamination. One solution? Remove industry influence from regulatory processes. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

EPA needs to remove influence of health-harming industries and get back to protecting people's health. earthjustice.org/press/2026/e...

"The JAMA study found that by 2023, a child in the US was 15 to 20% more likely to develop a chronic condition than they were in 2011—including neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, behavioral problems, developmental delays, and ADHD." www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Whenever you read headlines like this, keep in mind these decisions to loosen pollution rules are because chemical and polluting industries have captured EPA. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

"One of Bayer’s stated key strategies to try to end the litigation ... is getting the Supreme Court to agree ... that if EPA does not require a cancer warning on its glyphosate products, the company cannot be held liable for failing to warn of a cancer risk." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Outstanding investigative journalism by @propublica.org Follow the money. This is a classic example of why it is imperative to ban financial conflicts of interest among political appointees. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Exposing industry conflict of interest is essential to addressing the problem. We applaud these efforts. EPA should work on behalf of public health, not chemical industry CEOs. www.eenews.net/articles/jef...

This is good news. Two points we want to highlight from the article: 1. A lawsuit was a driver in this decision and 2. Nathan Donley says generic manufacturers may continue to sell this toxic pesticide, so a ban is important. www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/syng...

Are you watching today's Senate EPW Committee hearing on the draft bill to gut America's chemical safety law? Industry influence is alive and well.

The chemical lobby wants to gut America's chemical safety law, but fortunately scientists and health advocates are pushing back. And an overwhelming majority of Americans are on the side of science and health, according to a recent Pew Foundation survey. www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/heal...

What happens when the chemical industry is in charge at EPA. People's health gets sacrificed for industry interests. www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/epa-...

When polluting industries capture regulatory agencies, people pay with their health. We must remove financial conflicts of interest from policy actions. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

“They were very polite in the meeting. In terms of the tone, there was a lot of receptivity. However, in terms of what was said, it felt like we were interacting with a lot of industry talking points.” - Alexandra Muñoz abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...

Want to learn how "how industry actors manipulate science, lobby policymakers, and undermine democratic decision-making to maintain profits at the expense of human and environmental health"? Check out CIEL's new report. www.ciel.org/reports/scie...

See this messaging about new chemical reviews being too slow? That is industry messaging. As Dr. Woodruff testified, the majority of delays are because industry hasn't provided data or signed paperwork. cen.acs.org/policy/legis...

From opioids and tobacco to PFAS and ultra processed foods, internal industry documents show how health-harming corporations lie about their products to increase their profits. To improve health, we need to remove industry influence from the regulatory process.