Tom Hucker
Manager, Eastern Campaigns, Center for Policy Advocacy
Tom Hucker brings decades of organizing and policy experience to his job as an advocate for safer chemicals, having worked as a community organizer, nonprofit entrepreneur, and a state and local policymaker. As a state legislator, Hucker sponsored successful legislation to ban arsenic additives and promote mercury recycling. He now represents NRDC in two national campaigns to reduce or eliminate phthalates and other dangerous chemicals from food and consumer products. Hucker graduated from Boston College. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is based in Washington, D.C.
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Putting the Brakes on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Maryland
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An important new law in Annapolis stops the introduction of new toxic PFAS into the Maryland environment.
Flea Collar Chemicals Are Poisoning Kids and Pets
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NRDC action has prompted PetSmart & Petco to stop selling flea collars that can harm pets and the developing brains of young children. The EPA and other retailers should act swiftly to prevent further harm.
Proposed Maryland Legislation Addresses Toxic Chemicals
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Proposed legislation in Maryland would ban flame retardants in furniture, children’s products, and mattress foam; would phase out the use of the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos; and would address lead in school drinking water.