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SSI: An Introduction

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Silent Spring Institute is a mission-driven scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer

Our independent research is empowering a revolution in environmental health to prevent cancers by reducing people's exposure to harmful chemicals where they live, work, and play.

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Our innovative research is made possible thanks to philanthropic partners, foundations, and dedicated supporters like you.

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  • We believe everyone has a right to clean air, clean water, and safer products and that no one should get sick from toxic chemicals.

  • our science

    We are creating new knowledge about cancer-causing chemicals—how we are exposed and how they affect our health.

  • Our work is strengthening policies to protect consumers from toxics while making prevention a national research priority.

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Majority of chemicals considered “inert” or inactive ingredients that evade safety testing, highlighting a major regulatory blind spot around ingredients used in pesticide formulations.

From all of us at Silent Spring Institute, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all our friends and supporters for making our 2026 Gala Celebration a tremendous success!

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People who live longer in communities with contaminated drinking water also have higher levels of PFAS in their blood, new study finds.

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