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Newly Proposed California Regulations Will Improve National Health and Fire Safety

Interview with Dr. Alan Greene, MD Dr. Alan Greene is a practicing pediatrician, founder of the award winning health and parenting site DrGreene.com, author of Raising Baby Green and frequent guest on shows such as Dr. Oz. A recent study found the majority of health care providers fail to give pregant women advice on toxic […]

Would you use perfume on your baby? Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director We all love the smell of babies, but at what cost? It was just last week when I was watching Modern Family and I couldn’t stop laughing when one of the characters was “baby huffing.” You know that overwhelming feeling when you hold a […]

You may remember Vince Capaldi, the brave 21-year-old man who fought cancer and won. He shared his story as part of our cancer prevention series and told us that his mother was the person who was by his side every step of the way. As many of you who have had family members with cancer, […]

CNN aired this excellent report by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the safety of chemical flame retardants. It chronicles the chemical industry’s nefarious tactics to defeat state legislation that would keep these toxic chemicals out of our homes.

26 States to Consider Toxic Chemicals Legislation in 2013 The following post was originally published at Safer States. By Sarah Doll, National Director for Safer States Despite intense industry opposition and Congressional inaction, state governments continue to defend the public from toxic chemical exposure. Each year, state legislatures continue to prove that they are the […]

Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director It was a cool way to start the day. I came into the office and saw that our friend Danika Carter from Your Organic Life had nominated us for a Shorty Award in #Activism! It means a lot to our whole coalition that she recognizes the hard work we (the collective […]

Originally posted on MomsRising.org On January 3rd, I met with MomsRising members in Wilmington, North Carolina for a “Parent Warrior Brigade” for toxic chemicals reform. We were joined by Jerry Ensminger, fellow “Parent Warrior” and former Marine drill sergeant, whose daughter died from leukemia after exposure to toxic chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune. He shared […]

One of my personal heroes is E.O. Wilson, a well-respected biologist, author and researcher. He has spent a good part of his career studying ants (yes, ants!) and the behavoiors of “social insects.” Based on his research he argues that we should model human behaviors similar to social insects, who work to take care of […]

By Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director As you may have heard, Lisa Jackson has announced that she is stepping down as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. No one can blame her. It’s an increasingly thankless job. But I’m going to miss her and you should too, as the storminess of her tenure has implications for […]