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More work to be done in the fight against toxic chemicals By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director This blog was featured on The Big Green Purse blog carnival. Check out what other bloggers had to write about Rachel Carson’s Legacy! As a high school student, I had the opportunity to read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. […]

By Baskut Tuncak, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Recently, the global community kicked it up a notch by issuing a simple statement on hormone disrupting chemicals during negotiations on a process intended to achieve the sound management of chemicals globally by 2020 (called “SAICM”).  Despite seeming like an innocuous statement, it lays the groundwork […]

By Micaela Preston This was originally posted on Micaela’s blog, Mindful Momma This may sound weird, but my friend Beth comes with me whenever I go shopping, whether it’s at the grocery, or Target or wherever I happen to be. She’s not with me physically, but in my mind. You see Beth lives her life […]

Cancer and chemical contamination in Kentucky  By Harold McDaniel My name is Harold McDaniel, and I’m a former employee of the chemical industry. I’ve called western Kentucky my home for over thirty years, and like many people who live in middle America, I’m a self-identified conservative. This belief is one of the reasons I strongly […]

In an effort to put an end to a summer of bad publicity, the makers of toxic flame retardants recently announced that they have severed ties with the now infamous front group of their own creation, Citizens For Fire Safety.  But even though they’ve abandoned their front group, don’t be fooled! This latest move is […]

By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Like many of you, I’ve spent time watching political speeches at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. And while this time of year many Americans do everything they can to avoid watching politicians make stump speeches, I find it a good litmus test on what issues politicians think resonate […]

Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Many of you have “met” Polly through our online network and some of you had the privledge to meet her when she spoke at our National Stroller Brigade. At Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, we’ve been touched by her family’s story and she reminds us why we need to keep advocating for […]

By CJ Frogozo It’s not what I was expecting to hear when I went to the doctor. Three months ago, I went to urgent care, thinking I would walk out with a Z-pack and a prescription for rest and chicken soup. However, three ultrasounds and a biopsy later, I found out I had thyroid cancer. […]

We’ve got to hand it to the moms. For years, “green” mommas (including celeb Jessica Alba!) have been sharing tips on how to find and buy the safest, cleanest, greenest products for your family. Moms have been some of the biggest proponents of baby bottles and sippy cups that are free from the nasty endocrine […]

It’s Time to Declare Your Child’s Independence From Toxic Chemicals By Safer Chemicals Blogger: Shane D. Shirley-Smith – Orlando, Florida When I was a little girl I never worried about what I put into or on my body.  As a child of the 1970’s I was more concerned with making sure my hair was feathered just right, […]