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by Hannah Pingree, Mom and former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives I am a new mom who will show you pictures of my amazing young daughter until you can’t take it anymore.  I am also a former politician, recently term-limited as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.  As an elected official, […]

Anne Brock is a mom, and blogger from Knoxville, Tennessee.  She writes a simple-living blog www.floursackmama.com with the theme “Yesterday’s thriftiness inspires today’s better living.” The blog has useful and doable tips for living simply and creatively.   She recently added a new perspective to her blog posts: “Taking Action for Safer Chemicals.”   After she met with […]

By Darlene Battle, Executive Director of Delawareans for Social and Economic Justice Yes indeed, the mattress matters!  Infants often spend up to sixteen hours a day sleeping and need a safe place to sleep as their bodies develop and grow.  As a mother of two and grandmother of three, I know how much time babies spend […]

Stroller Brigades are a great way for the entire family to tell Congress to Pass the Safe Chemicals Act. Stroller Brigades allow moms and kids to have fun, while they stand up for their health rights.

Toxic phthalates continue to wreak hormone havoc. Birth defects of the penis.  Undescended testicles leading to cancer.  Decreased sperm count.  Infertility. This harm results when baby lab animals are exposed to a group of toxic chemicals known as phthalates (pronounced ‘thal-ates’).  Phthalates interfere with the production of testosterone, the male hormone, during critical stages of fetal […]

By Gary Cohen, Founder and President, Health Care Without Harm Since the time of the industrial revolution in Europe, our planet has been bombarded with chemicals in increasing quantities.  In that approximate 200 year period, chemical contamination has enveloped most of the planet, as these substances are carried through media that know few boundaries—mostly air […]

What Maine Businesses Need From Congress to Improve Market Transparency and Product Safety This post orginated as the Executive Summary of a Report released today by our partners at the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine.  They conducted a survey of over 150 small businesses and released a report, this executive eummary and a sign-on […]

Report Sheds Light on Chemicals in Oil Dispersants Originally posted last month by Earthjustice Development Writer David Lawlor. In coordination with Earthjustice we are posting as another example of the critical need for Congress to pass the Safe Chemical Act of 2011.   Pop quiz: Nearly 2 million gallons of chemicals are about to be dumped into […]

Fall into Action for Safer Chemicals by Micaela Preston, Mindful Momma Blogger As the fall season is settling in, I notice my level of engagement is gearing up: the kids are back in school, I am involved with the PTA and new work opportunities are cropping up. Fall is an energizing time, a time to […]

EPA Proposed Expansion of Chemicals of Concern List Shows Need for Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act The national Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition generally praised the proposal made on August 18th by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to apply science-based criteria to expand its list of chemicals of concern that require action […]