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Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a series of posts looking into some of the the chemical pollutants that have contaminated Puget Sound’s fish and wildlife and pose one of the greatest threats to their survival. This is the first of two posts examining the effects of hormone-disrupting chemicals (including BPA) on the Sound. 

By Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a good day to reflect on the role moms are playing in the movement for safety and health, and also an opportunity to appreciate a particular mom out there, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, with a lot of […]

PVC in your baby’s bath toys? That’s personal. BPA in the canned food you serve your family? That’s personal. Formaldehyde in your dress shirts? That’s personal. What better way to deal with a personal issue like your family’s health than to write a personal letter to your member of Congress asking them to support toxic […]

Originally published by Environmental Defense Fund, January 19, 2011. by Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., Health Scientist. My colleague Richard Denison at EDF ended his last blog post asking, “The new study [Environmental Chemicals in Pregnant Women in the US: NHANES 2003-2004] leaves me with one question:  How many more such wake-up calls do we need before […]

You wouldn’t knowingly eat spoiled food or jump into a river that was clearly polluted. It’s easy to avoid something harmful if you can see it with your own eyes. But what about the things you can’t see, like the toxic chemicals lurking in everyday products?

By Mary Brune, Co-founder of Making our Milk Safe (MOMS). Originally published for Generation Green, the blog for the Center for Environmental Health, on January 20th, 2011. On my way into work last Friday I heard a story on NPR about a UCSF study that found dozens of toxic chemicals in the bodies of pregnant […]

This Thursday, Feb. 3 Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) will reopen the debate over updating the 35 year-old law that governs federal chemicals policy by holding a hearing with key public health and industry experts.

States Attempt to Minimize Public Health Impact Of Dangerous Chemicals As Congress Lags Behind

Virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and personal care products.

Editors note: The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition is grateful to Molly Jones Gray, who has done so much to support our work. Molly participated in a study investigating toxic chemicals in pregnant women, testified before Congress about her experiences, and shared her story with us. Molly reminds us that this campaign is about people […]