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Why Should Our Children Suffer the Burden of Outdated Legislation? It is Time for Chemical Reform!
By Holly S. Lohuis, Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Futures Society When I was pregnant with my son, Gavin, I was very careful about my health: I ate only organic food, avoided alcohol, and steered clear of plastic as much as possible. I did everything in my power to ensure the health of my son. Little did […]
This blog was originally published by the Environmental Health Strategy Center. By Mike Belliveau, Executive Director for the Environmental Health Strategy Center. I was pleased to see yet another display of bipartisan state leadership aimed at preventing disease, disability and environmental damage from toxic chemicals. Today, the leading coalition of state agency environmental directors, the Environmental […]
A new study released yesterday in the journal Pediatrics found that girls are developing breasts earlier than ever, elevating their risk of breast cancer and other health problems.
Congressmen Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) today introduced a groundbreaking bill to overhaul U.S. chemicals policy in the House Energy & Commerce Committee.
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Meet the Chemicals!
Want to know more about the toxic characters that have leached and off-gassed into every aspect of our lives? Check out our new video to glimpse their diabolical back-room scheming, then read our web pages to discover their tragic pasts and favorite hangouts, the little-known quirks that make them so special, and how to avoid […]
Public Health vs. Industry Debate Takes Center Stage in Pending Bill to Overhaul Toxic Substances Control Act
Shrek glasses with cadmium?! Canned food contaminated with the sex hormone bisphenol A?! Cancer-causing formaldehyde in furniture?! If you’ve followed the stories in the media in the last few months, it’s probably not news to you that current law isn’t protecting us from harmful chemicals. Fortunately, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 was just introduced […]
Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Campaign Director It’s been a week since Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced the groundbreaking Safe Chemicals Act of 2010. Now that we’ve had more time to look over the Senate bill and the discussion draft released by the House of Representatives on the same day, we are still pleased. We support most aspects […]
Prompted By Washington Policies To Get Toxic Chemicals out of Products, Coalition of 11 Million Supports Bill, Seeks Improvements before Enactment
Coalition of 11 Million Supports Bill, But Seeks Improvements Before Enactment