February 22, 2013 – 12:02 pm
Great news: CEH’s report on toxic flame retardants in nap mats has spurred Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ) and 22 other Senators to call for an EPA study into flame retardant chemical dangers. Please show your support of the Senators’ call for an EPA study by asking your representatives on the Environment and Public Works committee [...]
By Ali Geering-Kline
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Posted in Chemical Policy, Environmental Justice, Green Living, Pollution, Take Action, Toxics in Everyday Products, Toxins in Children's Products, Toxins in Household Products
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Tagged children's nap mats, daycare, EPA, family health, flame retardants, Senator Lautenberg, toxic
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February 12, 2013 – 10:11 am
It is an anxious and exciting time here in New York. We are in what health advocates are calling the 11th hour in determining the fate of New York and whether natural gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will take place in the state. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation have [...]
February 5, 2013 – 3:08 pm
Most Americans are taught in grade school about the Declaration of Independence and the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But even those elitist Americans with a college education don’t learn anything about the concept of a human right to a healthy environment. So it is not surprising when news headlines completely overlook an [...]
By Michael Green
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Posted in Chemical Policy, Environmental Justice, Green Living, Lead, Pollution, Toxics in Everyday Products, Toxins in Children's Products
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Tagged chemical health threats, DuPont, environmental health rights, Human Rights Watch, mercury poisoning, mercury pollution, Minimata Bay, Minimata convention, Minimata treaty, PCBs, right to a healthy environment, toxic chemicals
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