Tag: Health
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National Walk to School Day Gets Kids Off the Bus, Reduces Pollution
Organizers of the one-day event, now in its 16th year, say walking or bicycling to school results in a number of positive consequences …
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3 Threats to Our Health and Environment on Day 7 of Government Shutdown
In the name of not having a budget, we’re wasting money to bring back research ships from important missions at sea. Small towns with recreation-based economies continue to bleed. And progress is stalled in bringing to reality our clean-energy future …
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Food Day Celebrates Healthy Eating and Sustainable Farming
In its third year, the nationwide grassroots campaign aims to put the spotlight on healthy, affordable and …
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Study Strengthens Link Between Breast Cancer and BPA
The study, published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives Journal, shows that rats exposed to normal levels of BPA …
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Government Shutdown Puts Public Health at Risk
By shuttering the federal government, the Tea Party wing of the House of Representatives has done exactly this. The government shutdown means an estimated 30 children a week—10 of whom have cancer—cannot take part in clinical trials …