LEED Points

Tag: Health

  • 3 New Studies Show Benefits of Eliminating Pesticides on Cotton Fields

    Field schools that train farmers in alternative methods of pest control have succeeded in nearly eliminating the use of toxic pesticides by a community of cotton growers in Mali, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO) study published yesterday by the London-based Royal Society. The study was conducted in two…

  • New York Sets Precedent By Proposing Nation’s First Microbead Ban

    New York’s attorney general this week proposed what could become the nation’s first-ever ban on microbeads—the small plastic particles found in beauty and cosmetic products. Eric T. Schneiderman introduced the Microbead-Free Waters Act to prohibit the sale of items that contain microbeads in an attempt to prevent an emerging threat to the Great Lakes. According to Schneiderman,…

  • The Skinny on Children and Toxic Turf

    By Joan Spoerl Over the last two decades, I’ve worked as an early childhood educator and as a volunteer advocating for policies and practices that support the well-being of all children. To my mind, children’s well-being is inextricably linked to public health and environmental issues so I’ve accumulated a bit of information about these and…

  • Girls Impact the World Film Festival

    I received an email from Sarah Khan, a 15-year-old working to raise awareness about environmental issues affecting girls in Pakistan. She asked me if I could help promote the film she recently submitted to the Girls Impact the World Film Festival. Having never heard of the Girls Impact the World (GITW) Film Festival, I quickly…

  • EPA Sued Over Toxic Pesticides in Pet Flea Collars

    The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a responce to NRDC’s petitions to ban two hazardous pesticides used in popular pet flea treatment products. [caption id="attachment_320459" align="alignnone" width="500"] Flea collars are designed to leave chemical residue on pets fur to combat…