Tag: toxic chemicals
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Hundreds Call on Congress to Protect Families from Toxic Chemicals at DC Stroller Brigade
A Stroller Brigade of hundreds of parents and their children descended on the nation’s capital today to call on Congress to protect their families from toxic chemicals. The demonstration for safer chemicals was timed to coincide with the U.S. Senate’s consideration of reforming federal laws overseeing toxic chemicals, which organizers say is the most serious…
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12 Ways to Avoid Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Everyday Products
A new list by Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Keep A Breast Foundation identifies some of the most problematic hormone-altering, endocrine disrupting, chemicals to which people are routinely exposed. Hormone-disrupting chemicals are external substances that alter the functions of the endocrine system (the system of glands that produce secretions that help to control bodily activity). Hormone…
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How to Avoid Toxic Chemicals in Kids’ Products
Here’s some simple guidelines parents can follow when considering purchase of a product for their children …
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The True Costs of Cleaning Up Toxic Coal Ash
A study released today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) uncovers how energy companies with hazardous coal ash waste disposal facilities could face $100 million per site clean up obligations for contaminated water …
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Toxic Contamination in Offices: Study Reveals Hidden Chemicals in Dust
Toxic chemicals have been found in several buildings in Boston. More…