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Decision Time for Governor Brown: Stop Methyl Iodide Now!

Jul 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Uncategorized

It’s not too late for Jerry Brown to save thousands of farms from being doused with the highly toxic methyl iodide. But he must act fast. Fumigation season is near for many non-organic California farmers, and already the toxic pesticide has been applied to a...

Greenwash of the Month: Does My Hair Look “Organic”? Mislabeled Organic Personal Care Products

Jun 16, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

When you buy shampoo, lotions, toothpastes or other personal care items and you see the word “organic” on the package, you probably expect the product is made with mostly organic ingredients. After all, that’s why you buy these products, which are safer for you, your...

Stop Organic Greenwashing!

Jun 16, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

Many personal care product labels misuse the word “organic”, duping consumers into buying products that are not actually “organic” and may even contain toxic chemicals that consumers would never expect to find in an organic product. Companies selling...

Lead Poisoning Still the #1 Health Care Cost for Children in U.S.

May 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Uncategorized

Lead poisoning is still the number one health care cost for children in the U.S., costing “$50.9 billion a year” according to new research by senior scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. In 2008, it cost a “staggering $76.6 billion to cover the...

Foxconn: Workers in Chinese iPad Factories May Not Commit Suicide

May 16, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, General Insights

We’ve alerted you before about issues of e-waste, and electronics workers developing cancer and other illnesses from exposure to the toxic chemicals that go into our phones, laptops, and other electronics. But these aren’t the only issues surrounding electronics...

Garbage Incineration Threatens Health and Legitimate Renewable Energy in Maryland

May 3, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnergy, Environmental Justice

This week, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley faces a tough decision on whether or not to veto legislation that would place incineration of garbage on the same level with solar and wind power as a source of renewable energy. Environmental groups and clean energy...

Greener Electronics Going Global

Apr 27, 2011Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, General Insights

We don’t often think about it when we’re using our computers, cell phones, and other electronics, but these devices have created complex new toxic problems that require global collaboration to resolve. So it was a welcome event last month, when a United...

House GOP Attacks EPA and Environmental Regulations-What This Means For YOUR Health

Apr 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

In the hands of the GOP, Congress has mounted an all-out assault on the Environmental Protection Agency, pushing an extensive list of measures to shackle the EPA from exercising its regulatory authority. But wait, there’s more: the House Republican’s 2012 budget aims...

Oakland: Cracking Down on Farming?

Mar 31, 2011Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Tips

According to police statistics, Oakland has the highest crime rate and slowest police response time of any major California city. In fact, the rate of violent crime in Oakland is more than twice the average rate of the top ten other California cities. So naturally,...

Kamala Harris Supports the Clean Truck Program—and So Should Your Member of Congress!

Mar 24, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice

Last month, California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case in support of efforts by the Port of Los Angeles to reduce air pollution through its Clean Trucks program. The Port of Los Angeles,...