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Take Part: November 10th is the National Stroller Brigade for Safer Chemicals!

Nov 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Thursday, November 10th, is the second National Stroller Brigade Day of Action in support of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. Parents and kids across this country will don superhero capes with the goal of encouraging more Senate support for this important bill. The...

Urge Senator Feinstein to Support the Safe Chemicals Act!

Nov 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

YOU can participate in bringing about greater Senate support for the Safe Chemicals Act! CALL or SEND a message (or both!) to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office and ask her to sign-on as a co-sponsor of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. Tell Senator Feinstein: I want...

Sleeping with the Enemy: Are There Toxins in your Tot’s Crib?

Nov 8, 2011Mary BruneChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Crossposted from Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) blog. Even though my son is now three years old, I can still recall how nervous I was around his sleep habits when he was a newborn. If he slept longer than the expected 3-4 hours at a stretch, I would hover over his crib,...

Wall Street Makes Me Sick: Economic Inequality and Our Health

Nov 2, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

Recent events around Occupy Wall Street and local occupy movements around the country have raised concerns about corporate power and inequality that polls show are shared by the majority of Americans. It turns out most Americans are sick and tired of Wall Street...

Chemical Industry Reverses Its Position on Toxic Chemical BPA

Oct 13, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations, Tips

After the exciting news that California Governor Brown had passed bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) came out with a shocking statement. According to an ACC email sent to Gretchen Lee Salter, policy manager of the...

Victory! BPA Ban Signed into Law

Oct 5, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations, Tips

Last night, California Governor Jerry Brown sign the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddler’s Act into law! This valuable legislation will keep Californian kids safer and healthier by banning bisphenol-A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups. This would not have been...

Laying Down the Evidence: Toxic Flame Retardants in Mattress Pads

Oct 3, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

Flame retardant chemicals are a $4 billion a year industry, and the companies that produce these often harmful compounds want to keep it that way, regardless of the health and environmental consequences of their products. This makes it even more important to review...

Baby Bottles Shouldn’t Pose Health Threats: Tell Governor Brown to Ban BPA

Sep 20, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations

Children’s baby bottles and sippy cups shouldn’t threaten their health by contaminating their food and drink. Yet most plastic baby bottles and sippy cups contain Bisphenol A (BPA), a harmful chemical linked to health problems including brain and heart disorders, as...

Protect California Kids From Harmful BPA!

Sep 20, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations

The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act is only one signature away from becoming a law! This landmark legislation would ban BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, protecting kids from BPA’s harmful health effects including brain and heart disorders, and breast cancer...

Make a Call for Safer Chemicals!

Sep 14, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Do you live in North Carolina? Then you have the chance to take action to protect the health of families statewide. Thousands of chemicals are used in everyday products without ever being tested for safety. Show Senators Burr and Hagan that you want a change in the...