Environmental Health

June 9, 2011

I’ve been working to reduce children's exposures to toxic chemicals for almost ten years now. First, in a laboratory, I studied how mercury emissions from power plants were converted to the neurotoxin methyl mercury. Now, at the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR), I’ve been working to shape...

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Lena Pons

June 9, 2011

Our kids don’t deserve asthma. They deserve clean air. They deserve the chance to play outdoors. But kids don’t get to pick how clean their air is…and in my state, Rhode Island, where air pollution is high, more than 1 out of every 10 has asthma. The truth is we live downwind from other states...

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Environmental Health

June 8, 2011

Today is an "orange alert" day in Washington, DC. That means air pollution levels are high enough to be unhealthy for people with asthma and other sensitivities. In New Mexico, ash and smoke from the wildfires in Arizona are making the air similarly harmful for certain people. With all of that...

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Senator Tom Udall

Environmental Health

June 8, 2011

UPDATE: Did you take action on this one yet? The blogpost and action below shares details about toxics chemicals in infant car-seats, but the sad news is that this issue impacts us all because toxic flame retardants have been found in a wide variety of cushioning from car-seats to couches. And even...

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Sarah Francis

Environmental Health Health Care

June 7, 2011

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Ever since I lost my pregnancy weight running -- I gained between 48 and 50 pounds with each of my two kids -- my friends have been pushing me to run a half marathon. I wanted to do it, but like every other mom out there, I had no time. As a New Year's Resolution, I signed up for...

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Elisa Batista

Environmental Health

June 3, 2011

Click here to join actress Jessica Alba in asking Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011! By Jessica Alba, Actress and Concerned Mother As I’m pregnant with my second child, I have been thinking back to the days when my husband and I decided to start a family, nearly four years ago. Just...

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Jessica Alba

Environmental Health

May 31, 2011

The reason I put "climate change" in quotes is because there are people who don't believe it exists. Like, the oil and gas industry. From my point of view in the Bay Area, there is definitely something going on with our climate. Weather forecasters were caught off guard by the amount of rain we had...

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Elisa Batista

Environmental Health Health Care

May 31, 2011

Memorial Day has come and gone, which means summer is just around the corner. Whether you tan or don’t tan, whether you lounge on tropical beaches or prefer to spend your summer afternoons doing less sun dappled activities, sunscreen is a must. I’m sure you’ve all been dutifully applying sunscreen...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

May 19, 2011

Good news! Today I had the opportunity to represent MomsRising at a meeting with White House officials about cancer prevention. Your signatures were delivered along with those from other organizations who are also members of the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition . We talked about how...

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Donna Norton

Environmental Health

May 18, 2011

Every time I travel out east to visit my parents and grandmother I always think of my grandfather. Growing up, he was a second father to me, always present and supportive in every way. I will never forget the way he delighted in playing with my son, his first great grandson. He never got to meet my...

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Elisa Batista