Environmental Health

March 21, 2012

Today, a pesticide that scientists have called "one of the most toxic chemicals on earth" is being pulled out of strawberry fields and off the U.S. market altogether. I love good news. And this victory is a big one. It's a win for kids living and going to school near strawberry fields. It's a win...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health

March 20, 2012

Every Tuesday on the MomsRising blog , you can find new information on how to eliminate dangerous chemicals and toxins that are in every day products. Our weekly guides break down the information moms need into easy-to-understand, realistic tips for daily life. We can’t avoid all chemicals, but a...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

March 20, 2012

Happy first day of Spring! Spring break is here or on it's way, the Spring holidays are just around the corner, and with all this Spring merriment comes a host of Spring chores. It's time for spring cleaning! Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user bies This year, why not skip pricey, potentially toxic...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

Clean air. Families need it, we definitely want it, but we’re not getting it. One would think that clean air is a no-brainer, but for some corporations, tunnel vision has gotten in the way of clear thinking. In fact, right now, many corporate representatives in Washington, D.C., are so focused on...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

This article was co-authored by Julie K. Schnell, president of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota. A race to the bottom is underway in America. We are witnessing a brazen assault on fundamental safeguards for our air and water and the health of our children. This year, the Clean Air Act itself has come...

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Michelle Hesterberg

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

Gasping for air, breathing treatments, congestion, coughing and exhaustion is how I spent most of my childhood. The countless birthdays, holidays and special occasions as a regular visitor of the emergency room, or admitted with pneumonia framed the majority of my childhood. I did not have the...

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LaShaun Martin

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

In the clean air fight, opponents of the Mercury Standards and Toxics Rules have begun to step up their game with fresh attacks on the EPA. There is an apparent collective Congressional brain fog about the history and origins of the EPA, the agency established as a bipartisan effort under...

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Gina Carroll

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

I am not a scientist. I am not a politician. I am a mom. I am a teacher. I am a writer. I am an environmentalist. I want to protect my family. I care about the planet. When I became increasingly concerned about the food my family eats, the oceans we swim in, the cars we drive and the air we breathe...

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Ronnie Citron-Fink

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

Cara and Cailey Asthma is only one of many health problems related to air pollution. But it’s a big one. According to statistics compiled by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology , approximately 34 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma; 9 million of those are children...

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Molly Rausch

Environmental Health

March 16, 2012

There’s nothing more important to nurses than their family, patients, and communities. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air Act have been under attack from some members of Congress who have put protecting polluters ahead of protecting public health! Nurses from around the...

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