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Breathing For Two

August 9, 2011
Early in my pregnancy I developed a bloodhound’s sense of smell: even the faintest of odors overwhelmed me. It’s a common phenomenon during the first trimester of pregnancy, yet my new nasal superpower took me by surprise—and forced me into an unwelcome awareness of the pollution that surrounds all...
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Anna Fahey
Environmental Health Health Care

Be a Super Hero for Kids this Wednesday!

August 8, 2011
Moms to the rescue! We know you’re a superhero. That’s why we need you to show Congress how to be a superhero for kids! This Wednesday, moms and kids across the country will come together for a national day of action to ask our Senators to be superheroes for kids and support comprehensive chemicals...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health

"Ew Ew Toxic!"

August 4, 2011
"Eww Eww Toxic" That's our new jingle for Campbell's soup. No more "M'm M'm Good," we now think "Eww Eww Toxic" is more appropriate. Why the "Eww" jingle? Because, according to experts, Campbell's Soup Company still uses toxic Bisphenol A (BPA) in their canned goods, despite the fact that it's...
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Sarah Francis
Environmental Health Health Care

Tips Tuesday: Top 5 Toxic Habits You Should Break

August 2, 2011
I'm trying to stop biting my nails. Why? Because it's universally viewed as a gross habit, even by me, the lifelong on-again, off-again nail biter. This reason has never worked for me when it comes to giving up this unfortunate, stress-induced and inducing habit. But one reason that is working for...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health Health Care

Tips Tuesday: How to Create a Green Wedding Registry

July 26, 2011
Wedding are whirlwinds. Even if you're the world's calmest couple, the amount of pre-wedding to-do's can be staggering. So when you do come out on the other side, when the cake has been cut and the dancing shoes have been discarded, it's time to cut back the stress. And you know what's added stress...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health

Let's Show Lisa Jackson Some Gratitude!

July 25, 2011
Green jobs, safer chemicals, cleaner air – Lisa Jackson is fighting for them all and more as the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency. And it’s no easy job. As a recent article in the New York Times stated: 
 “No other cabinet officer is in as lonely or uncomfortable a position...
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Janelle Sorensen
Environmental Health Health Care

The Looming Toxic Legacy of Strawberries

July 22, 2011
My daughters love strawberries and pretty much anything made with strawberries. I don't know that I've ever met a kid who doesn't. Do your kids? If they do, I urge you to take two minutes today to help stop a looming toxic legacy. As Heather Pilatic, Co-Director of Pesticide Action Network North...
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Janelle Sorensen
Environmental Health

Putting Food Solutions on the Table for Latino Kids

July 22, 2011
One day in late March, I visited a southwestern Idaho farmworker housing complex with April Flores Mason. April is a Nutrition Services Specialist for a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program run by Community Council of Idaho , a nonprofit organization that provides services to farmworker families...
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Kara Ryan
Environmental Health

Today we are all powerful!

July 20, 2011
Late last week, I was mesmerized by the story of a mom who saved herself and her baby from a carjacking. After the ordeal, she remarked: “I’m not a hero. I’m just a mom. That’s all.” This story got me thinking-- we all would do anything, without even blinking, big or small, when it comes to the...
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Sarah Francis
Environmental Health Health Care

Tips Tuesday: How to Make a Green Baby Registry

July 19, 2011
I love gift guides. I love the holiday season when bloggers decide that they're gift mavens and publish lengthy lists of possible gifts for husbands, kids, pets, bank tellers, baristas, etc. Like window shopping in my pajamas, I like taking a long look at beautiful things that I will probably never...
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Claire Moshenberg

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