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Op-ed: CT bill could help keep our children safe from toxins
By Joyce Acebo-Raguskus, Clean Water Action Member and activist with the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut "America's children are at risk of becoming the first generation in a century to live shorter, less healthy lives than their parents." – Dr. Philip Landrigan, Mt. Sinai Children’s Hospital This statement should be a wake-up call for all of us. Today babies are born with, on average, more than 200 industrial chemicals in their blood, including those linked to cancer, impairment of the brain and nervous system and disruptors of hormone systems. Half of men and one-third of women
Mind the Store, Protect the Customer
By May Woo, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow This originally appeared here With great market power comes great responsibility. Retailers hold the power to choose which products are available to consumers, and what ingredients go into store brand items. With a lack of federal regulation over toxic chemicals in consumer products, retailers have the potential to step in and screen their inventory, and by doing so have a large impact on improving public health and the environment. In support of pressuring retailers to take action, the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow coalition is excited to join
Keystone XL - Just Say No
By Aaron Haskins, Michigan Energy Program Intern For years, we have been heard a lot about the Keystone Pipeline. Oil companies like TransCanada continually reassure us that the pipeline will have minimal impact on the environment while creating thousands of jobs for both Americans and Canadians. Those who oppose the pipeline say that it will contaminate drinking water, endanger the environmentally sensitive farmland it passes through, and raise oil prices throughout the Midwestern United States. The proposition for an extension to the pipeline called “Keystone XL” has been hotly debated by
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Factsheet - Test and Report Phthalates In Packaged Food Bill (MN SF 188 of 2025)
Plasticizers called phthalates are showing up in the foods we eat — sometimes at very high levels. SF 188 (Gustafson) will encourage companies to reduce phthalate levels in their food products and help consumers avoid food with high levels of harmful plastic chemicals.
