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11/29/12

Before my days as the “crazy chemical lady,” I figured that most things sold for use by children are tested for safety in all areas. As long as I steered clear of cheaply made Dollar Store finds I could sleep at night knowing that my kids were not being exposed to hazards such as lead, cadmium, and other carcinogenic materials. I was wrong.

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CT Working Moms

Environmental Health Blog Carnivals

11/29/12

History will almost certainly mark the 2012 election as a turning point after which the Latino vote was one of the most powerful forces shaping the nation’s political landscape. With an average of 878,000 Latino citizen children reaching voting age every year for the next two decades, future...

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Catherine Singley

Environmental Health Blog Carnivals

11/29/12

Is climate change a real crisis? This is the question many of us have been asking ourselves in the aftermath of Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy. We have had hurricanes in the past. But nothing like Sandy has ever hit New York City. For those of us who have been warning people about climate change to no...

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Maisha McGill

Environmental Health Blog Carnivals

11/29/12

I made “Mom History” in 1994 when I became the first ever U.S. women’s bobsled champion at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. The United States Olympic Committee named me “Athlete of the Year”. I was also over four months pregnant. Sports Illustrated and USA Today , ESPN and HBO Sports...

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Allred Alexandra

Environmental Health Blog Carnivals

11/29/12

The devastating Hurricane Sandy caused a huge swath of destruction in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States on October 29. The storm is responsible for at least 110 fatalities in the United States. Preliminary estimates indicate that it caused $30 billion in damages, with only one-quarter to...

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Daniel Weiss

Environmental Health

11/29/12

The burden of asthma on the health care system continues to grow in the 21st century. Asthma affects over 25 million Americans (8% of the population). Since 2001, the number of people diagnosed with asthma increased by 4.3 million, resulting in a 6% rise in overall healthcare costs. In 2007 alone,...

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Ayanna Johnson

Blog Carnivals Environmental Health

11/29/12

Between both civil rights and feminist movements, women of color have always been catalyst of change in our nation. Climate change have disproportionate impacts on communities of color and these issues are hitting women the hardest globally. Ignoring the problems of environmental and climate...

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Rev. Dr. Dortheá Enriqúe

Realistic & Fair Wages

11/28/12

As we find ourselves in the frenzy of holiday spending and gift giving, you may be surprised to know that the amount of student loan debt across the country actually exceeds the amount of credit card debt. It used to be that borrowing to buy a house or earn a college degree was called “good debt.”...

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Valerie Young

11/28/12

Have you heard the latest news about on the looming fiscal cliff? While I think we all are committed to a secure financial future for our country, I'm shocked to learn that some members of Congress want to put huge cuts to Medicaid on the table in these negotiations, while insisting that the...

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Kari Anne Roy

11/28/12

With the holiday season underway, parents are starting to add "prevent any cuts to Medicaid" to their holiday wish-list. The looming fiscal cliff and related decisions about the budget and deficit are creating an opportunity for some in Congress to propose long-term changes to Medicaid that would...

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