In Annapolis this morning, a coalition of children’s health and environmental advocates gathered to honor Senator Brian Frosh and Delegate James Hubbard for their leadership on the state’s successful BPA Bill. MomsRising was joined by Maryland PIRG, Maryland Nurses Association, and and Black Nurses Association to present the Children’s Health Advocate of the Year award [...]
For years now, we’ve been working to get dangerous chemicals out of children’s products. Now our voices are being heard — and things are heating up in Washington, DC! In case you’ve been a little busy with juggling work, laundry, and a hectic schedule this week, here is the scoop: *Following the momentum we built passing [...]
After way too many food recalls and contamination scares in everything from peanut butter to spinach, Congress is taking action. The U.S. Senate is about to consider a critical food safety bill that would ramp up protections against food contaminants like E.coli and salmonella. This is already an incredibly important bill for moms and families, [...]
My kindergartener went to school today with an empty 2-liter bottle. The plan? Quite frankly, it’s a mystery to me, but I know it involves celebrating Earth Day, so I was happy to do my part by digging through the recycling bin for the perfect contribution. She, like millions of kids across the country today, [...]
We said it wouldn’t impact our marriage, but of course it does. How could it not? My husband makes more money than I do. Of course, he is a financial services consultant, and I work in feminist advocacy – so we saw this coming. We thought we were prepared. We had a plan. Before kids, [...]
What do a bunch of moms, parents, advocates, and a 20 foot tall rubber ducky have in common? All of them were outside of the annual chemicals industry convention in Baltimore last week, letting the industry know that “You Can’t Duck Real Reform!” And they weren’t the only ones speaking out for chemical reform: Over [...]
Our friends at Earthjustice recently shared the story of Cindy Dominguez and her family with us. Cindy’s story, and the stories of many like her, inspired MomsRising to sign on to a petition from Earthjustice and Farmworker Justice to the Environmental Protection Agency calling for commonsense safety standards protecting children who grow up near farms [...]
President Obama made an important promise last week during the State of the Union address: “We are going to crack down on violations of equal pay laws – so that women get equal pay for an equal day’s work.” Now it’s time for us to turn this promise into reality. Thanks to President Obama’s declaration [...]
Our colleagues at Breast Cancer Fund sent us this notice about an opportunity to volunteer in a study about the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Check it out! *** Researchers at Vassar College, the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute are collaborating on a study to determine whether or not eating only fresh (non-processed) foods will [...]
The hottest news across my Facebook and in-box this morning was the GoodGuide findings of dangerous metals and the chemical antimony in the season’s most popular holiday toy, zhu zhu pets. The manufacturer is standing by their product. Stay tuned! (UPDATE: CPSC found the product is safe). But moms, has this other important link also been [...]
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