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Take Action: Demand Your Right to Know What’s in Pesticides

Posted April 7th, 2010 by

My colleague, office neighbor, and friend Caroline Cox is a renowned environmental health activist and an unassailable exponent of scientific integrity.  She knows our field. Since Caroline is out of town, I’m writing to share with MomsRising readers something she has called “really important.”  Less understated than Caroline, I’ll call it a once-in-a-generation opportunity to [...]

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This Month’s Flavor for Toxic Jewelry: It’s Cadmi-yummy!

Posted January 27th, 2010 by

So it turns out that cadmium (atomic number forty-eight, for those of you scoring at home) is more than a long-forgotten square on the periodic table. It’s also a toxic heavy metal found in our children’s jewelry. Earlier this month, the Associated Press (AP) revealed that it recently found high levels of cadmium in children’s [...]