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10/05/11

From edgy films about sustainable food to intimately personal stories about the dangers of chemicals in the womb, this year’s Heinz Award winners bring a powerful blend of poetry, science and humor to their work. Since 1994, this award has honored people doing extraordinary things in an area...

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Kristin Schafer

Health Care

10/05/11

A mile high and ten miles northeast of Lincoln, Montana, melting snow and mountain springs form the headwaters of the Blackfoot, made famous in the novella and film A River Runs Through It. Stand at the source, running icy and fast, and try to picture Hawaii . This water flows to the Pacific and...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

10/04/11

Toxic chemicals don't just show up in foods, toys, and cosmetics for people; they also like to make an appearance in goods for pets. October is National Pet Wellness month, and we're celebrating by helping you keep your pet healthy and green with these top 5 green tips for pets: Do your homework:...

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Claire Moshenberg

Immigration

10/04/11

Fifty years ago, Alabama found itself at the center of a national battle for justice and civil rights. The bus boycotts, freedom rides and efforts to integrate schools and universities are widely looked upon as watershed moments in the march towards equality. The history books tell us that progress...

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Emily Butera

Environmental Health

10/04/11

This blog is written by Marylee Orr, Executive Director of Louisiana Environmental Action Network. Her sons Paul and Michael Orr have been testing seafood along the Louisiana coastline in the wake of the BP oil disaster. Today communities from Texas to Florida who were directly impacted by the BP...

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Renee Blanchard

10/04/11

By Marcia D. Greenberger , Co-President, National Women's Law Center Yesterday, the Senate confirmed six judicial nominees , four of whom were women: Nannette Jolivette Brown to the Eastern District of Louisiana, Nancy Torresen to the District of Maine, Marina Garcia Marmolejo to the Southern...

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Thao Nguyen

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

10/03/11

Are your children getting enough time and space to play in school? Sadly, despite numerous studies proving that play is vital to children’s learning and health, schools across the country are slashing recess; piling on homework; and banning tag, soccer, and even running on the schoolyard. It’s time...

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Kerala Taylor

10/03/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org I got a letter from a reader who was up in the middle of the night stewing over praise heaped on men when they are seen to be caring for their children. Her frustration practically leaps off...

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Valerie Young

10/01/11

One month after the California Legislature sent a bill to the Governor to protect incarcerated women from being shackled during pregnancy, the State Sheriffs’ Association has decided to oppose the bill, according to a news update from Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ). Although the...

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Rachel Roth

Environmental Health

09/30/11

If you’ve been following the Comer Bien series --a project of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) , the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy group in the U.S.--you know by now that Latino kids are going hungry at unacceptable rates and, at the same time, experiencing record levels...

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Kara Ryan