Environmental Health

November 11, 2011

For over a year, we at PAN have been watching EPA’s long-overdue review of atrazine , a common herbicide that's been linked to birth defects , hormone disruption and cancer. You may have heard about this chemical - it's the one that scientists have found can turn male frogs into females at...

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Kristin Schafer

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days Health Care

November 9, 2011

Parents are accompanying their children to public protests taking place around the nation. Children are welcome there. Oh were it so in every area of public life. Children are welcomed as important members of the community with child safe zones, play areas, and in one case, even a stroller brigade...

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Lisa Malul

Environmental Health Health Care

November 8, 2011

Raise your hand if you believe that your kids need time and space to play outdoors! Here's the sad truth: There is a Play Deficit in our country, and it’s harming our children. Too many families don't have a playground within walking distance of their home. Paranoia is trumping common sense,...

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Kerala Taylor

Environmental Health

November 8, 2011

We parents give a lot of orders. "Put your pajamas away. Clear the table, please. Don't pull the cat's tail!" But in her new book, Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis, it's Sandra Steingraber who gives the orders - to us parents. But she has just one, albeit a...

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Lisa Frack

Environmental Health Health Care

November 8, 2011

Before the birth of my first child, my husband and I did ALL the research. We read books on pregnancy, fetal development and the birth process. The desire to bring our child into the safest world we could create for him was really the driving force behind these preparations. We searched for...

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Erin Boles

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

November 8, 2011

Surprise: It’s November! Do you have your holiday travel plans together yet (spoiler alert: I don’t either). As you figure those out, here are a few quick and easy tips to make your travel experiences a little greener this holiday season. Pack lightly: Packing less is easy when you plan ahead, and...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

November 7, 2011

Johnson and Johnson shampoo is iconic. The slender golden bottle with it's jaunty, nursery room font. The softly lit commercials of happily bathing babies and smiling moms. The formaldehyde-releasing preservative quaternium-15. [1] Hold on. What?! We were shocked when we read a new report by the...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Childcare & Early Education

November 2, 2011

Last week, I shared my passion for a world without nuclear weapons with you. It's truly heartening to know that other mothers also care deeply about not trading our children's futures for nuclear weapons. So today I'm sharing this video . Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts and former CIA operative...

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Rima Johnson

Environmental Health MomsVote

November 2, 2011

Turned to your favorite news source lately? You’ve surely noticed that as another election season gathers steam, the so-called “civil” servants jockeying to represent us spend their time trying to pummel each other with barbs and bile. The conversation never seems to turn to vital issues like the...

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Miriam Feffer

Environmental Health Food! Health Care

November 1, 2011

Creating non-toxic food isn't just about buying healthier foods or cooking at home; you have to make sure your cooking space and habits aren't home to hidden chemicals. While I've been detoxing my kitchen and cooking practices, I've come across a few easy tricks to lighten your chemical load in the...

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Claire Moshenberg