Environmental Health

September 22, 2011

Know that new plastic shower curtain smell? Smells good you say? Well not so fast. The familiar new shower curtain smell may be toxic to your health. When you open a new PVC (aka vinyl) shower curtain, you’re immediately hit with a strong chemical odor, which may persist in your home for days,...

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Mike Schade

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

September 21, 2011

Toy Story. Disney Princesses. Dangerous toxic chemicals. One of these things is not like the others, right? Wrong. A new study by the Breast Cancer Fund shows that the dangerous toxic chemical BPA appears in a wide variety of canned foods specifically marketed towards kids like Campbell's Disney...

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Claire Moshenberg

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days Health Care Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages Families & The Federal Budget

September 21, 2011

On the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, MomsRising is celebrating Latina mothers across the United States, ¡Con Mucho Gusto! (With great pleasure.) With a population of 50 million in the United States (1), Latinos have and will continue to contribute to our country...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health

September 21, 2011

Around the world, myriad creative activities have been organized for September’s International Peace Day. And for those who prefer reflection, there is an organized pause, or moment of silence at noon worldwide on September 21, 2011. But for those for whom International Peace Day may have passed...

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health

September 20, 2011

Governor Jerry Brown has landmark legislation heading to his desk that would ban the toxic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. [1] We need your help to make sure it gets signed into law. Help us keep California kids safe! *Tell Governor Jerry Brown to sign the Toxin-Free...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

September 19, 2011

This post originally appeared on Sightline Institute's blog . To eat fish, or not? If you're pregnant, nursing, or even thinking about becoming pregnant, it's a Catch-22. Seafood is the best possible source of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA, which is critical for a baby's brain and eye...

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Anna Fahey

Environmental Health Health Care

September 15, 2011

As parents, we have plenty on our minds as we settle into a new school year — new teachers, carpools, sibling rivalry — the list goes on. We really shouldn't have to add this: apples and peaches we're packing in our kids' lunchbags may expose them to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide known to lower IQs and...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

September 13, 2011

Over 90% of Americans have detectable levels of bisphenol-A in their bodies, which makes BPA one of the most pervasive toxic chemicals in our modern lives . Scary stuff, considering that studies link BPA exposure to breast cancer, infertility, early onset puberty, ADHD, and obesity . You can reduce...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Open Flexible Work

September 13, 2011

On the list of paradoxes, not many beat flying around the world to give talks about climate change. I can justify my carbon footprint if I have to--with myself as the main moving part, we've managed to build 350.org into the first big global climate campaign, organizing what CNN has called the "...

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Bill McKibben

Environmental Health

September 12, 2011

My husband Gus and I have been lucky. I'm 36---and therefore considered an "elderly primigravida" on my charts at my doctor's office (that's "pregnant old-timer and first-timer" in layman's terms). I've had a healthy pregnancy---so far---and we avoided the nightmarish saga of infertility that many...

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Anna Fahey