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Have You Ever Partied for a Policy?

July 6, 2011
Getting together with friends is great. Getting together with friends for a purpose is even better. With so many important policy initiatives happening across the country at both the state and national level, there's no time like the present to throw a party, have some fun, eat some food, and then...
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Janelle Sorensen
Environmental Health Health Care

Tips Tuesday: Top 5 Nontoxic, One-Ingredient-Swaps

July 5, 2011
Hey...DIY projects are fun. I love the thought of making all of my own cosmetics and cleaning supplies. I also love the thought of having perfect hair every day and a super organized schedule and a unicorn. We all know the feeling of there just not being enough hours in the day; meanwhile, we all...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health

Wrap-Up: Our Facebook Chat on Strawberries, Pesticides, and more

June 29, 2011
This afternoon, we had a Facebook chat on the MomsRising.org Facebook page about strawberries, pesticides, methyl iodide, and more. Our expert for the chat, Kathryn Gilje, is the Co-Director for the Pesticide Action Network . We've rounded up all of the questions from the chat as well as Kathryn's...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health

California: What's that in your strawberries?

June 29, 2011
Summer’s here, which means warm days, summer camp, and my favorite, strawberries--a summertime snack staple for kids! But six months ago, a dangerous ingredient got added to the production chain for this previously nutritious and delicious snack: Methyl iodide. Methyl iodide is a cancer-causing...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health Food!

Good News for the Whole Family

June 28, 2011
Newly introduced Safe Cosmetics Act (HR 2359) addresses the hidden toxic chemicals in your hair products, your tween’s highly fragranced lotion, and your baby’s bubble bath By now you’ve probably heard of Brazilian Blowout, the popular hair straightening procedure that has come under fire in the...
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Mia Davis
Environmental Health Health Care

ECOnomical: Top 5 Thrifty, Non-toxic Tips

June 28, 2011
When people find out that I write about environmental health, they immediately have questions: What kind of baby bottles are the safest? Is it true what my friend told me about chemicals in sunscreen? And, how can I possibly afford to replace everything in my house with organic and non-toxic items...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health Health Care

125 chemicals before you walk out the door.

June 27, 2011
Once upon a time, in a tropical land called Northern Virginia in July, I was a waitress. Waiting tables came with its fair share of health effects: Aching feet, sunburned skin, and restless nights studded with telltale server nightmares about forgotten tables and fuming customers. Surprisingly, the...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health Health Care

Glade® May be Harmful to Your Family’s Health

June 27, 2011
Have you ever wondered how your favorite cleaner gets that pine forest scent? Or the lemon-fresh smell that we associate with “clean”? It turns out that the fragrance in your cleaning product is actually made up of hundreds of synthetic chemicals, which may be impacting your health. We’d like to...
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Cassidy Randall
Environmental Health

Birth defects linked to pesticides, again

June 24, 2011
It's been more than a few years now, but I remember the roller coaster ride of pregnancy like it was yesterday. Nine months of bouncing from giddy excitement to mind-bending worry, pure joy to frantic nesting. Powerful emotions are amplified by equally powerful hormones, working overtime. As...
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Kristin Schafer
Environmental Health

Outrage: As Mountaintop Removal Linked to Birth Defects, Politicians Gut Clean Water Act

June 24, 2011
My colleague Mary Anne Hitt, the Director of the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign, has a powerful column today about mountaintop removal coal mining and birth defects, and I wanted to share it with the Moms Rising audience. Here it is (with a photo of Mary Anne and her daughter Hazel): I just can't...
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Sarah Hodgdon

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