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Protect Opportunity. Save Pell Grants.

June 30, 2011
As students pack their bags and pick their college courses for the fall semester, a sense of uncertainty hangs in the air. Can students actually afford this? In hacking away at the budget, Washington is debating drastic cuts to the Pell Grant program, which helps the nation's lowest income students...
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Aaron Smith

Marriage Equality=Family Equality: LGBT Parents & Children Celebrate Historic NY Vote!

June 30, 2011
The Family Equality Council, America’s foremost advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families, today issued a statement congratulating New Yorkers for achieving marriage equality. On behalf of the 1 million LGBT parents raising 2 million children in our country today, I want...
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Jennifer Chrisler

"Federal Deficit 101" for Anxious Parents

June 30, 2011
The constant drumbeat in the news about the federal deficit and its potentially dire consequences for our country has parents like me nervous. The last thing I want is to leave my two precious children with a crippling debt that will limit their future security and prosperity. I don’t have much...
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Ashley Boyd
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
Paid Sick Days

Philadelphia Mayor Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Bill

June 29, 2011
Some bad news out of Philadelphia Tuesday — Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed legislation that would have allowed every worker in the city to earn paid sick days. As Lonnie Golden, a professor of economics and labor studies at Penn State Abington, and I wrote in an op-ed earlier this month, a paid sick...
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Steve Herzenberg
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
Paid Sick Days

The public-health case for mandatory paid-sick-leave laws

June 29, 2011
Paid sick leave legislation such as the Seattle City Council is considering makes sense, because when people work sick they infect others. Seattle's politicians should listen to the public and enact a mandate. I work at a place where we don't have paid sick days. We sell food and medicines. We...
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Tasha West-Baker

New Federal Rules on Crib Safety Will Save Lives

June 29, 2011
Since 2007, 11 million drop-side cribs have been recalled – including through 14 different recalls by 8 crib companies – due to the danger of death to infants. The plastic materials that drop-side cribs are made of can break off or become loose, causing children to slip through the gap and risk...
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
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

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