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Safer cleaning in the age of the novel coronavirus

Now that we are spending more time at home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many are wondering how to safely and effectively clean house to prevent infection. We are fortunate that our partners at Women’s Voices for the Earth have done the research, which we’ve adapted into three safer cleaning tips.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products Tagged With: CDC, cleaning, Toxic-Free Future, Women's Voices for the Earth

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Lead: America’s unfinished business

All of the attention to the Flint tragedy should result first and foremost in justice and concrete aid for Flint, but it should also serve as a wake-up call that America has unfinished business with lead.

Filed Under: Lead, Uncategorized Tagged With: airports, ban, boats, Cardin, cars, CDC, children, chocolate, civil engineering, Congress, contaminated public housing, drinking fountains, dust, emergency funds, EPA, Flint, food, garden hoses, gasoline, Health and Human Services, Health Justice Project of Loyola Chicago Law School, HUD, industrial paints and coatings, lead and copper rule, lead poisoning, lead policy, lead remediation, lead wheel weights, legacy, legislation, lunchboxes, Medicaid, Michigan, no safe level, paint remediation, plumbing, public health, Rick Snyder, safe water, Sargent Shriver Center, tax credits, test water, Tonko, vinyl school supplies

Phthalates: can exposure be avoided during pregnancy? (with Gifs)

Luckily, there are steps that pregnant women can take to avoid consuming more of these toxics than necessary.

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