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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, Women's Voices for the Earth, Toxic-Free Future

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

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.

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: action, cancer, CDC, chemicals, endocrine disruptors, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, minimize exposure, phase out phthalates, phthalate metabolites, phthalates, Phthalates: can exposure be avoided during pregnancy?, plasticizers, policy, pregnancy, pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups for phthalates, products, released into food or liquids or air, retailers, tips, toxic, toxic chemicals, unborn babies, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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