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New investigation reveals U.S. chemical manufacturing facility released a potent climate pollutant equivalent to 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide in one year

A new investigative report, released today by Toxic-Free Future, reveals for the first time that a U.S. chemical manufacturing facility released a potent climate pollutant equivalent to one billion pounds of carbon dioxide in one year.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: climate change, environmental justice, food packaging, Mike Schade, Erika Schreder, PFAS, Burger King, Brenda Hampton, Daikin, Peggy Shepard, ozone, HCFC-22, greenhouse gas

Campaign for Healthier Solutions Family Dollar in Houston, TX

Targeted Toxicity: Dollar Stores and Environmental Justice

For many families, dollar stores are the only source of their household necessities, including food, children’s toys, and clothing. However, these cheap products do not come without a more significant cost. Despite low prices, dollar stores are selling products with high levels of toxicity

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: chemical pollution, environmental justice, HealthyStuff.org, Jose Bravo, toxic chemical exposure, toxic products, dollar tree, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Targeted Toxicity: Dollar Stores and Environmental Justice, socially-conscious society, vulnerable families, low-income communities, Dollar General, Campaign for Healthier Solutions National Coordinator, Dee Treviño, the Dollar Store Report, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Family Dollar, 99 Cents Only

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A new piece of the obesity puzzle

Despite the First Lady’s Get Up and Move campaign, America’s weight problem persists. Perhaps the causes of obesity are more diverse than just genetics, lifestyle and diet. The three most known factors related to obesity are critically important, and an emerging fourth contributor – toxic chemicals– can be another important part of reducing and preventing obesity in the future.

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: action, atrazine, Bishphenol A, BPA, cancer, chemicals, Chemicals and Minorities, discrimination, endocrine disrupting chemicals, environmental, environmental justice, EPA, exposure, families, Fence line communities, Gaining Weight, health, Healthy, Jose Bravo, minorities, Minority Health, Obese, obesity, Obesogens, PFOA, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, toxic, toxic chemicals, tributyltin, weight and minorities, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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