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House Small Business and Science Committee Examines “Report on Carcinogens”

Highlights the Importance of Independent Government Science and Condemns Industry Lobbying and Manipulation

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemical industry campaign, Highlights the Importance of Independent Government Science and Condemns Industry Lobbying and Manipulation, House Small Business and Science Committee Examines “Report on Carcinogens”, NIEHS, Report on Carcinogens, safer products, Small Business Administration, sustainable chemicals

Do these chemicals make me look fat?

Originally published by Environmental Defense Fund, January 19, 2011. by Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., Health Scientist. My colleague Richard Denison at EDF ended his last blog post asking, "The new study [Environmental Chemicals in Pregnant Women in the US: NHANES 2003-2004] leaves me with one question:  How many more such wake-up calls do we need before […]

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: bisphenol A, edf, everyday products, jennifer mcpartland, NIEHS, obesity, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, phthalates, toxic chemicals

Saying Children Should Not Be Used as Guinea Pigs for Testing Effects of Toxic Chemicals, Senator Frank Lautenberg Announces Plans to Introduce a Safer Chemicals Bill Soon

In a crowded Senate hearing room, the law governing toxic chemical production and use was explored and determined to be inadequate to protect families and children from health effects linked to toxic chemical exposure.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Andy Igrejas, BPA, CDC, charles mckay, chemical production, children's health, Environmental Working Group, EPA, Frank Lautenberg, GAO, hartford hospital, hazardous chemicals, henry falk, john stephenson, ken cook, linda birnbaum, mercury, molly jones gray, NIEHS, pregnancy, safer chemicals, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, stephen owens, toxic chemical production, toxic chemicals, toxics, washington toxics coalition

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