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

Are artificial turfs just toxic turfs in disguise?

This past fall, a city in New Jersey made national news when they decided to say “no” to an artificial turf. How many other cities are installing these concerning turfs without considering the risks they may pose to growing children?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artificial turf, bill, chemicals, children, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, kids, lead, new, New Jersey, NJ, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, risks artificial turf, safer, saferchemicals, science, state, store, synthetic fields, synthetic turf, Synthetic turf bans, toxic, toxic chemical exposure

30 States Nationwide to Announce Upcoming Bills to Protect Kids and Families from Toxic Chemicals on Wed. Jan 19

States Attempt to Minimize Public Health Impact Of Dangerous Chemicals As Congress Lags Behind

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asthma, BPA, cadmium, cancer, Deca BDE, flame retardants, hazardious chemicals, infertility, Laurie Valeriano, safer chemicals, Science and Environmental Health Network, ted schetter, toxic chemical exposure, toxic chemical regulation, toxic chemicals, toxics, TSCA, TSCA reform

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