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About
Welcome to PSR's Environmental Health Policy
Institute, where we ask questions -- then we ask the experts to
answer them. Join us as physicians, health professionals,
and environmental health experts share their ideas, inspiration, and
analysis about toxic chemicals and environmental health policy.
Topics
- The Future of Toxics Advocacy May 18, 2012
- Toxics and brain development April 9, 2012
- Coal Ash March 2, 2012
- Prenatal Exposures February 2, 2012
- Public Health and the Safe Chemicals Act January 5, 2012
- Toxics tools and resources December 5, 2011
- Health hazards of fragrances November 3, 2011
- Environmental justice October 6, 2011
- Farmworkers and pesticides August 24, 2011
- Health professional advocacy July 28, 2011
- Cancer and toxic chemicals June 16, 2011
- Air pollution April 14, 2011
- Food and toxics February 24, 2011
- From climate science to climate policy January 13, 2011
- Technology and toxics December 15, 2010
- Emerging environmental hazards November 4, 2010
- Scientific uncertainty in policy choices October 7, 2010
- Chemicals management policy September 1, 2010

Martha Dina Arguello
Martha Dina Arguello,
Executive Director of PSR-LA, is a leader in California’s Environmental Health
movement. As the co-convener of Californians for a Green and Healthy Economy,
she is actively engaged in developing and watch-dogging the implementation of
California’s Green Chemistry Initiative. She is also leading the way in
engaging women’s health, reproductive health and justice groups in California’s
efforts to pass a ban on the use of BPA in baby products. PSR-LA is an
active member of Californians for Pesticide Reform, and is leading the
Healthy Homes campaign aimed at reducing the use of pesticides in low-income
neighborhoods.
Posts
Becoming Advocates for Prevention, October 7, 2010
Improving Health by Reducing Environmental Injustice, October 6, 2011