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People across the nation are calling for safe chemicals. Will you?
December 13, 2011
Right now, people across the country are calling their Senators,
asking them to put common-sense limits on toxic chemicals by sponsoring the
Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. Will you join thousands of people in making a call today?
Chemicals
in commerce are regulated by a statute that was passed in 1976 and has not had
a major overhaul since. That statute allows chemicals to enter the market
without adequate safety testing. Americans are then exposed to chemicals
through consumer products, air, water, soil, and food.
Are there health
implications to these exposures? Evidence indicates that industrial
chemicals can increase the risk of health problems ranging from asthma and
infertility to heart disease, obesity, birth defects, and cancer.
Please tell your Senators that we need common-sense limits
on toxic chemical exposures. It is so important for Senators to hear your
voice. Phone calls really do make a difference.
Join us in calling for safer chemicals today.
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Resources
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Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
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Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment
Coal ash, one of the dirtiest secrets in American energy production, burst into the U.S. consciousness three days before Christmas, 2008 when an earthen wall holding back a huge coal ash disposal pond failed at the coal-fired power plant in Kingston, Tennessee. Read more »
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Prenatal Exposures
How is the developing fetus vulnerable to toxic chemical exposures, and how can our regulatory system more effectively protect our health in the prenatal period? From PSR's Environmental Health Policy Institute. Read more »