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The Clean Air Act, our only regulatory tool to cut carbon emissions and prevent catastrophic climate change, is under attack. To protect our nation's health, we need your help!
There are 82,000 chemicals available for use in the U.S., yet only about 200 have been assessed for safety, and only five have been removed from use based on health and safety concerns. PSR’s first-of-a-kind study, “Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care: A Snapshot of Chemicals in Doctors and Nurses,” revealed toxic chemicals present in the bodies of twenty doctors and nurses from across America. Four of the chemicals found were top chemicals of concern identified by the EPA.
Evidence of widespread contamination of human beings makes it clear that the nation’s outdated and ineffective chemical management system must be reformed.
Tell your Representative and your Senators that we must protect our health from toxic chemicals.
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Take Action »The Clean Air Act, our only regulatory tool to cut carbon emissions and prevent catastrophic climate change, is under attack. To protect our nation's health, we need your help!
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Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) have released the “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” report, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals. The inquiry found that all of the 20 participants had toxic chemicals associated with health care in their bodies. Each participant had at least 24 individual chemicals present, four of which are on the recently released Environmental Protection Agency list of priority chemicals for regulation. These chemicals are all associated with chronic illness and physical disorders. Read more »
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