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PARTNERSHIP EVENTS
Partnership call: Health Effects of Indoor Air Contaminants
CHE WORKING GROUP EVENTS
CHE Alaska call: Coal's Assault on Human Health:
February 15, 2012
Cumulative Impacts Working Group call: Climate Change Vulnerability and Cumulative Impacts:
February 16, 2012
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Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders: Newsfeed 23 Jan Federal cuts to lead poisoning prevention programs concern city, state officials in Ohio. The federal government is considering a recommendation that would lower the limit at which children under age 6 should receive mandatory treatment for lead poisoning. 12 Jan No safe lead level for children. Because many of the effects of lead on young children are irreversible, they have troubling implications for the potential children will reach as adults. While current lead guidelines are based on the premise of a safe threshold, a committee of the Centers for Disease Control says new data has challenged the premise. 5 Jan EPA holiday gift to our environment. The Obama Administration has given us our holiday wish this year with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcing its new mercury standard. 5 Jan Chemical safety bill has diverse support. There is a danger in our homes that parents can do little to address: Toxic chemicals in toys, electronics, cleaning supplies, cookware, and other everyday products that can find their way into small mouths and bodies. 27 Dec New EPA rules mean fresher air, fairer utility rates. The new EPA rule will more fairly allocate the environmental costs of fossil fuels back to the people who deserve to pay them, the electric ratepayers who now enjoy artificially inexpensive power. 18 Dec Problem of pollution isn't being seriously addressed. The current season of presidential debates is providing us with entertainment but seems to be avoiding issues that really would clear the air for us, such as rules governing air pollution. 16 Dec Looking into the past for a deeper understanding of autism. Scientists are just beginning to find cases of autism that were overlooked or called something else in an earlier era. If their research shows that autism has always been present at roughly the same rate as today, it could ease worries that an epidemic is on the loose. Part 4 of 4. 15 Dec t's time for Obama to protect U.S. from mercury pollution. The problem has been clear from the get-go: Burning coal makes us sick. The pollution from burning coal causes a host of serious health problems -- especially for children and senior citizens. But mercury is one of the worst of the pollutants coming out of coal smokestacks. 14 Dec Danger may lurk under the tree. The Safe Chemicals Act would require chemical companies to demonstrate the safety of industrial chemicals and the EPA to evaluate them. The legislation would seem to be a very good idea. 11 Dec Autism boom: An epidemic of disease or of discovery? Nearly 1% of U.S. children have some form of autism, 20 times the prevailing figure in the 1980s. The increase has stirred parents' fears and mobilized researchers to pinpoint why the disorder appears to be affecting so many more. 9 Dec Lead from old US batteries sent to Mexico raises risks. The spent batteries Americans turn in for recycling are increasingly being sent to Mexico, where their lead is often extracted by crude methods that are illegal in the United States, exposing plant workers and local residents to dangerous levels of a toxic metal. 9 Dec Mercury protections needed in Virginia. Virginia's attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, has signed a letter calling on the EPA to allow polluters to continue dumping mercury into our water. By choosing to stand with polluters, not the Virginians he is supposed to represent, Cuccinelli is endangering our families. 28 Nov Cleaning up mercury pollution is overdue. It?s time for President Obama to get us across the finish line on mercury pollution. The problem has been clear from the beginning: Big Coal makes us sick. 24 Nov Lawmaker wants probe on 'toxic toys'. A party-list lawmaker on Thursday called on the Philippine Congress to investigate the alleged proliferation of toys with toxic chemicals. |