Campaign News Category
| May. 20, 2013 | Parents secure big wins in Minnesota Kim LaBo, Organizer, Clean Water Action Minnesota/Healthy Legacy Coalition Time is a precious commodity for moms. Whenever I try to schedule a get together with... Read more... |
| May. 06, 2013 | What steps are retailers taking on toxic chemicals? By Olivia Haddad-Salah, Safer Chemicals Intern As a part of our new campaign, Mind the Store, we’re asking the top retailers to move away from... Read more... |
| Apr. 22, 2013 | Watch moms talk to their local retailers! By Olivia Haddad-Salah, Safer Chemicals Intern As a college student it’s safe to say I spend a lot of time on YouTube. But it was... Read more... |
| Oct. 24, 2012 | Healthy Families Day of Action Round Up! By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director It is days like yesterday that keep me inspired to work towards a safer chemicals future. Thousands of individuals, and... Read more... |
| Jun. 25, 2012 | Bloggers Unite In Support of National Stroller Brigade by Lindsay Dahl We’ve got an incredible network of bloggers that care about safer chemicals. As a result, there was great online buzz building up... Read more... |
| Jun. 11, 2012 | Joe Chemical By Andy Igrejas Is it unfair to compare the chemical industry in 2012 to the tobacco industry in the 1990’s? Is it too harsh to... Read more... |
| Jun. 02, 2012 | Kudos to Boppy By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Last week we had an enormously successful event in the National Stroller Brigade. We highlighted the power that concerned mothers... Read more... |
| May. 24, 2012 | National Stroller Brigade Wrap-Up By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director If there is one group you can’t mess with, it’s a group of moms. I learned that lesson early on,... Read more... |
| Apr. 19, 2012 | Lessons from our Mothers Tell your story and help us build momentum as we approach a potential vote on safer chemicals in the U.S. Senate. Let us know how... Read more... |
| Apr. 17, 2012 | Bringing the Stroller Brigade to Washington by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Between the day-to-day phone calls, interactions on Facebook, email and Twitter, I feel like I’ve come to personally know many... Read more... |
| Apr. 13, 2012 | Art Contest Winners! by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Judging our art contest was kind of like being an American Idol judge during the finale. Okay, so maybe it... Read more... |
| Mar. 15, 2012 | EPA Finalizes Major Dioxin Health Report After Twenty Seven Years of Delay by Mike Schade - PVC Campaign Coordinator- Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ) CHEJ has been at the frontlines of fighting dioxin pollution for... Read more... |
| Mar. 08, 2012 | Not Your Father’'s Chemical Industry (but is it better or worse?) by Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director This week the American chemical industry gathered for its annual Global Chem conference in Baltimore, and whatever flicker of light... Read more... |
| Feb. 29, 2012 | A short letter to your newspaper + your voice = making a difference! by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director Will you join us for a fun activity that will have a big impact in your community? Sign up here.... Read more... |
| Feb. 21, 2012 | Non-toxic Art Supplies by Micaela Preston, Mindful Momma Blogger As a parent, there is nothing quite as special as the drawings, paintings and other artwork made by my... Read more... |
| Feb. 16, 2012 | Hey, why does my car smell funny? by Rebecca Meuninck, Environmental Health Campaign Director at the Ecology Center Sometimes it’s hard to discern what that 'funny smell' is in your car if... Read more... |
| Jan. 26, 2012 | 28 States Will Consider Chemical Regulation in 2012 Originally published at SAFER States by Sarah Doll, mother of an adorable three year old, and the national director at SAFER. The organization is coalition... Read more... |
| Jan. 11, 2012 | Going Up in Flames By Deanna Duke, author of the book "The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You" and the environmental blog, http://www.thecrunchychicken.com. Deanna lives in... Read more... |
| Jan. 05, 2012 | Back to Work! By Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Diretor It’s the first week back to work after the holidays and we’re getting into the swing of things at Safer... Read more... |
| Dec. 02, 2011 | Senators, Please Protect our Families Guest blog post by Polly Schlaff Polly writes a blog at www.reclaimingourfuture.com. Here is how she describes her blog: "I am the single mother of... Read more... |
| Nov. 28, 2011 | Will the Chemical Industry Step Up to the Plate? By Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families I want to start by thanking everyone who called, emailed and watched your Senators before and... Read more... |
| Nov. 15, 2011 | American Moms Call on Senators to Support Safe Chemicals Act by Hannah Pingree, Mom and former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives I am a new mom who will show you pictures of my... Read more... |
| Nov. 09, 2011 | For Our Children's Future Anne Brock is a mom, and blogger from Knoxville, Tennessee. She writes a simple-living blog www.floursackmama.com with the theme "Yesterday's thriftiness inspires today's better living."... Read more... |
| Nov. 03, 2011 | Yes Indeed, the Mattress Matters! By Darlene Battle, Executive Director of Delawareans for Social and Economic Justice Yes indeed, the mattress matters! Infants often spend up to sixteen hours a... Read more... |
| Oct. 26, 2011 | Stroller Brigades: A Recipe for Change Stroller Brigades are a great way for the entire family to tell Congress to Pass the Safe Chemicals Act. Stroller Brigades allow moms and kids to have fun, while they stand up for their health rights. Read more... |
| Oct. 24, 2011 | Don't be scared by Toxics this Halloween! Halloween is only one week away. Get ready for the scary fun in your neighborhood but don't get scared by toxics in your costumes. Three... Read more... |
| Oct. 18, 2011 | When will chemical makers stop poisoning us? Toxic phthalates continue to wreak hormone havoc. Birth defects of the penis. Undescended testicles leading to cancer. Decreased sperm count. Infertility. This harm results when... Read more... |
| Oct. 12, 2011 | Healthcare Can Lead the Transition to Safer Chemicals By Gary Cohen, Founder and President, Health Care Without Harm Since the time of the industrial revolution in Europe, our planet has been bombarded with... Read more... |
| Oct. 06, 2011 | Safer Chemicals, Better for Business What Maine Businesses Need From Congress to Improve Market Transparency and Product Safety This post orginated as the Executive Summary of a Report released today... Read more... |
| Sep. 14, 2011 | EPA Proposal to Expand List of Chemicals of Concern EPA Proposed Expansion of Chemicals of Concern List Shows Need for Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act The national Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition... Read more... |
