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New Mercury Rules Help Lower Pollution, Save Lives
The health risks that mercury exposure poses are serious to children and other vulnerable populations
Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health
Hard-fought-for laws and regulations to save lives and the environment will be gutted or eliminated in budget cuts passed by the Republican-controlled House From: AOLnews.com
Too many chemicals, not enough sunshine
Fighting to keep toxic substances out of our products and environment one at a time isn’t working.
Who can we count on to keep our products safe?
The Washington Post recently published some White House insider speculation about potential new Chairman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Nancy Nord has been Acting Chairman for the past X months) The front-runner, they say, is Gail Charnley, a consultant with a doctorate in toxicology from MIT. But who is she really?
