Smart discussion about toxics policy reform

Therapists Focus on Toxics and Kids
Posted by Nils Bruzelius in BPA, Environmental Health Science, Pollution in People on 11 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Here’s one measure of how much the issue of toxic contaminants’ effects on health and development — especially in children – has gained traction: A continuing education program aimed mostly at psychotherapists is devoting a day-long course to the subject this weekend in Boston. It’s...
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EPA Chief’s Call for Toxics Reform: Three Times in Two Months
Posted by Alex Formuzis in Featured Articles on 11 11th, 2009 | 2 Comments
The topic of human exposures to chemical contaminants and the need to overhaul the federal government’s approach to toxics regulation was again on the mind of the nation’s top environmental official in remarks she made last weekend in Philadelphia. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has now delivered...
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A Historic Conference: The Future of U.S. Chemicals Policy
Posted by Colleen Hutchings in Tracking Kid Safe on 10 15th, 2009 | 10 Comments
More than 150 representatives of industry, government, academia and the environmental community voiced a broad consensus this week that the time has come for comprehensive reform of the outdated federal law created to ensure that Americans’ health is not threatened by the thousands of chemicals they...
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Does BPA Cause Infertility?
Posted by Elaine Shannon in BPA, Environmental Health Science, Featured Articles, Know Your Toxins on 06 26th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Yale researchers may have solved a fundamental medical mystery: how bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous plastics component, changes genetic chemistry and impairs fertility. The Yale team’s findings, previewed earlier this month to the Endocrine Society, a 14,000-member scientific and medical professional...
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