New Ways To Protect Unborn Babies From Onslaught Of Toxic Chemicals

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 New Ways To Protect Unborn Babies From Onslaught Of Toxic Chemicals Laura Vandenberg worries whenever she hears a pregnant friend talk about painting a nursery. She gets even more concerned when she learns of a childbearing woman spraying chemical pesticides on her lawn. "It sounds like a no-brainer, but you see it," said Vandenberg, a postdoctoral fellow in biology at Tufts University. Activist Reportedly In 'Isolated Confinement,' Supporters Say 'An Explosion Waiting To Happen'? Brazilian Oil Workers Sue Chevron Start Planning For Disasters, UN Report Urges Farmers Appeal Monsanto Lawsuit Decision BLOG POSTS Michael Brune: A Big Step Beyond Coal We know carbon pollution is bad for our health and our climate. We also know how to generate power with clean energy like solar and wind. So why keep hitting ourselves on the head by building more dirty power plants? Mike Lux: Scott Brown's Friends in Big Oil Scott Brown has picked sides in the fight over environmental protections -- if he and his allies were smart, they'd try to let his record on the topic fade away. Mary Anne Hitt: New Carbon Pollution Safeguards Will Protect Our Health, Our Children's Future Every family has the right to breathe clean air, free from the toxic pollution. By establishing carbon pollution protections, the EPA is moving forward to clean up and modernize the way we power our country. Kelly Meyer: Video: Gardens That Teach With a little creativity, vision and willingness to get our hands dirty, we can remake spaces defined by asphalt and dead grass into productive places of beauty. Robert Walker: Planet Under Pressure Half away around the world, nearly 3,000 scientists this week have assembled in London for a "Planet under Pressure" conference that is raising alarm bells about environmental conditions around the globe.

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