You shouldn’t need a Ph.D. in chemistry to make safe purchases at the checkout counter.
But America’s toxic chemicals law is so badly broken that many common household products — from canned food to computers to carpeting — could expose you and your family to potentially dangerous toxic chemicals.
Now, there is an historic opportunity to change that. Senator Frank Lautenberg has introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 that would be the first major overhaul of America’s dangerously weak toxic chemicals law, which hasn’t been amended since it was adopted 35 years ago
We need your help to make sure your Senators know that protecting American families from exposure to harmful chemicals is important to you!
Please Take Action HERE: Urge your Senators to cosponsor the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011.
Save Alfalfa
The USDA is taking steps to approve Monsanto’s genetically engineered alfalfa, stating that not enough consumers care about organic foods for the USDA to block the approval.
Roundup Ready Alfalfa can contaminate organic alfalfa through the natural pollination process and further decrease organic farmers’ feed options.
Studies have shown that genetically modified pollen can contaminate fields up to nearly two miles away. Since other feed supplies, like corn and soy, have already been contaminated by the genetically modified trait, alfalfa has become a primary food source for organically-raised animals.
Tell the USDA you DO care about the safety of your food, your health, and your environment. Open comment period on the environmental impact statement of nonregulated status for Roundup Ready alfalfa ends February 16, 2010.
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The NYS Assembly announced today that it has advanced a package to “Preserve And Protect The Environment“. This package includes the following bills, which will pave the way for greater regulation of toxic chemicals in the household, workplace and community.
- Prohibit the sale of any toy, child care product or beverage container containing bisphenol-A in products intended for children under three years of age (A.6919-B/Englebright).
- Establish the New York State Healthy and Green Procurement Act to ensure that state agencies purchase environmentally-friendly products (A.7038/Sweeney).
- Ban the use of the chemical flame retardant Decabromodiphenyl (DecaBDE) in electronics, textiles and mattresses (A.7573/Sweeney).
- Provide for the phase-out of pesticides on state property. The measure would discontinue the use of pesticides by the state and adopt a pest control policy that substantially relies on non-chemical pest control policies (A.5848/Brodsky).
