Archive for March 2019
Exploitation by Exposure: Human Rights and Toxic Exposures
People around the world are exposed to toxic substances linked to certain cancers, reproductive impairment, respiratory diseases, diabetes and neurodevelopmental harm, among other adverse health effects. Children are at greatest risk. Pediatricians describe a number of children today as born “pre-polluted.” A silent pandemic of disease, disability and premature death is now widespread around the…
Read MoreAnchorage Assembly Approves Landmark Ban on Flame Retardants in Consumer Products
Four classes of ineffective, toxic flame retardant chemicals are banned from furniture, mattresses, and juvenile products Persistence of ACAT’s supporters and partners invaluable in winning this protection for firefighters’ and children’s health With a unanimous vote, the Anchorage Assembly passed Assembly Ordinance 2019-15(S), which prohibits certain consumer products containing flame retardant chemicals, at the March…
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