http://www.hefn.org daily 1 2010-01-25T09:12:38Z http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/growing-a-movement-with-the-power-to-win-stories-from-the-frontlines-of-reproductive-justice Told through snapshots of grantee victories at the local, state and federal level, this report explores why the reproductive justice movement is able to win policy change and bring a gender lens to nearly every major social justice movement in the US. It also looks at the power of community organizing and cross-issue alliance building as winning strategies. No publisher alevinson 2012-02-07T14:37:52Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/aarp-blog-on-healthy-aging-and-the-environment AARP has just launched a blog on Healthy Aging and the Environment. The inaugural piece links to a number of resources that can help educate AARP’s 35 million members on environmental influences on health, including a report on the environmental threats to healthy aging and EDF's web site on toxic chemical impacts and TSCA reform. No publisher alevinson 2012-01-26T20:15:50Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/food-environment-reporting-network-launches The Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan news organization that produces investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health for distribution to major media outlets. You can sign up for their free newsletter on their website. No publisher alevinson 2012-01-26T19:51:41Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/2nd-annual-conference-health-effects-of-shale-gas-extraction The 2nd Annual Conference on Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction explored the science and methodological approaches behind understanding environmental health impacts associated with increasing development of natural gas extraction from shale deposits. Presentations from the conference are now available on line. No publisher alevinson 2011-12-29T03:44:30Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/climate-change-the-indoor-environment-and-health Amid the considerable research on how climate change may affect public health, one subject has received relatively little attention—the impact of climate change on indoor environments. In this report, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) outlines the major climate-induced indoor environmental problems and recommends ways to reduce the health effects these problems cause. The IOM also recommends a number of specific actions for the EPA to take, in cooperation with other government organizations and the private sector. No publisher alevinson 2011-12-28T04:09:20Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/hydrofracking-map-of-schools-on-private-well-water-released-child-health-groups-call-for-robust-health-impact-assessment-concerned-about-children2019s-health-and-safety-school-building-impacts On December 20, 2011, Healthy Schools Network and a range of other children’s health advocates called on New York State to consider the impacts of proposed hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on the state’s children and schools. The groups urged the New York State Department of Conservation, Department of Health, and Education Department to thoroughly assess the possible health impacts of the proposed hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale region and provided detailed recommendations on elements the assessment should include. No publisher nvorsanger 2011-12-25T15:35:54Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/common-cause-report-on-hydrofracking-deep-drilling-deep-pockets According to a study by Common Cause, natural gas interests have spent more than $747 million during a 10-year campaign to avoid government regulation of hydraulic “fracking." The report comes as the EPA is scheduled to publish new, preliminary findings about the potential dangers of fracking in 2012, giving the industry a powerful incentive to increase political spending now in an attempt to shape public opinion and the debate over fracking in Congress, as well as affect the outcome of the 2012 congressional elections. No publisher alevinson 2011-12-21T00:17:59Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/hydrofracking-extracting-the-facts-an-investor-guide-to-disclosing-risks-from-hydraulic-fracturing-operations New report from the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, intended to help increase disclosure and mitigate the impacts of natural gas operations using hydraulic fracturing. The report calls for deeper disclosures on community impacts for energy companies to earn their license to operate. The report recommends 12 core management goals supplemented by best management practices (BMPs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). Rich Liroff is principal author. No publisher RLiroff 2011-12-16T04:07:37Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/toxics-tools-and-resources Physicians for Social Responsibility's Environmental Health Policy Institute has compiled the best and brightest tools and resources about toxic chemicals, including databases, clinical tools, and advocacy resources all designed to help reduce and prevent exposures to toxic chemicals. No publisher mrauch 2011-12-08T18:57:32Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/womens-voices-for-the-earth-releases-new-report-on-harmful-chemicals-in-cleaning-products Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) commissioned an independent laboratory to test twenty popular cleaning products for hidden toxic chemicals from five top companies: Clorox, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson and Son, and Sunshine Makers (Simple Green). We found reproductive toxins, carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and allergens, and none of these chemicals were listed on the product label.
 No publisher jsilberb 2011-11-29T20:23:09Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/green-chemistry-and-commerce-council-gc3-retailer-portal This Retailer Portal features a database of tools and systems to evaluate and manage chemical ingredients in the products retailers buy and sell, and a summary document explaining the organization of the Retailer Portal and how it can help retailers. No publisher SarahShields 2011-11-17T19:46:13Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/hydrofracking-exemptions-in-federal-regulations The New York Times prepared a chart of 7 federal environmental laws for which the natural gas industry has exemptions or exclusions. No publisher alevinson 2011-11-17T18:04:44Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/epa-greener-products-web-portal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances, electronics and cleaning products that can save money and protect people's health and the environment. No publisher alevinson 2011-11-17T16:37:47Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/healthy-schools-network2019s-new-guide-markers-finds-dry-erase-markers-unsafe-for-kids-because-of-their-hazardous-chemicals-and-health-effects Inspired by public health complaints from parents and teachers, a new user-friendly guide by Healthy Schools Network argues that dry erase and permanent markers are not safe for children, and are in fact toxic. The report outlines the health threats of these markers and offers suggestions for safer alternatives. No publisher nvorsanger 2011-11-09T23:33:22Z Link http://www.hefn.org/resources/links/new-nrdc-report-the-delay-game-documents-chemical-industry-efforts-to-delay-health-assessments-of-toxic-chemicals Big business chemical industries have repeatedly blocked the Environmental Protection Agency and other government bodies from assessing the harms of hazardous chemicals. NRDC provides a meticulous accounting of the evidence behind this in The Delay Game. This new report, released today, uses three chemicals, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene (TCE) and styrene, to illustrate a larger systemic breakdown, in desperate need of a fix. Our report outlines the “Four Dog Defense” that big business has developed to defend its dangerous products, first tobacco, then asbestos, and now toxic chemicals generally: 1) My dog (product) doesn’t bite, 2) My dog bites, but it didn’t bite you, 3) My dog bit you, but it didn’t hurt you, and 4) My dog bit you, and hurt you, but it wasn’t my fault. Skeptical? You should be! FULL BLOG AND LINKS TO REPORT AT: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jsass/new_nrdc_report_-_the_delay_ga.html No publisher jsass 2011-10-20T18:47:35Z Link