News Release

EPA Releases Report on Climate Change and Health

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled 'Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems,' also identifies adaptation strategies to help respond to the challenges of a changing climate and identifies near- and long-term research goals for addressing data and knowledge gaps."

Call for Papers - Consuming Chemicals: Implications for Women's Health

The National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) is commissioning 6 papers that explore the relationship between exposures to chemicals and women's health. The paper should be 30-40 pages in length and NNEWH will give preference to papers that focus on the social determinants of health model. The chosen papers will be published in a collection edited by Dr. Dayna Nadine Scott. The authors will be asked to present their papers in public lectures hosted by York University, compile a policy brief based on their research and participate in a policy forum. In addition, the authors will receive $3,000 for the paper and lecture and $1,000 for the policy brief and their participation in the policy forum. The proposal deadline for papers is August 1st, 2008.

Antibiotics in our livestock

May 1, 2008 - LA Times editorial on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, reflecting on the findings of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production.

Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming

April 30, 2008 - Washington Post article, by Rick Weiss, on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production's final report. Recommendations include phasing out the non-therapeutic use of medically important antibiotics in animal agriculture.

World Bucket Brigade Report: Telling Toxic Truth Worldwide

New Global Report Documents Grassroots Action to Monitor Toxic Pollution: Industrial Communities Unite to Demand Clean Air on Earth Day 2008

21 Environmental Health NGOs Urge Mutual Fund Support For Shareholder Resolutions at Dow and Avon on Product Safety

A group of 21 environmental health NGOs, led by Pesticide Action Network, sent letters to the major mutual fund holders of Dow and Avon urging their support for shareholder resolutions on pesticide/asthma links at Dow (May 15th vote) and at Avon Products on nanomaterials in cosmetics and personal care products (May 1st vote). The press release on the PAN site hotlinks to the letter text and its fact sheet attachments on the two resolutions.

Biodiversity, Spring 2006

CGBD Newsletter focused on Green Chemistry.

TOXIC PRODUCT RECALL BACKLASH SEEN AS INVESTORS FILE RECORD 21 RESOLUTIONS ON WIDE RANGE OF CHEMICAL, PRODUCT SAFETY CONCERNS

This is a press release providing details on investor engagements with companies on safer chemicals/materials issues this proxy season. The full text is on the Investor Environmental Health Network website. Note also the reference in the release to IEHN's new report, Toxic Stock Syndrome, about corporate (non)disclosure practices on toxics. The press release contains a hotlink to that report released in April and our site also contains an audio of our press conference featuring Rich Liroff, Calvert Investment's Bennett Freeman, and Dr. Lynn Goldman.

Biodiversity, Spring 2006

CGBD Newsletter focused on Green Chemistry.

Kresge Announces Two New Grantmaking Programs – the Health Program and the Environment Program

An announcement of the formation of two new programs at the Kresge Foundation: the Health Program and the Environment Program. The programs will focus on public health, health disparities, environmental justice, climate change, environmental sustainability issues and more.