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EDF report identifies companies in U.S. making chemicals called dangerous by EU

Hundreds of companies located in 37 of the 50 United States produce or import hundreds of chemicals designated as dangerous by the European Union (EU). As a result, these companies will be directly affected by controls imposed under the EU's new chemicals regulation, concludes Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in a report released today.

Proceedings of the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility

Proceedings of the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility: Executice Summary

The Collaborative Fund Model: Effective Strategies for Grantmaking

Collaborative Fund for Women's Economic Development - The Collaborative Fund Model: Effective Strategies for Grantmaking

Who Owns the Bioeconomy?

An exploration of who owns the bioeconomy.

"Mutual Neglect"--Mutual Fund Voting on Shareholder Toxic Chemical Resolutions

New report and press release available at the Investor Environmental Health Network's updated user-friendly website, www.iehn.org. Also see IEHN's latest (February) newsletter for analysis of shareholder engagements on PVC.

Polluted Logic: How EPA's ozone standard illustrates the flaws of cost-benefit analysis

Polluted Logic tracks EPA's recent revision of the national standard for ozone and shows how the use of cost-benefit analysis in the rulemaking has been useless to policy makers and has only complicated the debate over whether to tighten the standard.

Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America

Final report of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, released April 29, 2008. Makes recommendations to policymakers and industry on how to improve the current state of industrial animal agriculture - one of which covers the phase out of non-therapeutic uses of medically important antibiotics.

Scientific Proceedings of the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility

A report containing the scientific proceedings of the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility broken down by each session speaker/contributor. The scientific proceedings discuss the wide range of environmental toxins that affect human health, the various health effects of even low-dose exposures to these toxins and the consequences of these adverse health effects.

Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers

An EPA guide that discusses the harmful exposures to chemicals in nail salons and the actions salon workers and owners can take to protect themselves from overexposure.

Little Green Molecules

By Terrence J. Collins and Chip Walter. This research demonstrates that green chemistry can lessen some of the environmental damage caused by traditional chemistry.

The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know

A report written by Sandra Steingraber exploring the falling age of puberty in U.S. girls.

2008 Proxy Season Preview

Health care reform, toxics, product safety, nanomaterials, political donations, worker exposure…......... Every year there are hundreds of shareholder resolutions on environmental health and social issues that are directly relevant to the missions of foundations. Learn how your foundation — by voting its shareholder proxies — can leverage its investments and help push public companies to act on these vital issues. The 2008 Proxy Season Preview is designed specifically to help foundations identify these resolutions and vote their proxies in an informed manner. The Chicago Tribune calls it the “Bible for socially progressive foundations”. The Preview highlights key issues, describes current social and environmental resolutions, identifies the investors and organizations filing them, provides a comprehensive list of companies and upcoming proxy votes, features new foundation reports, and includes a resource section that will enable foundations to learn more about what their colleagues are doing in the way of aligning mission and investments. This new publication is from As You Sow, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and is available at no charge at www.asyousow.org

OMB Watch 2006 Annual Report

OMB Watch's 2006 Annual Report, containing letters from the Chairman of the Board, the Executive Director, summaries of work from all four program areas, a special FedSpending.org highlight, and a donor list.

Dismantling the Public's Right to Know

Under the Bush administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slowly dismantling its flagship environmental information tool--the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The program has been protected and improved for over the last 15 years, serving as a constant example of the vital role information plays in a democracy. Unfortunately, the program's success has made it a target for those that seek to reduce corporate oversight and accountability.

Against the Public's Will

This summary of responses to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to cut toxic reporting offers a detailed analysis of the comments submitted to EPA's public docket on the proposed changes to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The report identifies nine stakeholder groups, details the level of support or opposition of each group, and summarizes the main points raised by each group.

A Failure to Govern: Bush's Attack on the Regulatory Process

A Failure to Govern: Bush's Attack on the Regulatory Process outlines President Bush's 2007 changes to the regulatory process. The report details the potential impacts the changes will have on federal agencies and the American public, as well as what the changes mean to democracy at large.

It’s Your Right to Know Your Community’s Exposure to Toxins

A report discussing the history and implications of the Community Right-to-Know Act, the State and Local Emergency Response Commission and the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The report also further describes how to initiate action to protect your community from toxic exposures.

Confronting Toxic Contamination in Our Communities: Women's Health and California's Future

Written and published by the Women's Foundation of California, this report demonstrates how women and their families are exposed in homes and neighborhoods, at work, in the broader community, and across the state. Also in this report, we highlight individuals and organizations working to improve human health and fight toxic contamination in different areas of California.

Using Our Power: Communities Confronting Toxins in the Bay Area

"Using Our Power: Communities Confronting Toxins in the Bay Area" is a supplement to "Confronting Toxic Contamination in Our Communities." This report focuses on issues in the Bay Area, and on grassroots efforts to effect change in different local neighborhoods.

State of the Evidence 2006: What Is the Connection Between the Environment and Breast Cancer?

Published by Breast Cancer Fund and Breast Cancer Action, this State of the Evidence report demonstrates that a significant body of scientific evidence links exposure to radiation and synthetic chemicals to an increased risk of breast cancer, summarizing the findings of more than 350 experimental, epidemiologic and ecological studies. Additionally, the report recommends new directions for future research and includes a 10-point plan to act on the evidence and reduce human exposure to radiation and synthetic chemicals.