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BPA takes another hit
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- The past few months have not been kind to the toxic plastic component bisphenol A (BPA). The first big blow was in April when the Canadian Health Minister ...
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Voting with your pocketbook hits a snag
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- Sigg recently revealed that their re-useable water bottles made before August 2008 contain traces of BPA, a chemical increasingly linked to a variety of health ...
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OMSI's public health week a success
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- Oregon Environmental Council had a big mouth at Oregon’s Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) -- literally!
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Two new laws protect Oregon's kids
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- Governor Kulongoski has two new laws to sign that will protect children’s health, thanks to support from our Healthy Kids Campaign!
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Attention chemical lobby: that doesn't work in Oregon
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- Last week Oregon became the fourth state to pass a Deca-BDE ban though its legislature. This is great news if you prefer not having toxic substances in your ...
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Finding service, remembering a friend
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- OEC staff came together to volunteer our time for a cause we are all passionate about and in memory of our friend Phil, who died recently after a brave battle ...
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Studies reinforce need to look at indoor air pollutants
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- Scientists have uncovered yet another clue towards discovering why autism rates have skyrocketed in the past two decades.
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Big updates from Salem, plus today is National Healthy Schools Day
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- OEC joins government agencies, health advocates and others to commemorate National Healthy Schools Day. We've also got some great news to report about two ...
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Senate Bill 637 is on its way to the Senate floor
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- The Integrated Pest Management in schools bill, Senate Bill 637, is on its way to the Senate floor. We need your help to make it a reality - take action today!
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Let's get rid of BPA in children’s products in 2010
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- Will you join OEC in standing up for healthy, BPA-free products, and helping to ban this toxic chemical from our children's products in 2010?
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The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat: the ups and downs in limiting exposures to toxic chemicals
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- In a major victory for parents and public health advocates, on August 14 President Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act ...
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Back to school lunches made healthy, safe and easy
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- File under 'cool back to school ideas' - OEC's new Eco-Healthy Lunch Box Kit helps reduce kids’ exposures to toxins and puts more healthy, local and tasty ...
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Idling fact sheet
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- Why should you shut your engine down when your car is parked? Find out here!
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What does chemical contamination cost health care?
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- A new national report echoes OEC’s findings on the hard costs to society of not dealing with chemical overload.
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IPM images
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- pest management guide illustrations
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Day 1 - Second Annual NW Environmental Health Conference
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Safe baby bill passed in Washington
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- Washington state representatives just voted 95-1 to get bisphenol A (BPA) out of children’s food containers. "The House saw this vote as a no-brainer," says ...
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Day 1 Concurrent Session D (3-4:15)
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The Million Baby Crawl is coming to Portland Nov. 18
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- Hundreds of moms and their babies, including local dignitaries are taking part in Portland's "Crawl to Action" event as part of a national initiative called ...
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NW Environmental Health Conference
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- Our Second Annual NW Environmental Health Conference is now underway!
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SB 1032: BPA legislative fact sheet
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- Scientific studies show that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful to children’s health. Yet BPA is used to make bottles and other containers that can ...
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Working for an end to BPA exposure
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- More and more evidence shows that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful to children’s health. Yet manufacturers still use BPA in products such as baby ...
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Guide to Safer Pest Management
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- Learn a step-by-step method to control pests in the home or child care without over-using pesticides. This guide also includes tips, techniques and resources ...
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Day 1 Concurrent Session A (10-11:15)
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Day 1 Concurrent Session B (12:30-1:30)
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Day 1 Concurrent Session C (1:45-2:45)
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Green Chemistry
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Bad press keeps coming for BPA
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- There’s sure been a lot of bad press lately on bisphenol-A (BPA). None of it very encouraging, other than the fact that some very smart and significant people ...
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Why federal chemical regulation is broken: new science on BPA and low-dose exposure
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- The American Medical Association and the Endocrine Society have agreed that current chemical regulation and risk assessment is not adequate to protect the ...
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Apple
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