Monthly Archives: October 2013

Arsenic Discussed on New Hampshire Public Radio’s “The Exchange”

My father, Bruce Stanton, was a guest recently on NHPR’s The Exchange. The Director of the Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program and a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Geisel School of Medicine, he talked about the sources of … Continue reading

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Food Day!

Today is Food Day! Food Day, organized by numerous non-profits, is a day to celebrate healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food as well as a grassroots campaign for better food policies. Take the food literacy quiz! Food Day priorities include: 1. … Continue reading

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Group Urges Stricter Chemical Regulation to Prevent Chemical Disasters

The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters released a video in support of stricter chemical regulation. The video supports the Coalition’s mission to advance the use of safer chemicals and processes to prevent harm from chemical disasters. According to the Coalition, … Continue reading

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Lessons from Minamata: Environmental Health and the Minamata Convention on Mercury

November news update on the mercury treaty: the  US is now formally recognized as the first to ratify the mercury treaty. I am happy to welcome guest blogger Maricarmen Cruz-Guilloty, Environmental Health and Justice Coordinator, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, … Continue reading

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Washington Attorney General Enters Fight on GMO Labeling Initiative

In November, voters in Washington State will decide whether or not to require labels on genetically engineered foods. Initiative 522, a bill designed to provide people with the information about what is in the food they eat, would require labels … Continue reading

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Join this teleconference TODAY on breast cancer and the environment

We just received this announcement from Maricarmen Cruz-Guilloty Environmental Health and Justice Coordinator, Alaska Community Action on Toxics: 10/16 Free Call – Breast Cancer and the Environment: Prioritizing Prevention. 9-10 am AK time. Sign up today. Please join this call … Continue reading

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California First State to Ban Lead Ammunition

On October 11, California’s Governor, Jerry Brown, signed Assembly Bill 711 into law, making California the first state to ban the use of lead ammunition for hunting. Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) proposed the ban to limit exposure to lead, a … Continue reading

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Addressing asthma in the U.S.

Yesterday’s NYT special report on asthma, The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath, chronicles how the disease drives pharmaceutical costs.  Asthma is the most common chronic disease in the U.S., affecting some 40 million adults and children.  Medical research has … Continue reading

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A New Era of Climate Change by 2047?

A study published in Nature predicts that by 2047, mean temperatures will continuously fall outside the bounds of historical variability. The natural cycle of temperature fluctuation has resulted in a general trend of warming, but each year is not necessarily … Continue reading

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Enviro health reports out of IoM

It’s been a busy last two weeks in terms of conferences.  Now it’s time to catch up on your enviro public health reading over the weekend. The IoM (Institute of Medicine) has recently produced several interesting reports about the intersection of … Continue reading

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