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Ivy Sager Rosenthal
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Health Advocates Ask State To Require Children’s Product Makers To Report Use Of Cancer-Causing Flame Retardants
May 17, 2012
Petition Follows Revelations of Deceitful Tactics By Flame Retardant Makers
The Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC) today petitioned the Washington State Department of Ecology to add the toxic flame retardant chlorinated Tris (TDCPP) to the state’s list of Chemicals of High Concern to Children.
New Study Finds Lead, Cadmium, BPA, Phthalates & Toxic Flame Retardants in Gardening Products
May 03, 2012
Chemicals in Garden Hoses Leach into Water, Study Finds
Nearly 200 hoses, gloves, kneeling pads and tools were tested for lead, cadmium, bromine (associated with brominated flame retardants); chlorine (indicating the presence of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC); phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA). Such chemicals have been linked to birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, premature births and early puberty in laboratory animals, among other serious health problems. Results were released today at www.HealthyStuff.org.
Statement of the Washington Toxics Coalition on State Senate’s Failure to Pass Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants
Apr 11, 2012
 
Over Half of Low-Cost Jewelry Ranks HIGH for Toxic Chemicals Including Lead, Cadmium, Nickel and Chromium, New Study Says
Mar 13, 2012
Health Advocates Urge Washington To Enforce State Limits On Cadmium
(Seattle, WA) – New research released today on toxic chemicals in low-cost children’s and adult jewelry shows many items contain harmful toxic chemicals. Researchers at the Michigan-based Ecology Center tested for chemicals -- including lead and cadmium – which have been linked in animal and some human studies to acute allergies and long-term health impacts such as birth defects, impaired learning, liver toxicity, and cancer. The results are available at www.HealthyStuff.org.
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Gregoire Signs Safe-Plastic Law
Mar 20, 2010
The News Tribune
Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a handful of environmental protection bills into law Thursday, including a ban on the sale of children’s drinking cups that contain the plastics hardener bisphenol-A, or BPA. Washington is the fifth state to outlaw the chemical in children’s food containers and drinking cups. The ban, which covers products sold for children younger than 3, is set to take effect by July 2011. The law also outlaws sales of sports water bottles containing the chemical by July 2012, making Washington the second state after Connecticut to take that step.
Washington Governor Signs Ban On BPA In Baby Bottles
Mar 19, 2010
Associated Press
Baby bottles and sports bottles sold in Washington state will soon have to be free of the chemical bisphenol A under a measure signed into law on Friday by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Study: Low pesticide levels found near salmon
Mar 19, 2010
Associated Press
Low pesticide concentrations, generally below levels that violate state or federal water quality standards, have been detected in five Washington watersheds where salmon are found, according to a new study.
BPA Baby Bottle Ban Passes WA State Senate
Jan 30, 2010
Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Washington state Senate approved a bill Friday to limit the sale of products made with the chemical BPA. It would apply to baby bottles, sippy cups and other children's food and drink containers. Studies of Bisphenol-A say it increases the risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among other health problems. Chantal Anderson reports.
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