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Lynne Peeples

Lead Poisoning Threshold Lowered By CDC, Five Times More Children Now Considered At Risk

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead-Poisoning-Children, Lead Poisoning, Cdc, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Government Funding, Green News

The number of children considered at risk of lead poisoning jumped by more than five-fold on Wednesday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

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Lynne Peeples

Getting The Lead Out: Lead Emissions From Aviation Fuel Continue To Threaten Children's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Avgas, Lead Poisoning, Lead Pollution, Aviation Fuel, Lead Paint, Learning Disabilities, Epa, Federal Aviation Administration, Leaded Gasoline, Aviation, Green News

Last Wednesday, the environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, challenging th...

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The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels

Jacqueline Caster | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Juvenile Justice Crime, Cdc, Incarceration, Lead Paint, Blood, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicaid, Juvenile Dentention, Children's Health, Parents News
Jacqueline Caster

Recently, a federal advisory committee announced its recommendation that the CDC change its outdated threshold for the diagnosis of "lead poisoning" in children. The standard has not been revisited in two decades, and it's about time.

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Knockoffs And Counterfeits Pose Risks To Your Health

AOL Daily Finance | Loren Berlin | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Rolex, Counterfeiting, Health Risks, Lead Paint, Attorney General, Health, Louis Vuitton, Black Market, Knockoffs, Video, Business News

Talking about knockoff jackets with Kevin Spreekmeester, the global marketing vice president for outdoor clothing company Canada Goose, is a bit like ...

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The Politics of Poisoning America

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Pope

So, let me get this straight: Lawyers who try to protect children from lead poisoning are unfit to be judges, but judges who will invest heavily in a major polluting industry are fine. Campaign finance reform anyone?

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Motorcycle's Lead Law Pain: New Rule Hurts Bike Companies

AP | LEE LOGAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Motorcycle Companies, Lead, Motorcycle Lead Law, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Lead Paint in Toys, Motorcycles, Lead Law Consequences, Lead Law Motorcycle, Business News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Larry Neill has $118,000 worth of small motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles sitting on his lot in Missouri's capital city...

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The Stimulus Package and SAT Scores

Anita Weinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sat Scores, Poverty, US Poverty, Low-Income, Jobs, Obama Job Creation, Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Lead Paint, Spending, Stimulus Package, Mental Retardation, Illinois, Economic Stimulus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Job Creation, Politics News
Anita Weinberg

Aside from the obvious health benefits, lead removal from homes would accomplish the what the stimulus seeks -- creating jobs and reversing the economic impacts for low-income families.

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Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Labor, Lead Poisoning, Wedgwood, Children, Safety, Pregnancy, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Hazardous Products, Waterford, Lead Paint, Kids, Health, Pregnant Women, Poor, Waterford Wedgewood, Sweatshops, Business News
Dan Agin

There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.

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