<p>Pew Environment Group and the Pew Health Group will operate a joint environmental health initiative to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act to emphasize better protections for children.<br /></p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>A Washington Post article about the chemical naphthalene and how the FDA has no scientific data on its impact on human health.</p> Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=60220&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=U.S. Regulators Lack Data on Health Risks of Most Chemicals&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p> A growing body of scientific evidence has linked chemical exposures to reproductive and developmental health problems.</p> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59512&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Toxic Chemicals and Reproductive Health&WT.z_contenttype=FactSheet <p>Today, one in six children in the United States has a developmental or learning disability. Some experts say many of these may be due in part to early exposures to toxic chemicals. Learn more in this fact sheet.</p> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=58476&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Toxic Chemicals and a Child's Brain Development&WT.z_contenttype=FactSheet <p>EPA Administrator Jackson to Deliver Keynote Address</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=55228&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=The Future of U.S. Chemicals Policy&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>A <em>New York Times</em> article on atrazine, a common weed killer often detected in water supplies. The piece quotes Erik D. Olson, director of food and consumer product safety at the Pew.</p> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=54788&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting the 2009 National Environmental Public Health Tracking Conference. The conference theme is TRACKS2009: The Future of Environmental Public Health.</p> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=49090&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tracking Conference&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, in collaboration with its lead community partner, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, is hosting a day-long conference that will focus on three major environmental health concerns affecting children.</p> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/events_detail.aspx?id=48572&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Translating Science to Policy Conference&WT.z_contenttype=Event <p>An article from the <em>National Journal</em> about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act</p> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=46258&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Environmental Groups Get In Some Target Practice&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>Environmentalists want to ban BPA -- and also shift the burden of proof for all chemicals.</p> Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=46254&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Environmental Health&WT.rss_a=Toxic Suspicions Could Fuel Regulatory Overhaul&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx