The President's Cancer Panel recently released a 'ground breaking" report stating
"The true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated."
Here's a New York times oped
Currently the toxic chemicals actually in use in this country are not monitored and only about 200 out of 82,000 chemicals entering the market since 1976 have been tested for safety (Isn't that comforting) Source: Green America
A bill was recently introduced to protect Americans from harmful chemicals. It's called the Safe Chemicals Act. Here's a New York Times article
You can support this law by signing this petition
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I wrote my representatives last night (following your lead). Thanks for this. Lake Geneva has been very proactive about banning lawn pesticides due to the proximity of the lake and the negative effects of the chemicals on the lake. Chicago on the other hand...anything goes. But that still doesn't mean that each of us can't work toward a better solution. Thanks Juls.
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