By Christina Wyle. I have often wondered whether pollutants in the environment contributed to my family’s deadly health history. My mom died of lung cancer at the age of 56, my father died of a blood disease thought to be caused by benzene at 72, and my youngest sister was diagnosed with stage 4 breast […]
View Post Breast Cancer, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Green Chemistry, SustainabilityBy, Florence Williams. Have you ever wondered why estrogenic substances are common in household plastics and personal care products? And why government regulators aren’t doing a better job of protecting us from endocrine disruptors? They seem like simple questions but the answers are incredibly complicated. Last week I had the privilege of participating in a […]
View Post Breast Cancer, Chemicals, Environmental Health, Infertility, ToxinsBy, Barbara Sobel My oldest son came from school one day this fall and asked if horchota, a sweet Mexican rice drink, or soda was healthier. He started high school this year and is allowed to go off campus for lunch. While my first choice of lunch for him wouldn’t be tortilla chips and a […]
View Post Environmental Health, GMOs, Healthy Eating, Kids and Food, Sustainable AgricultureRemember the state’s 2007 proposal to spray pesticides out of airplanes onto ten million people in an attempt to kill the apple moth, an insect that scientists say has been in California for decades and has never done significant crop damage? Four local moms quickly took action and formed MOMAS (formerly, Mothers of Marin Against […]
View Post Children's Health, Environmental Health, Light Brown Apple Moth, pesticides