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The Safe Chemicals Act is back and not a moment too soon

With chemicals like chlorinated tris, a carcinogen, turning up infant changing table pads, the respiratory irritant formaldehyde in baby bath products and hormone disrupter,

Overdue reforms to food aid a welcome change in new Presidential budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration’s fiscal year 2014 budget, released today, includes long-overdue changes to the way the U.S. distributes its food aid around the world.

The MN Green Chemistry Forum Happy Hour and Seminar

May 15th, 2013

The Business Case for Chemical Policy Reform Companies with a vision for sustainable products, packaging and processes are seeking safer chemicals in their supply chains. Safer chemistry and supply chain management help companies meet regulatory and consumer demands for products without chemicals of concern. Chemical regulation, both at the state and federal levels, could provide critical information for downstream businesses and push the marketplace toward safer chemicals. The voices of businesses that can benefit from better chemical regulation are critically needed in chemical

Carbon markets: performance and alternatives

Produced for Economic Perspectives on Global Sustainability by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policies (CEESP).

Commodities, agribusiness and the importance of who's telling the story

Large commodity farmers in the U.S. have done well in the past few years, with major crops reaching record prices. According to the USDA, net farm income in 2010 was up more than 20 percent from 2009, and 2011 and 2012 almost double 2009’s numbers.

The price of perfection

It’s tough not being perfect. Everyone who has ever had a bad hair day knows that. And that’s no more true than for those misshapen, oddly sized fruits and vegetables that Mother Nature inevitably produces.

World Social Forum: Building a "Revolution for Dignity"

The Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia has the largest collection of ancient mosaics in the world. Most of the mosaics, depicting Roman, Greek Phoenician and Nubian life, gods and royalty, are incomplete.

Healthy Legacy Capitol update

Healthy Legacy’s 2013 legislative agenda is making great progress. We are supporting three bills this legislative session that address priority chemicals in children’s products.  After countless committee hearings, two of our bills have completed their committee paths and await floor votes in both houses.

New IATP report addresses water governance in the 21st century

As water insecurities increase globally, there is an increasing emphasis on demand-management approaches, which for the most part emphasize market mechanisms as a means to ensure water security for all.

Nanomaterials In Soil: Our Future Food Chain?

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