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December 2009 Articles:

Consumer Guide to Toxic Toys

World Leaders Gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark for Climate Change

Lead Paint Ordinance

Green Jobs 3rd class Graduates

December 2008 Articles:

e-Newsletter                                                                                                                                                                                         December Edition of DWEJ's newsletter.

Healthy Toys for the holidays                                                                                                                                                                    What toys have the least amount of toxic chemicals for your child

Energy Star - "Change the World, Start with Energy Star"
Join with millions of others to take small, individual steps that make a big difference in the fight against global warming.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Protect your health from chemicals used in cosmetics that are linked to cancer, birth defects, and other health problems.

*For more information on mitigating the effects of industrial pollution, contact DWEJ to find our about our                          CHATS (Community Hazard Awareness Training) program. To learn more about this program, please click here.


December 2006 Articles:

"Air toxics near schools are tested" 12/09/08
Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-12-09-toxic_N.htm
                                                                                               
"What's Toxic In Toyland" 12/3/06
                                                                                                                                                            Margot Roosevelt/Los Angles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Time Magazine

 
"Activists use research to win pollution battles" 12/5/06
Charisse Jones, USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-05-activists-pollution_x.htm

"Trudging on the Toxic Tour: Most tourists stick to sights in guidebooks, but this trip through Hunters Point                                          shows another side of the city" 11/28/06
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/28/BAGG5ML5FI1.DTL

"Environmental activists meet with new EPA officer: They fear loss of protection programs" 11/11/06
Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/292026_epa11.html

AP Report
In December 2005, the Associated Press reported about the health risks of industrial pollution in the United States. Below is a link to the three-part series of articles:
http://wid.ap.org/air/index.html


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