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EWG Petition Urges Congress to Take Action on Prenatal Pollution
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Posted by Green Diva Mom on Mar.13, 2010
According to the Environmental Working Group, the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act may be introduced in Congress this month. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who chairs the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over chemical regulation, has come out in support of legislation that would require companies to prove safety of chemicals prior to placing them on the market, and to demonstrate the safety of chemicals already available. EWG trying to collect at least 75,000 signatures in support of the Kid Safe Chemicals Act before March 15 to show Congress widespread public support for the legislation.
Read more about the Kid Safe Chemicals Act from the Environmental Working Group.
Click here to sign the Environmental Working Group’s petition.
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