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Poisoning Our Children

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  • November 2025
    • Nov 30, 2025 Review of Paul Kingsnorth, Against the Machine Nov 30, 2025
    • Nov 16, 2025 CHPAC’s Recommendations on Plastics & Conflicts of Interest at the EPA Nov 16, 2025
    • Nov 2, 2025 On AI Apathy and Tech Effects on Health Nov 2, 2025
  • October 2025
    • Oct 21, 2025 Legal Champion for People and Planet: Melissa Sims, JD Oct 21, 2025
    • Oct 12, 2025 On Acetaminophen and Fluoride: How the Left Can (Occasionally) Get It Wrong Too Oct 12, 2025
  • September 2025
    • Sep 7, 2025 Shamell Lavigne – Founding Member of Rise St. James Sep 7, 2025
  • August 2025
    • Aug 31, 2025 Speaking Truth to Power at the EPA Aug 31, 2025
    • Aug 24, 2025 Rosemary Ahtuangaruak: Inupiaq Activist and Proud Grandmother Aug 24, 2025
    • Aug 17, 2025 Rise St. James: The Just Rebellion of Ms. Sharon Lavigne Aug 17, 2025
    • Aug 17, 2025 Aug 17, 2025
    • Aug 6, 2025 Meet Your Heroes: Brenda Eskenazi, MA, PhD Aug 6, 2025
  • July 2025
    • Jul 17, 2025 Bill McKibben Saves the Day (and Year and Century) Jul 17, 2025
  • June 2025
    • Jun 28, 2025 Heat Hazards of Climate Change: Protect Yourself and Your Family Jun 28, 2025
    • Jun 7, 2025 Trump's Historic Corruption Poisons Children Jun 7, 2025
  • May 2025
    • May 26, 2025 Does MAHA Hold Any Promise for Protecting Children? May 26, 2025
    • May 3, 2025 Brilliant and Badass Defender of Children: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH May 3, 2025
  • April 2025
    • Apr 27, 2025 Peter Sullivan, Parent Advocate Apr 27, 2025
    • Apr 21, 2025 Trump's Message: Have More Babies For Us to Poison Apr 21, 2025
    • Apr 13, 2025 Indirect Costs: No Longer Boring Apr 13, 2025
  • March 2025
    • Mar 30, 2025 Tragic Civilicide Mar 30, 2025
    • Mar 9, 2025 It’s time to start seeds for Spring planting!  Mar 9, 2025
    • Mar 3, 2025 Making a Safer Nest of the World: Alexandra Destler Mar 3, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 28, 2025 Boycott Billionaires! Oust the oligarchy! END THE EVIL EMPIRES! Feb 28, 2025
    • Feb 23, 2025 Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy: Meager Solace under Tyranny Feb 23, 2025
    • Feb 12, 2025 She would have been thirty-one. Feb 12, 2025
    • Feb 9, 2025 Dr. Maricel Maffini: Staying at the Table Feb 9, 2025
  • January 2025
    • Jan 26, 2025 Cross-Training in Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Dr. Genoa Warner Jan 26, 2025
    • Jan 22, 2025 Conflagration, Capitulation, Preparation Jan 22, 2025
  • December 2024
    • Dec 29, 2024 How about a Green New Year's Resolution? 20 sustainable habits to try in the New Year! Dec 29, 2024
    • Dec 23, 2024 Dr. Laura Schmidt on the Environmental and Health Impacts of Hyperpalatable Foods Dec 23, 2024
    • Dec 19, 2024 Green Gift-Giving Dec 19, 2024
    • Dec 15, 2024 John Balmes, MD: Environmental Health Translated into Pragmatic Policy Dec 15, 2024
    • Dec 8, 2024 Dr. Marya Zlatnik: Ally and Expert on Children’s Environmental Health Dec 8, 2024
    • Dec 1, 2024 Robin Whyatt, DrPH: Uniting the Condor and the Eagle Dec 1, 2024
  • November 2024
    • Nov 29, 2024 Book Contract at Johns Hopkins! Nov 29, 2024
    • Nov 10, 2024 Why We Cannot Give Up – Why We Cannot Choose a Comfortable Indifference Nov 10, 2024
    • Nov 5, 2024 Holding Vigil Nov 5, 2024
  • October 2024
    • Oct 11, 2024 Terry Collins, PhD: Hope for the Future in Novel Catalysts – TAMLs Oct 11, 2024
    • Oct 6, 2024 Laura Vandenberg, PhD: Good Science Springs from Good Relationships  Oct 6, 2024
  • September 2024
    • Sep 26, 2024 Joan Ruderman, PhD: Making Connections in Cell Biology and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Sep 26, 2024
  • August 2024
    • Aug 28, 2024 Dr. Ruth Etzel: David vs. Goliath Environmental Health Hero Aug 28, 2024
    • Aug 21, 2024 Dr. Carla Campbell – A Lifelong Contributor to Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Aug 21, 2024
    • Aug 11, 2024 Dr. Pat Hunt: Serendipitous Guru of BPA Aug 11, 2024
  • July 2024
    • Jul 8, 2024 New Competencies and Performance Indicators for Children's Environmental Health Jul 8, 2024
  • June 2024
    • Jun 28, 2024 Katherine’s Golden Death Date Jun 28, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 19, 2024 A Compassionate Voice for Children: Dr. Leslie Rubin Apr 19, 2024
    • Apr 4, 2024 Dr. Amanda Millstein: Mother, Pediatrician, Co-Founder of Climate Health Now  Apr 4, 2024
  • February 2024
    • Feb 28, 2024 Dr. Leticia Nogueira Both Listens to and Speaks for the Voiceless Feb 28, 2024
    • Feb 12, 2024 Katherine Would Have Been 30 Today Feb 12, 2024
    • Feb 2, 2024 Our Nation as a 330,000,000-Cell Organism: Richard Joseph Jackson, MD, MPH, Physician to All Feb 2, 2024
  • January 2024
    • Jan 26, 2024 Mark Miller: Stalwart Defender of Children’s Environmental Health. Jan 26, 2024
    • Jan 22, 2024 I Am Grateful for Dr. Susan Buchanan Jan 22, 2024
    • Jan 16, 2024 Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD: The Power of Education and the Importance of Helping People Jan 16, 2024
    • Jan 12, 2024 My Antidote to Despair: An Interview with Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, Stanford University Jan 12, 2024
    • Jan 1, 2024 Nse Obot Witherspoon: Passionate Advocate for Children’s Environmental Health Jan 1, 2024
  • December 2023
    • Dec 28, 2023 My Message to OCSPP: How Many More Children Must Die? Dec 28, 2023
  • November 2023
    • Nov 26, 2023 Leyla Erk McCurdy, Champion of Children’s Environmental Health Nov 26, 2023
    • Nov 22, 2023 If Only Bruce Lanphear Ran the World Nov 22, 2023
  • October 2023
    • Oct 25, 2023 Children Health Protection Advisory Committee to the EPA (CHPAC): Climate Change Oct 25, 2023
    • Oct 25, 2023 Interview with Dr. Amy Kalkbrenner Oct 25, 2023
  • July 2023
    • Jul 7, 2023 Protecting Our Children in the Era of Climate Change Jul 7, 2023
  • June 2023
    • Jun 22, 2023 Environmental Health: Generational Injustice vs. Cherishing our Children Jun 22, 2023
    • Jun 8, 2023 Help Eliminate Plastics! Jun 8, 2023
  • May 2023
    • May 26, 2023 Climate Change and Health Curriculum May 26, 2023
  • April 2023
    • Apr 16, 2023 Environmental Legacies of the Copernican Universe: Discount Code and Syllabus Apr 16, 2023
  • January 2023
    • Jan 14, 2023 What Should Public Health Professionals Know about CEH? Jan 14, 2023
    • Jan 4, 2023 My Book is Available! Jan 4, 2023
  • November 2022
    • Nov 28, 2022 I've been appointed to CHPAC! Nov 28, 2022
    • Nov 18, 2022 For Tips on Making Your Thanksgiving Feast the Healthiest Ever, Visit the Environmental Working Group (EWG)! Nov 18, 2022
  • June 2022
    • Jun 22, 2022 Twenty Years Jun 22, 2022
    • Jun 21, 2022 Interview with Faith in Place on Healthy Lawns Jun 21, 2022
  • May 2022
    • May 25, 2022 Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act May 25, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 12, 2022 Katherine's Last Birthday Feb 12, 2022
  • August 2021
    • Aug 19, 2021 FINALLY, Chlorpyrifos Is Banned for Use on Food Aug 19, 2021
  • October 2020
    • Oct 25, 2020 Beware Chemicals in Personal Care Products Oct 25, 2020
  • September 2020
    • Sep 30, 2020 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Sep 30, 2020
    • Sep 23, 2020 Help Prevent Childhood Cancer Sep 23, 2020
    • Sep 19, 2020 Help Prevent Childhood Cancer: Joint Statement Sep 19, 2020
  • June 2020
    • Jun 22, 2020 Protecting Our Loved Ones – From COVID or Cancer Jun 22, 2020
  • April 2020
    • Apr 22, 2020 Environmental Health Education for Children Apr 22, 2020
    • Apr 13, 2020 Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity Apr 13, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 15, 2020 CME Seminar for Children's Environmental Health at DuPage County Health Department Feb 15, 2020
  • October 2019
    • Oct 10, 2019 Bringing the environment into the clinic Oct 10, 2019
  • June 2019
    • Jun 23, 2019 Anniversary Jun 23, 2019
  • May 2019
    • May 18, 2019 It is past time to act on the science to prevent childhood cancer May 18, 2019
  • February 2019
    • Feb 12, 2019 Katherine's 25th Birthday Feb 12, 2019
  • September 2018
    • Sep 1, 2018 Clean Water and Children’s Health: Not Just Flint, Not Just Lead Sep 1, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 13, 2018 Climate Change and Children's Health Jul 13, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 22, 2018 For Humanity’s Sake, Do Not Separate Children from Parents Jun 22, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 11, 2018 Meeting My Environmental Heroes: Sandra Steingraber Apr 11, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 13, 2018 Katherine's Birthday Feb 13, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 13, 2018 Living Bio in France Jan 13, 2018
  • October 2017
    • Oct 18, 2017 Join EDF in Opposing Michael Dourson's Nomination to EPA Oct 18, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 22, 2017 Success at Naperville Park District! Sep 22, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 30, 2017 Resources for Healthcare Providers to Help Protect Children from Cancer, Autism, ADHD, and Lowered IQs Aug 30, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 19, 2017 Transgenerational Effects of Toxic Chemicals Jul 19, 2017
    • Jul 14, 2017 60 MiNuets: Toxics Jul 14, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 22, 2017 Fifteen Years: Remembering Katherine Jun 22, 2017
    • Jun 5, 2017 Last Chance to Speak out against Chlorpyrifos! Jun 5, 2017
    • Jun 2, 2017 Fight the Anti-EPA Jun 2, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 1, 2017 The Role of the State in Regulating Disease and Death Mar 1, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 16, 2017 One More Day to Comment on Regulating Toxics Jan 16, 2017
    • Jan 5, 2017 Pesticides Killed Four Children Outright, Thousands More Over Time Jan 5, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 8, 2016 Of Course He Did 2.0 Dec 8, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 19, 2016 Of Course He Did! Nov 19, 2016
    • Nov 1, 2016 Inert Ingredients Nov 1, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 27, 2016 Please Vote NO to Mosquito Spraying in the Western Suburbs. Oct 27, 2016
    • Oct 22, 2016 Survey: Children's Environmental Health Oct 22, 2016
    • Oct 16, 2016 Top Ten Ways to Avoid Childhood Cancer, Autism, ADHD, and Lower IQs from Environmental Chemicals Oct 16, 2016
    • Oct 4, 2016 Petition: No Toxic Pesticides on School Grounds Oct 4, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 4, 2016 OK, Now for the Good News: Sep 4, 2016
    • Sep 3, 2016 Poisoning Bees Sep 3, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 28, 2016 Poisonings in the News: Nothing New at All Aug 28, 2016
    • Aug 5, 2016 STUDY FINDS 25 PERCENT HIGHER RATE OF AUTISM WHERE MOSQUITO KILLER IS SPRAYED FROM PLANES Aug 5, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 24, 2016 EWG Lists The Top 10 Toxic Chemicals EPA Should Review Now Jul 24, 2016
    • Jul 12, 2016 Black Lives Matter: Health Disparities Jul 12, 2016
    • Jul 6, 2016 Organic Lawn Care: Midwest Grows Green Jul 6, 2016
    • Jul 3, 2016 Mosquito Spraying Jul 3, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 22, 2016 Fourteen Years Jun 22, 2016
    • Jun 16, 2016 Notification Law -- When Neighbors Spray Jun 16, 2016
    • Jun 14, 2016 Pledge to Support Healthy Lawns Jun 14, 2016
    • Jun 9, 2016 EWG's Dirty Dozen: Do You Know What Produce Is Most Important to Eat Organic? Jun 9, 2016
    • Jun 4, 2016 Bee Pollen is Full of Pesticides Jun 4, 2016
    • Jun 1, 2016 Blaming Parents: Gorilla Edition Jun 1, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 18, 2016 A Beautiful Lawn without Poison May 18, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 30, 2016 Top Ten Reasons Not to Poison Your Lawn Apr 30, 2016
    • Apr 4, 2016 For Katherine Apr 4, 2016
  • March 2016
    • Mar 31, 2016 Make Yellow the New Green Mar 31, 2016
    • Mar 24, 2016 Mar 24, 2016
    • Mar 4, 2016 Flint: The American Public Health Association Addresses Lead Pipes Mar 4, 2016
  • February 2016
    • Feb 19, 2016 Microcephaly tied to pesticides instead of Zika Virus? Feb 19, 2016
    • Feb 15, 2016 Dow's Enlist Duo Update: Tribune Investigative Report Feb 15, 2016
    • Feb 12, 2016 Katherine's Birthday Feb 12, 2016
    • Feb 9, 2016 Scientist Activists/ Activist Scientists Feb 9, 2016
    • Feb 3, 2016 No Trust in Regulatory Agencies Feb 3, 2016
  • January 2016
    • Jan 30, 2016 Michael Moore on Flint Jan 30, 2016
    • Jan 28, 2016 Beware of knee-jerk mosquito spraying in reaction to Zika virus Jan 28, 2016
    • Jan 16, 2016 Breaking News on Flint: Obama Declares State of Emergency Jan 16, 2016
    • Jan 11, 2016 DuPont’s Worst Nightmare? Admitting to Poisoning our Children Jan 11, 2016
    • Jan 2, 2016 Type I vs. Type II Errors Jan 2, 2016
  • December 2015
    • Dec 22, 2015 Poisoning Our Children Dec 22, 2015
    • Dec 20, 2015 EDF: A moment to celebrate: Senate passes bill to reform outdated chemical safety law Dec 20, 2015
    • Dec 10, 2015 Does Glyphosate Cause Celiac Disease?: Pre-Harvest Application of Round-Up (Glyphosate) Dec 10, 2015
    • Dec 7, 2015 Interdisciplinary Essays on Environment and Culture: One Planet, One Humanity, and the Media Dec 7, 2015
    • Dec 5, 2015 Monsanto: The Evil Empire? Dec 5, 2015
  • November 2015
    • Nov 28, 2015 Glyphosate: A Probable Human Carcinogen Nov 28, 2015
    • Nov 7, 2015 Newsweek Exposes Dangers of Mosquito Spraying Nov 7, 2015
    • Nov 1, 2015 Chlorpyrifos Ban Proposed Today Nov 1, 2015
  • October 2015
    • Oct 14, 2015 Individual vs. Societal Choices and Environmental Illness Oct 14, 2015
    • Oct 4, 2015 Breast Cancer Amazons Oct 4, 2015
  • September 2015
    • Sep 27, 2015 The Pope's Encyclical at Benedictine: Not Just Climate Change Sep 27, 2015
    • Sep 16, 2015 Infectious vs. Noninfectious Diseases Sep 16, 2015
    • Sep 12, 2015 Why You Should Be Concerned About Lawn Chemicals Sep 12, 2015
    • Sep 5, 2015 Global Environmental Health Threats Sep 5, 2015
    • Sep 4, 2015 DDT and Malaria Sep 4, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 18, 2015 Does Your Child's College or University Use Pesticides? Aug 18, 2015
  • June 2015
    • Jun 22, 2015 Thirteen Years Jun 22, 2015
    • Jun 4, 2015 Non-stick Toxins Jun 4, 2015
  • May 2015
    • May 8, 2015 Love Your Dandelions! May 8, 2015
  • March 2015
    • Mar 22, 2015 Spirit Magazine Articles Mar 22, 2015
    • Mar 9, 2015 Merchants of Doubt Mar 9, 2015
  • February 2015
    • Feb 24, 2015 Ask the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos -- the pesticide that killed Katherine Feb 24, 2015
    • Feb 12, 2015 Katherine's Twenty-First Birthday Feb 12, 2015
  • January 2015
    • Jan 23, 2015 PANNA webinar Jan 23, 2015
  • November 2014
    • Nov 7, 2014 Healthy Lawn Symposium at Benedictine University Nov 7, 2014
  • September 2014
    • Sep 24, 2014 Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer Sep 24, 2014
    • Sep 14, 2014 A True Opt-Out on Smart Meters Sep 14, 2014
    • Sep 5, 2014 Nudge Sep 5, 2014
  • August 2014
    • Aug 2, 2014 How to care for a lawn if the neighborhood you're in really forbids dandelions. Aug 2, 2014
  • July 2014
    • Jul 31, 2014 Past Time to Reform the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Jul 31, 2014
    • Jul 23, 2014 Still Silent Spring: A Book Before Its Time Jul 23, 2014
  • June 2014
    • Jun 26, 2014 Consider Compost Tea Jun 26, 2014
    • Jun 11, 2014 Gasland: Review Jun 11, 2014
    • Jun 9, 2014 Lead Poisoning: Still a Problem? Jun 9, 2014
  • May 2014
    • May 7, 2014 Mercury in Seafood, Disease in Children May 7, 2014
  • April 2014
    • Apr 30, 2014 Notes on Pollution, Population, Poverty Apr 30, 2014
    • Apr 18, 2014 Protecting Our Pollinators Apr 18, 2014
    • Apr 2, 2014 Brenda Eskenazi: Another Expert Perspective Apr 2, 2014
  • March 2014
    • Mar 19, 2014 Interview with Dr. Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Scientist Mar 19, 2014
    • Mar 13, 2014 Interview with Aaron Blair, PhD, MPH, Scientist Emeritus at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Mar 13, 2014
  • February 2014
    • Feb 26, 2014 Unless Feb 26, 2014
    • Feb 12, 2014 Katherine's Birthday Feb 12, 2014
    • Feb 10, 2014 Corresponding with the EPA Feb 10, 2014
    • Feb 5, 2014 Bioaccumulation and Dead Baby Dolphins Feb 5, 2014
  • January 2014
    • Jan 31, 2014 Michael Pollan Jan 31, 2014
    • Jan 23, 2014 Reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Jan 23, 2014
    • Jan 20, 2014 The Peril of Environmental Apocalypse Jan 20, 2014
    • Jan 3, 2014 Environmental Contamination and Human Health -- Best Reads Jan 3, 2014
  • December 2013
    • Dec 26, 2013 Books on Economy & Ecology Dec 26, 2013
    • Dec 18, 2013 Top Environmental Reads for the Holidays Dec 18, 2013
  • November 2013
    • Nov 17, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan and the Perils of Denial Nov 17, 2013
    • Nov 7, 2013 A Literary Hero Writes about Cancer and the Environment Nov 7, 2013
    • Nov 3, 2013 Change in Public Health Strategies over Time Nov 3, 2013
  • September 2013
    • Sep 23, 2013 Emerald Ash Borer Pesticides: Treatment Worse Than Disease? Sep 23, 2013
  • August 2013
    • Aug 31, 2013 Pesticides and Childhood Cancer: Infante-Rivard and Weichenthal 2007 Aug 31, 2013
    • Aug 30, 2013 The research on pesticides and childhood cancer: Zahm and Ward 1998. Aug 30, 2013
  • July 2013
    • Jul 12, 2013 Half the Oil Jul 12, 2013
    • Jul 10, 2013 Pesticide Action Network Jul 10, 2013
    • Jul 10, 2013 Poisoning Our Children Jul 10, 2013
    • Jul 10, 2013 Healthy Child Healthy World Jul 10, 2013
    • Jul 2, 2013 Autism and Pesticides Jul 2, 2013
  • June 2013
    • Jun 17, 2013 The effect of pesticides on children’s IQs Jun 17, 2013
    • Jun 12, 2013 The stories we tell Jun 12, 2013
  • February 2013
    • Feb 22, 2013 View EWG's Ten Americans Feb 22, 2013
    • Feb 22, 2013 AAP Statement: Children are Getting Too Much Exposure to Pesticides Feb 22, 2013
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THE EVIDENCE IS INCONTROVERTIBLE THAT WE ARE SYSTEMATICALLY POISONING OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN — EVEN BEFORE THEY ARE BORN — RESULTING IN INCREASINGLY DIRE HEALTH EFFECTS. LEARN MORE IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOU AND YOURS, AND WORK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE MOST VULNERABLE EVERYWHERE.