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Press Releases | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. Jun 10 - Study Finds Lead Abatement a Sound Economic Investment for Michigan: Lead poisoning of children in Michigan costs $330 million per year. Investment in lead abatement would pay off for the state in just 3 years. Group calls on Administration to end lead poisoning in Michigan. The report estimates that cost of remediation of all most at-risk homes to be $600 million. Lead poison...
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Climate change | Mr Great Lakes
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Lake Huron Fisheries Workshops, Earth Day, and Refuge Fire. April 17, 2015 — jeffkart. For Friday, April 17, 2015. No audio today – Pledge Drive. 1 – Bay City is the site of an upcoming Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshop. The local workshop is from 6-9 pm on April 30 at Knights of Columbus Hall on South River Road, north of the James Clements Airport. The workshop is being held by Michigan Sea Grant and others. It will include information on research findings. Management updates, and fishing trends.
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Green Chemistry | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. Michigan Green Chemistry WORKS! Why Green Chemistry is Important. GREEN CHEMISTRY MOVING FORWARD IN MICHIGAN! The Executive Directive is non-regulatory and would require the state to set up a program to advance research and implementation of green.
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MI Air MI Health | Resources
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MI Air MI Health. A healthier and cleaner future is possible. American Lung Association: State of the Air — Michigan 2015. Every year since 1999, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the State of the Air report, including a report for all 50 states. Learn more about the 2015 data and analysis on air quality in Michigan. Fact Sheet: Renewable Energy and Efficiency in Michigan. Fact Sheet: Asthma in Michigan. The International Agency for Research on ...
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Starting Early: Getting Microplastics out of Products | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health Blog. Starting Early: Getting Microplastics out of Products. The earlier you know, the more you can do, which is why the Ecology Center went to classrooms in Grosse Pointe recently to teach students about the life cycle of microplastics, their harmful environmental effects, and why they’re still in use. After going over results with ...
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air pollution | Mr Great Lakes
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Staying Warm: Largest Energy Efficiency Standards in History. January 25, 2016 — jeffkart. For Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Https:/ dl.dropbox.com/s/tfq1l2zix7p5rr4/mr-great-lakes-1-21-16.mp3. 1 – State policies to spur renewable energy have billions in benefits. A new study estimates $2.2 billion in national benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions due to state renewable portfolio standards, like one in Michigan that ended in 2015. Find the report here. The US. Department of Energy report. Sustain Our G...
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Global warming | Mr Great Lakes
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Michigan Tech Part of Cellulosic Ethanol Milestone, US at Bottom of Sustainable List. October 10, 2014 — jeffkart. For Oct. 10, 2014. Https:/ dl.dropbox.com/s/x07y6zs2r0ty4fw/10-10-14-mr-great-lakes.mp3. 1 – You may have heard of cellulosic ethanol, or biofuel made from trees and woody plants, instead of corn. It’s been talked about for years, but progress has been slow. A Michigan University can now take credit for what’s being called a milestone. Michigan Technological University in Houghton reports.
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Citizen Science Corps | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. Cadmium and Lead in Jewelry. Citizen scientists are invited to submit jewelry samples. Click here. To read more about preparing and sending your sample. Sign up to participate in this study. What is the Citizen Science Corps? Toxic chemicals pervasive in baby products sold in Michigan. Environmental Science and Technology. Read the press release. Please take action now.
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Toxic Substances Control Act | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. Toxic Substances Control Act. Two bills were introduced in 2013 to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 garnered support from a wide range of health and envrionmental organizations. The Chemicals Safety Improvement Act has bi-partisan support in the US Senate but doesn't go nearly far enough to protect our health. Why we need to reform TSCA:.
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MNCEH Fact Sheets | Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health
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Toxic Substances Control Act. Children's Health Wiki. Home Safe Home Parties. Environmental Justice Executive Directive. MNCEH - Who we are. Michigan Safe Children's Products Act. Flame Retardants - Deca-BDE:. Protect Children, Fire Fighters, and the Great Lakes. Fire Fighters Support for Banning or Restricting Deca-BDE. Leading Companies Not Using Deca-BDE. PBDEs: A Toxic Threat to the Great Lakes. NPR's "This I Believe," by Green Chemistry co-founder, John Warner. Lindane in the Great Lakes.
