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Lawmakers Punted Chance to Lead Against Plastics

Toxin Avengers 

Health Groups Hail Senate Vote on Toxic Toys 

Advocacy groups in Connecticut say that a vote Tuesday night by the state Senate puts the state one step closer to banning toxic chemicals from children's toys.

Legislative Session 2008 

Toy Safety: Advocates are hailing the Senate's passage of legislation that would remove lead and asbestos from children's toys starting next year...

Congress' Chemical Concerns

Week of May 8, 2008  National Public Radio

Powerful Congressional committees want to know what's gone wrong with toxic chemical regulation and the science that's needed to safeguard public health. Living on Earth's Jeff Young tells us the wave of investigations are tied to public outrage over potentially toxic baby bottles. . Read More

Playing Shouldn't Involve Risk

As a mother of a 2-year-old, I encourage the legislature to...

Retailers yanking plastic bottles

The shelves at Denali, an outdoors store on Broadway in New Haven, are stocked with standard equipment like jackets, walking shoes and backpacks. But one item is missing, at least for now. 

Nalgene water bottles.

 Amid growing concern about the chemical used to make some hard plastic bottles, the store has stopped selling Nalgene bottles and is completely sold out of what is considered a safe alternative, Sigg aluminum water bottles. Read More

Hazards to kids

Thankfully, a very significant first step toward safer children's products in Connecticut was taken this week as the state House of Representatives passed a bill reducing permissible levels of lead in children's products (editorial, April 28). Regardless of what side of the "toxic toy" controversy one supports, this latest effort to protect children's health from a substance that is indisputably unsafe at any level of exposure should be applauded.  ....Read More

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