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1) CHE-WA's next quarterly meeting has been scheduled for Monday December 10th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Antioch University Room 100. The topic of this meeting will be "Opportunities to Promote Environmental Health in the 2008 Washington State Legislative Session." We will focus in particular on climate change and human health, as well as the safety of products marketed for children. Guest speakers will include Catherine Karr, PhD, of the University of Washington and the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, and Margaret Shield, PhD, coordinator of the Toxic Free Legacy Coalition. A meeting agenda will be made available before the meeting.
Wednesday November 7, 2007
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, Theater, 104 17th Avenue South
Sponsor: Climate Solutions, King county, Earth Ministry, El Centro de la Raza, SAGE, Seattle Climate Action Now
Van Jones, founder and president of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, is a national leader working to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. In the summer of 2007, Jones launched a new initiative called Green For All, a national campaign for green-collar jobs and opportunities. A moderated Q & A will follow the lecture.
Price: free
Website: http://www.seattlegreendrinks.org/node/259
Contact: Meagan@climatesolutions.org
Thursday November 8, 2007
Two events: noon at the GSA Auditorium (First floor in the old BPA building), 911 NE 11th Avenue
or 6:00 p.m. at Portland State University Campus, Smith Center, Room 327-329, 1825 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
Presentation by Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH, director of the National Center for Environmental Health
Price: free
Contact: Pete Farrelly, 503-358-5185
Thursday November 8, 2007
10:00 Pacific time/1:00 Eastern time
Sponsor: Women's Health and Environment Initiative
Stacy Malkan is communications director of Health Care Without Harm and a media strategist for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a national coalition working to eliminate hazardous chemicals from personal care products. Her book, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, offers an insider's view of the five-year campaign by environmental and health groups to pressure the US cosmetics industry to use safer ingredients.
Price: free
Contact: Heather Sarantis, heather@healthandenvironment.org
Thursday November 8, 2007
2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment's Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Autism Society of America; Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4; Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability; Learning Disabilities Association of America; John Merck Fund; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit; University of Maryland School of Nursing
Presenters include Maureen Swanson, director of the Healthy Children Project, Learning Disabilities Association of America; Laura Abulafia, MHS, director of the Environmental Health Initiative, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Lee Grossman, president and CEO of the Autism Society of America; and Rob Fletcher, executive director of the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed. CME credits will not be available for these calls.
Price: free
Website: http://www.iceh.org/LDDImeetings.html
Contact: Elise Miller, emiller@iceh.org
Monday November 12, 2007, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th Street, Bellingham, Washington
Tuesday November 13, 2007, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at the Senior Community Center, 620 Tyler Street, Port Townsend, Washington
Wednesday November 14, 2007, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the Carpenter's Union Hall, 316 East First Street, Aberdeen, Washington
Thursday November 15, 2007, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., at the Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 South Main Street, Seattle, Washington
Sponsor: People For Puget Sound, the Breast Cancer Fund, Washington Toxics Coalition, the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition and others
Author and activist Stacy Malkan will read from her new book, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. The book reveals the toxic truth about everyday personal care products and offers an insider's view of the campaign to get the cosmetics industry to use safer ingredients. Shockingly, toxic chemicals are also widely used in children's products like toys, plastic baby bottles and baby lotions and washes. You will learn about the widespread use of toxic chemicals in children's products, why our laws are not protecting us, and the impacts these chemicals may be having on our kids. Join us for the book presentation, giveaways of natural products and conversations about ways we can work together to protect our health by shifting the market to safe, nontoxic products.
Price: free
Website: http://www.toxicfreelegacy.org/
Friday November 16, 2007
10:00 a.m. Pacific time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Hospitals for a Healthy Environment and Green Guide for Health Care
This call will be a discussion with author and professor Bill McKibben and pediatrician and professor Katherine Shea as they discuss how global warming impacts human health and what health care providers and the rest of us can do to address these problems. This call will last 90 minutes.
Price: free
Website: http://h2e-online.org/teleconferences/ConferenceDetails.cfm?Date=2007-11-16&teleconfid=375
Contact: Janet Brown, 415-253-0254 or Janet.brown@h2e-online.org
Monday November 19, 2007
2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment's Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Autism Society of America; Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4; Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability; Learning Disabilities Association of America; John Merck Fund; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit; University of Maryland School of Nursing
Presenters include Peggy Shepard, executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc.: "Translating Research Findings into Policy"; Lorraine Maxwell, PhD, director of graduate studies in the Cornell University Department of Design and Environmental Analysis: "Addressing the Physical Environment's Role in Children's Learning and Health"; and Terry Collins, PhD, Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University: "Green Chemistry and the Future." CME credits will not be available for these calls.
Price: free
Website: http://www.iceh.org/LDDImeetings.html
Contact: Elise Miller, emiller@iceh.org
Wednesday November 28, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center's (LHPAC) Community Hall
Sponsor: American Lung Association and EPA Region 10
The Breath of Life addresses asthma education and exposure reduction by combining multiple approaches: an educational theatrical play about asthma performed to the audience that includes middle and high school students, administrators, teachers and nurses; home visits by MHE volunteers and CLEARCorps members using the HEAL and Tools for School walkthroughs. The American Lung Association invites community members, organizations and leaders who are interested in asthma and indoor air quality education. The play will be performed by youth from the LHPAC arts and drama classes in local schools located in south and central Seattle. We anticipate this program will develop into a nationwide model for asthma education and management among middle and high school students.
Price: free to the public, but limited to the first 270 attendees
Website: http://www.alaw.org/about-us/news-center/top-stories/save-the-date-for-the-breath-of-life-play/
Thursday November 29, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
at the EPA Regional Office on 6th Ave in downtown Seattle
Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10
This is a highly interactive, thought-provoking and "learner-centered" workshop experience. Based on principles of community education, this workshop is the one-day "compressed" version of the full three-day workshop. The workshop is useful for all experience levels and positions and draws upon the knowledge and experiences of participants for local examples of environmental justice issues and collaborative problem-solving approaches to their resolution.
Price: free
Contact: Running-Grass, 206-553-2899 or grass.running@epamail.epa.gov
Thursday November 29, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
at the Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, 5200 35th Avenue SW, Main Building
Sponsor: Northwest Environmental Education Council
HBO's Earth Day global warming special is high-octane propaganda intent on changing America's prosperous habits. Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuels, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous warming of the earth that has adversely impacted the way we live. This cautionary documentary offers a guide to the effects of global warming in the United States.
Price: free, donations will be accepted
Website: http://www.nweec.org/ea.htm
Contact: sluoma@nweec.org
Friday November 30, 2007
10:00 a.m. Pacific time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
This teleconference will be moderated by Michael Lerner, president of Commonweal and co-coordinator of the CHE Breast Cancer and Cancer Working Groups.
Price: free
Website: http://www.healthandenvironment.org/articles/partnership_calls/2505
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Most of the articles below come from Environmental Health News, http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/
Job Opening: Executive Director, Washington State Public Health Association, Snohomish. The Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA), an affiliate of the American Public Health Association, seeks an enthusiastic, creative and organized individual with experience in grant writing, public health, administrative leadership and relationship building among private, government and not-for-profit organizations. The successful candidate will be able to lead strategic and business-planning processes, develop the infrastructure of the organization and board of directors, and demonstrate expertise in fundraising and resource development in order to provide financial stability for the organization. This is a new position for WSPHA with a start date of January 2, 2008. Salary and Benefits are negotiable for this part-time position. A full job description is available at http://www.wspha.org/JobPosting_ED.pdf.
Applicants should send an application letter, resume and names of three references to:
Kathy Kondakjian, Association Manager
WSPHA
4617 144th Place SE
Snohomish, WA 98296-6916
Kathy@wspha.org
Job Opening: Program Administrator for the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County. Under the overall direction of the interagency Management Coordination Committee (MCC), the program administrator leads the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program's policy, budget, and strategic planning efforts. Oversight responsibilities include ensuring the effective implementation of program services, activities and policies as approved by the MCC. The final filing deadline is Tuesday, November 20, 2007. A full job description and application instructions are listed on the web page below.
http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/news/highlightdetails.cfm?hiID=45
Seattle Public Utilities calls for community advisors. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is currently accepting applications from volunteers for its three advisory committees: solid waste, water and creeks, and drainage. The advisory committees play an integral role in ensuring that SPU keeps in touch with the communityıs viewpoints on issues related to solid waste, water and creeks and drainage. Committee members advise SPU on a range of matters including long-term plans, rates, and new programs and policies. Committees meet monthly in downtown Seattle from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Members can anticipate a time commitment of about 10 hours per month over a two-year term. Interested citizens can contact Dee Dhlamini at 206-684-5343 or dee.dhlamini@seattle.gov for more information. Applications close on Wednesday November 14, 2007. Application forms can be downloaded from the SPU website: http//www.seattle.gov/util/stellent/groups/public/@spu/@csb/documents/webcontent/cos_005388.pdf
EPA seeks comments. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on the External Review Draft of the Framework for Determining a Mutagenic Mode of Action for Carcinogenicity: Using EPA's 2005 Cancer Guidelines and Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens. There is a 60-day public comment period (9/27/07-11/26/07). The framework document will be used by EPA risk assessors determine whether data are available to support a finding of a mutagenic mode of action (MOA) for carcinogenicity. A finding that a chemical has a mutagenic MOA for carcinogenesis will determine whether EPA will invoke use of additional safety factors to address the impacts of early childhood exposure as per the Supplemental Guidance.
http://www.epa.gov/osa/mmoaframework/
HealthySEAT Version 2 is available. Schools can manage environmental health and safety issues with the HealthySEAT software tool from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The software is fully integrated, flexible and free.
http://www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat
Link between environment, health explored in film. Writer, editor and filmmaker Barri Cohen is hoping that her latest documentary, Toxic Trespass, will enlighten Canadians about the relationship between environmental degradation and children's health. Canadian Jewish News, 6 November 2007.
http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13464&Itemid=86
Target will reduce PVC use. Amid pressure from consumer, health and environmental groups, Target Corp. said it is reducing its use of the plastic polyvinyl chloride. Wall Street Journal, 6 November 2007.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431301352883368.html
World's growing dependence on coal leaving a trail of environmental devastation. It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from China's coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a slow-moving storm. It's linked not just to global warming but a host of health issues. Associated Press, 5 November 2007.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/05/asia/AS-FEA-GEN-China-Coal-The-Dark-Side.php
An ounce of prevention: off target in the war on cancer. The war on cancer remains focused on commercially fueled efforts to develop drugs and technologies that can find and treat the disease -- to the tune of more than $100 billion a year in the United States alone. Meanwhile, the struggle basically ignores most of the things known to cause cancer, such as tobacco, radiation, sunlight, benzene, asbestos, solvents, and some drugs and hormones. Washington Post, 4 November 2007.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110201648.html
To burn or not to burn. For safety and health reasons, more and more cities and towns are making autumn smoke-free by prohibiting the burning of leaves and other yard waste. Sioux City Journal, Iowa, 4 November 2007.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/top/84e3bfadd643cee18625738700755b16.txt
Air pollution seen raising preterm birth risk. A study conducted in Los Angeles County and published today shows the harmful effects traffic-related air pollution can have on pregnant women. Reuters, 3 November 2007.
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45137/story.htm
submitted to this bulletin by Jim DiPeso
Lead starts doing harm at low levels. Children with blood lead levels lower than the U.S. standard may still suffer lower IQs or other problems, a government advisory panel said as it urged doctors to be more alert to signs of lead poisoning. Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska, 3 November 2007.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219&u_sid=10174623
Children overexposed to rocket fuel chemical. 250,000 American one-year-olds are exposed to perchlorate above the government's safe dose from food sources alone. This is the equivalent of one in every 16 one-year-olds in the country. In the 28 states where perchlorate contaminates tap water, children face even higher exposures and potential health harm. Environmental Working Group, 3 November 2007.
http://www.ewg.org/reports/perchlorateintoddlers
Cutting car emissions saves lives: T.O. report. Soaring pollution linked to cancer and asthma and costs city billions, medical officer finds. Toronto Star, Ontario, 3 November 2007.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/273199
Dangerous chemicals in common baby products. The Environmental Working Group surveyed 3,300 parents asking what products they use and compared the ingredients to lists of chemicals know to cause allergies, hormone disruption, damage to the nervous system, and cancer. San Francisco KPIX TV, California, 2 November 2007.
http://cbs5.com/consumer/local_story_305191434.html
EPA staff recommends slashing amount of lead in air. Environmental Protection Agency scientists on Thursday recommended drastically reducing the amount of lead in the air to protect the health of the nation's children. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, 2 November 2007.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/1E5CCFBD4A28F7DF86257387000DAE6A?OpenDocument
Ships are an increasing source of air pollution. Recognition is growing that ships are major sources of air pollution as they cross the globe with massive engines burning highly polluting fuel. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Virginia, 2 November 2007.
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=136053&ran=210997
Flame retardants slammed. Toxic and potentially hazardous flame retardants are common throughout homes in Canada and the federal government must take action to ban the substances, says a coalition of environmental groups and firefighters. CanWest News, Canada, 2 November 2007.
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=5eb2693d-79b2-47a3-9b58-ffc336be93e2
Author exposes the ugly side of the beauty industry. The label on your shampoo may read "pure and natural" and your face wash may claim to be "gentle", but according to at least one activist group, some of the products that make such claims are actually full of toxic chemicals linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects and chronic disease. Bozeman New West, Montana, 2 November 2007.
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/book_explores_ugly_side_of_beauty_industry/C38/L38/
Top toys of 2007 all lead-free. A complete crackdown on lead content in toys topped the criteria for items added to the Top Toys Guide of 2007, released by Today's Parent magazine. Toronto Star, Ontario, 2 November 2007.
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/272858
Cash for mercury: a new, controversial way to cut pollution. Centuries ago, alchemists thought mercury was the source of gold. In roughly two years, through a bit of government alchemy, mercury pollution could end up being worth even more than gold. Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina, 1 November 2007.
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/30/cash_mercury_new_controversial_way_cut_pollution/
The mercury connection. Some people who eat fish from South Carolina's rivers and lakes have potentially dangerous levels of mercury, new lab tests for The Post and Courier show. Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina, 1 November 2007.
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/28/the_mercury_connectionwe_know_mercury_ta20361/
Poor diet ratchets up cancer risk. The most comprehensive study ever undertaken on the association between cancer and obesity concludes that excess body fat triggers many types of the disease, as does the consumption of even moderate amounts of alcohol, red meats and processed meats. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 1 November 2007.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071101.wcancer1101/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
'Mercury is a poison. People only begin to show symptoms when enough cells die.' Scientists have known for centuries that mercury causes severe health problems when people are exposed to high doses, but they're only now beginning to understand how low levels harm people over long periods of time. Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina, 1 November 2007.
http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/28/mercury_poison_people_only_begin_show_symptoms_whe/
'Endocrine disruptor' won't be on label. Though scientists, environmentalists and manufacturers probably will debate the dangers of chemicals in popular products for years to come, many consumers wonder what they can do today to make "greener" choices at the store. USA Today, 31 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-30-endocrine-main_N.htm
Toxic legacy: can a plastic 'alter human cells'? Rodent studies of bisphenol A, used in polycarbonate bottles, food cans and other products, have linked the synthetic estrogen to a host of cancers, early-onset puberty, obesity and type-II diabetes. USA Today, 31 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-30-plastics-cover_N.htm
Consumer Reports finds lead in unrecalled toys. A leading consumer magazine's four-month investigation into lead-tainted children's products and toys has uncovered items that aren't on any federal recall list and is raising questions about wider lead contamination of products marketed toward kids. White Plains Journal News, New York, 30 October 2007.
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/NEWS03/710300365
Organic food is healthier and safer, four-year EU investigation shows. A £12m EU-funded investigation into the difference between organic and ordinary farming has shown that organic foods have far more nutritional value. London Independent, England, 29 October 2007.
http://environment.independent.co.uk/green_living/article3106906.ece
Global warming may hit kids harder, pediatrics group says. Global warming is likely to disproportionately harm the health of children, and politicians should launch "aggressive policies" to curb climate change, the American Academy of Pediatrics said today. USA Today, 29 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2007-10-28-kids-effects_N.htm?csp=34
Where does lead go? Into bones. Lead was once so pervasive that, even three decades after the government banned the chemical in paint and began phasing it out of gasoline, the country has still not shaken free of its legacy. USA Today, 29 October 2007.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-28-lead-bone_N.htm
Proposal would require more stringent pollution regulations. Proposed legislation announced Saturday would combat acid rain, smog, mercury contamination and global warming by controlling smokestack emissions from the nation's power plants. Associated Press, 28 October 2007.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--pollutionlegislat1027oct27,0,5197121.story
Folic acid use declining among Latinas. Use of vitamins with folic acid -- which can prevent neural tube birth defects -- declined among Latinas in California from 2002 to 2006, despite a public health effort that has raised consumption among black, white and Asian women of childbearing age. Los Angeles Times, California, 27 October 2007.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-folic26oct26,1,255429.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Schools embrace environmental efforts, though critics see a costly fad. Since 2004, dozens of public and private schools in Westchester and New York City and on Long Island have adopted no-idling zones, switched to plant-based cleaners in their buildings and, to a lesser extent, banned pesticides from playgrounds and playing fields. New York Times, 26 October 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/education/25green.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Troubling meaty 'estrogen'. Researchers find that a chemical that forms in overcooked meat is a potent mimic of estrogen. That's anything but appetizing, since studies have linked a higher lifetime cumulative exposure to estrogen in women with an elevated risk of breast cancer. Science News. 27 October 2007.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20071020/food.asp
Population pressure takes Earth to its limits. The UN Global Environment Outlook report on the planet's health has found water, land, air, plants, animals and fish stocks are all in "inexorable decline" as 2007 became the first year in human history when most of the world's population lived in cities. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, 26 October 2007.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/population-pressure-takes-earth-to-its-limits/2007/10/25/1192941241428.html
CDC says it should do more in shaping climate change response. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is "uniquely poised" to deal with emerging health threats, the director of the Atlanta-based center said Tuesday, it has not done enough to help shape the world's response to climate change. Cox News Service, 26 October 2007.
http://www.ajc.com/green/content/shared/green/stories/green_cdc.html
Consumer worries spur new product-recall database. Health Minister Tony Clement unveiled a new website on Wednesday combining food and children's product recalls, with the aim of informing concerned consumers about potential safety problems. CBC Canada, Canada, 25 October 2007.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/10/24/recall-website.html
Theo Colborn: exposing the devastating effects of chemical pollution. At age 80, she continues to blaze a trail with her work on the health effects of pollution. Time Magazine, 25 October 2007.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1663317_1663323_1669901,00.html
The trouble with leaf blowers. A grand jury in Orange County, California says the pollution that comes out of one gas powered leaf blower equals the amount of smog from 17 cars driving on the road for only one hour. Terre Haute WTHI TV, Indiana, 25 October 2007.
http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7262218&nav=menu593_2
While humans slept, bacteria were evolving. With each passing day, more bacteria become resistant to our arsenal of antibiotics, and we have no new and effective drugs to fight the microbes. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, 24 October 2007.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20071024_While_humans_slept__bacteria_were_evolving.html
What's in furniture? It's enough to make you sick. Consumers can read a list of the ingredients in their cornflakes and a summary of what nutrients they contain, but good luck trying to find out what's in the new set of bedroom furniture we spend eight hours with every night. San Francisco Chronicle, California, 24 October 2007.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/24/HO3FSCHLN.DTL
Global warming creating public health woes, Senate panel told. It's not a question of if there will be health effects from global warming, said Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It's a question of who, where, when and how," she said. McClatchy Newspapers, 24 October 2007.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/20774.html