Blogs: Environmental Health, Human Health

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Healthy Schools Grow Smarter Students

Not only do school-aged children spend a large portion of their day in school buildings, they are uniquely susceptible to the complex environmental threats that abound today. According to the Healthy Schools Network, children are particularly vulnerable....

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Study Finds Furniture and Flooring Decisions Impact Children's Health, Here's How to Find Healthier Options

Unlike most previous studies, the Duke study investigated links between specific products and children’s exposure to chemicals that have previously been associated with health problems—such as flame retardants, phthalates, BPA, and pesticides. Together with....

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Attendees Hear How EPA Budget, Policies May Enforce Us All to Pick Our Poison

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation and BuildingClean.org hosted an event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. earlier this month that focused on how the budget cuts proposed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and actions by the administration may....

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New Tool Helps People Buy Local, Healthy Energy-Efficient Building Products

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation today released a new tool to help everyone from building professionals to consumers find energy-efficient housing products that are healthy and made locally. Building Clean—found at http://www.buildingclean.org—offers an easy....