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		<title>Jan. 12 &#8212; Environmental Influences on Neurodevelopment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us on January 12, 2012 at UCLA for an important forum exploring the environmental influences on neurodevelopment. This event is co-sponsored by The Autism Society, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment’s (CHE’s) Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative and the UCLA School of Public Health, and PSR-LA.]]></description>
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		<title>PSR-LA and Fenceline Advocates Demand Protection from Chemical Security Disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) yesterday unanimously recommended that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prevent chemical disasters by using unused authority in the Clean Air Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does California Require Exposure to Toxic Flame Retardants? Time to Fix It.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miranda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 1, Executive Director Martha Dina Argüello joined State Senator Mark Leno, fire scientists, environmental advocates, and public health leaders, at a press conference in Sacramento on Tuesday, where new legislation was announced that will create an alternative fire safety standard in California.]]></description>
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		<title>CA Senate Fails to Pass Bill That Would Protect Infants and Toddlers From Bisphenol-A (BPA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just after midnight on September 1, the California Senate failed to pass a bill to eliminate Bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers for children ages 3 and younger. Senator Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) carried the legislation with advocate sponsors Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Breast Cancer Fund, and Environmental Working Group.]]></description>
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		<title>BPA in California’s Babies – What’s the Hold Up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the California legislature plans to wrap up its legislative session and make many decisions about the services, priorities, and the budget of our state. Amongst the very tough decisions, sending a bill to protect infants and toddlers from exposure to a toxic chemical should NOT be considered a tough decision.]]></description>
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		<title>Ventura County Star: Protect our children; support ban on BPA use</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study that shows girls are reaching puberty earlier than ever — which puts them at greater risk for behavioral problems as adolescents and breast cancer as adults — is just the latest report to highlight the many alarming health challenges facing our children today. Autism spectrum disorders are on the rise and childhood obesity has become a national epidemic.]]></description>
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		<title>Last Chance to Call the Governor &#8211; Stop Methyl Iodide</title>
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		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/last-chance-to-call-the-governor-stop-methyl-iodide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Methyl iodide is so dangerous that it is used to create cancer in laboratories and over 50 scientists across the country - 5 of them Nobel Laureates - sent a letter to the EPA expressing astonishment that the agency was "working to legalize broadcast releases of one of the more toxic chemicals used in manufacturing into the environment."]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Call for Safer Chemicals &#8211; Fix Our Broken Chemicals System</title>
		<link>http://www.psr-la.org/make-a-call-for-safer-chemicals-fix-our-broken-chemicals-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/make-a-call-for-safer-chemicals-fix-our-broken-chemicals-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American from toxic chemicals. This is simply the best opportunity we have ever had to pass tough federal reforms that will keep toxic chemicals out of our lives for generations to come.  

A bill that's now taking shape in Congress will affect the way that businesses for years to come are allowed to expose us all to toxic chemicals that can cause cancer and other health threats.]]></description>
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		<title>President’s Cancer Panel Says “Avoid BPA” – A Doctor’s Perspective for California</title>
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		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/president%e2%80%99s-cancer-panel-says-%e2%80%9cavoid-bpa%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-doctor%e2%80%99s-perspective-for-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the President’s Cancer Panel released a groundbreaking report, urging the President to: “…remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase healthcare costs, cripple our nation's productivity, and devastate American lives."]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Your Representatives to Retire Bad Actor Chemicals!</title>
		<link>http://www.psr-la.org/tell-your-representatives-to-retire-bad-actor-chemicals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/tell-your-representatives-to-retire-bad-actor-chemicals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad actor chemicals negatively affect our health every day. Hundreds of case studies have shown the consequential health impacts of Bad Actor chemicals in our consumer goods. Take action to retire these bad actors through California's Green Chemistry Initiative and federal TSCA reform.]]></description>
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