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The CSHC December 2011 Newsletter
Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut - the December Newsletter
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We continue to work with our national SAFER and Safer Chemicals Healthy Families colleagues to press for meaningful reform of our outdated and ineffective federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The Safe Chemicals Act 2011, a bill supported by our national partners, goes a long way to fix our broken system. We’ve generated numerous calls and hundreds of citizen letters to our U.S. Senators urging them to support this bill. We are extremely grateful to Senator Blumenthal for his leadership in signing on as a co-sponsor. We continue to urge Senator Lieberman to do the same.
New England Currents | Winter 2011
making manufacturers take out the trash!
Americans generate a lot of trash — some would say, much more than their “fair share.” Many people feel that each individual should be responsible for reducing their own waste, perhaps along with the local community recycling program. The reality is that cities and towns have ended up bearing most of the responsibility — and the costs — for figuring out ways to reduce waste and make recycling programs work. Over the past ten years, however, new policies challenging this conventional approach have started gaining traction.
Home Energy Solutions in CT
State law requires that our energy needs be met first through cost-effective energy efficiency investments as they are cheaper and less polluting than generating more electricity.
Send a message to Governor Malloy and Commissioner Esty today!
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is currently deliberating on the future of the CT Energy Efficiency Fund. Governor Malloy and DEEP Commissioner Dan Esty need to know they have public support to implement our state’s efficiency first law rather than freeze funding for Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund programs like Home Energy Solutions at current levels. Inaction would hand $1 billion1 in consumer savings over the next five years to buy electricity from unregulated, for-profit power plant owners.
Cosmetics Should be Safe!
Ask your Representative to Co-Sponsor HR2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act!
Did you know right now in the U.S. it's perfectly legal for there to be lead in lipstick and carcinogens in baby shampoo? Some of these chemicals don't even appear on product labels. This bill (H.R. 2359) would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority it needs to ensure that personal care products are free of harmful substances like lead, 1,4-dioxane and chemicals linked to cancer.
Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut
Connecticut residents want to protect ourselves and those we love, preventing harm especially to babies and young children. Our homes and our bodies should be safe from unwanted and dangerous intrusion. But there's a toxic problem putting our health at risk.
Sooty Six - Power Plants
Through five grueling years of fighting false information and strong opposition, demand has grown "until it was impossible for decision-makers not to follow the lead of the people" to clean up Connecticut's Sooty Six Power Plants. Clean Water Action has been a leader in this largest environmental campaign on this scale in recent memory, winning a larger voice for environmental groups in Connecticut.
Connecticut Climate Coalition
Clean Water Action coordinates the Connecticut Climate Coalition, a coalition of more than 90 health, faith, business, and environmental organizations.