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Press Releases

Huge Dow Shareholder Vote Urges Transparency on Cleanup

5/14/2009 - Almost 30 percent of Dow's voting shareholders voted to urge the company to report on progress to clean up a massive contamination site at Dow's mid-Michigan global headquarters. This is the third year in a row that this resolution has received significant support from shareholders.

House Passage of Landmark Children's Safe Products Act Hailed by Health & Environmental Organizations, Parents, & Toy Store Owners

5/13/2009 - The state's leading health, medical, health-affected, and environmental organizations as well as thousands of parents celebrated today's House passage of the Children's Safe Products Act (HB 4763-69) as a first step toward protecting children from toxic chemicals in children's products.

Safe Children's Products Act Hailed by Health & Environmental Groups

4/20/2009 - Backed by a 25-foot inflatable rubber ducky at press events around the state, some of the state's leading health, medical, health-affected and environmental organizations enthusiastically supported the recently introduced Safe Children's Products Act as a first step to protecting children from toxic chemicals in children's products.

Bill to Restrict Toxic Flame Retardant Introduced

3/25/2009 - HB 4699 -- which would phase-out a toxic flame retardant (Deca-BDE) in mattresses, residential furniture, televisions, and computers -- was introduced today by Representative Deb Kennedy and a bi-partisan group of 21 cosponsors and referred to the House Committee on Great Lakes & Environment.

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Michigan House Votes 88-20 to Restrict Pharmaceutical Pesticide Lindane

3/17/2009 - Leading health, medical and environmental groups in Michigan praised today’s 88-20 bipartisan vote to help protect children and our Great Lakes from an outdated treatment for lice and scabies. The Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HB 4402 to restrict pharmaceutical use of the toxic pesticide lindane.

House Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Restrictions on Dangerous Pesticide Lindane

3/11/2009 - Health, medical and environmental organizations praised the Michigan House Great Lakes & Environment Committee for overwhelmingly advancing important legislation (HB 4402) protecting children's health today.

Granholm Slams Brakes on MI Coal Rush

2/03/2009 - Citizens today applauded Gov. Jennifer Granholm's far-reaching announcement to fundamentally change how Michigan fuels its energy needs. The new plan, which prioritizes clean energy, has put Michigan's coal rush on hold, requiring all new and expanded coal plant developers to go back to the drawing board and consider cleaner energy alternatives to the coal plants.

One in Three Children's Toys Tested by Ecology Center's www.HealthyToys.org has Significant Levels of Chemicals, Including Lead, Flame Retardants, and Arsenic

12/03/2008 - The Ecology Center released the 2nd annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys at www.HealthyToys.org.

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54 Incoming State Representatives Commit to Getting Toxics Out of Toys

11/11/2008 - Michigan voters elected at least 54 State Representatives committed to protecting kids from toxic chemicals in toys.

DTE’s GreenCurrents Declared “Greenwash”; Alternative Proposed

10/07/2008 - The premium that 14,000 residential or business customers in Southeast Michigan who have signed up for DTE Energy’s GreenCurrents program are paying on their monthly electric utility bill buys no renewable energy, according to filings with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).

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