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4/4/12
Westlake PVC Fire Shut Roads, Waterway
The Advocate
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3/28/12
Dangerous Dioxins: NYC Green Groups Call for Stronger Enforcement
Village Voice
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3/22/12
Chemical Plant in Geismar Explodes, Cause Unknown
Channel 9 WAFB
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3/14/12
Is It Safe to Play Yet?
The New York Times
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3/14/12
Environmental Chemicals: Evaluating Low Dose Effects
Environmental Health Perspectives
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PVC: Unhealthy for Our Nation’s Children and Schools

Healthy schools free from toxins are critical to a child’s health and well-being. Most of the time spent during the years that children’s bodily and intellectual capacities are developing is spent inside school buildings. An emerging toxic plastic of concern, polyvinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl), is used widespread in schools across the nation, threatening children’s health. [Read More]

CPOC is now CEHP. Click to learn more!
April 25, 2012 CHEJ’s Childproofing Our Communities (CPOC) campaign is now called the Children’s... [Link]
thegoldenspiral.org
April 17, 2012 Trace chemicals in everyday food packaging cause worry over cumulative threat - If ... [Link]
Photo of Westlake PVC chemical plant after it exploded and caught on fire, releasing vinyl chloride and other toxic pollutants into the community.
April 16, 2012 (Yet) Another PVC Plant Explosion and Fire - An explosion and raging fire at the We... [Link]