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Clean Water Action's Susan Eastwood recruits new Coalition members at Wilton's Go Green Festival in May.
On May 18th, the Coalition released a new study regarding dangerous levels of the toxic chemical BPA in canned foods. Read our press release here.
New Report finds toxins in CT health care providers
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(Watch Channel 3's news report)
In June, 2009, Connecticut became the first state to phase out Bisphenol-A from infant formula and baby food containers! Public Act 09-103 will also phase out Bisphenol-A from all reusable food and beverage containers manufactured or sold in Connecticut.
Learn about our legislative victories in 2010 here.
Be Part of the Campaign!
The Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut isa partnership of organizations and individuals working together to reduce toxic chemicals that threaten human health and the environment. Please join us in calling on government andmanufacturers to take hazardous toxins out oftheir products!
Together we canconvince decision-makers to protect the health of children, workers and communities by reducing toxic hazards.
The Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut is leading statewide and local campaigns to reduce and eliminate toxicchemical exposuresin our everyday lives – in buildings, schools and workplaces, air, water and food, and in consumer products.Our goal is to replace hazardous toxic substances with proven, safer alternatives.
The Coalition also focuses on helping state businessesachieve economic sustainability as the effects of new legislation within the European Union regarding toxic chemicals begins to impact marketability abroad.
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Join Us!
Coalition Members
as of May, 2010
We are a diverse partnership of Connecticut organizations:
- Abdul-Majid Karim Hasan Islamic Center's Health Awareness Advisory Council
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Administrative and Residual Employees Union # 4200 (A & R 4200)
- American Lung Association *New Member*
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Arc of Connecticut
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Bridgeport East End Community Council
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Central Connecticut Labor Council
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Citizens Campaign for the Environment
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Clean Water Action
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Community Health Network of CT
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ConnectiCOSH
- Conversations for a Green Connecticut
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CT Association of Directors of Health (CADH)
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CT Association of Public Health Nurses (CAPHN)
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CT Association of School Nurses
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CT Chapter, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations(AFL-CIO-CT)
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CT Citizen Action Group
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CT Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ)
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CT Commission on Children
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CT Employees Union Independent (CEUI)
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CT Foundation for Environmentally Safe Schools (ConnFESS)
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CT Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
- CT NOW (National Organization for Women)
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CT Nurses Association (CNA)
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CT Parish Nurses
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CT Public Health Association (CPHA)
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CT Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG)
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CT State African-American Affairs Commission
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CT State Council of Machinists
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Council 4 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees(AFSCME)
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Ecological Health Organization (ECHO)
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Environment Connecticut
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Environmental Health Group of the Yale School of Medicine
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Families for Conscious Living CT
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Fairfield County Environmental Justice Network
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Farmington River Watershed Association
- Greater Hartford Central Labor Council
- Greening Our Children
- Hartford Asthma Call-to-Action *New Member*
- Hartford Firefighter Association (IAFF 760)
- Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
- Milford Environmental Concerns Coalition
- New Haven Environmental Justice Network
- North Hartford Seniors in Action
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Norwalk Federation of Teachers
- Planned Parenthood of Connecticut
- SEIU 32BJ *New Member*
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Sierra Club Connecticut Chapter
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Southeastern CT Central Labor Council
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Teamsters 559
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Toxics Action Center
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The Watershed Partnership
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Yale Student Environmental Coalition
Endorsements
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