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Home remodeling shouldn’t be a deadly project: Toxic paint removers being sold by Lowe’s and other stores

Thursday, April 5, 2018
By | Dev Gowda
Director, Campaign for Toxic-Free Products

No one should lose a loved one to deadly chemicals. But right now you can walk into Lowe’s and other stores and buy paint removers containing highly toxic chemicals.

Lead-Free Schools: Steps forward in Oakland but more work to do

Friday, March 2, 2018
By | Emily Rusch
Executive Director

What could be more basic than providing clean, safe drinking water for our kids in schools? On Wednesday night the Oakland Unified School Board meeting voted to approve a new drinking water policy to help identify and remove sources of lead exposure to kids in drinking water fountains. 

To Build A 21st Century America, Start Here

Friday, February 2, 2018
By | Jeff Robinson
Senior Director, 21st Century Transportation Campaign

The stakes in the current infrastructure debate are high. But what matters most is not the size of any federal infrastructure package, nor how it is financed, nor even how many jobs it creates in the coming years. What matters most is building the infrastructure that will enable America to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

Why is it so hard to repair our stuff?

Wednesday, January 17, 2018
By | Nathan Proctor
Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair

We generate way too much waste, and companies use their power in the marketplace to make things harder to repair. That’s the idea behind “Right to Repair” laws -- they check companies ability to limit repairs and empower us to fix our own stuff. 

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