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February 27, 2008
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- EPA, kidshealth, marcuspeacock, mercury, Moms, perchlorate
I worry about my kids and what they are exposed to in this world. They are the main reason that I work for NRDC and believe me, there is plenty to do around here to protect them. If you pore...
October 4, 2007
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- breastmilk, childhealth, fish, mercury
If the government or some prestigious health organization tells me that I need to avoid something in order to protect my child, there is no question that I will follow that instruction. I am a first-born with first-born tendencies. Besides...
August 20, 2007
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- kids, lead, leadpaint, toyrecalls
It is "take our daughter to work" day here at NRDC since my baby-sitter called in sick this morning (thank you for being family-oriented, NRDC). Apologies if there are a few extra characters today in my blog. My daughter is...
August 14, 2007
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- kids, pesticides, politics
Ahhhh. It is August, and in Washington, that means that you can literally see stress roll off of people as they decompress from the marathon that is the 110th Congress. People smile more, they forgo power lunches in favor of...
July 31, 2007
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- congress, farmbill, kidshealth, pesticides, water
One of my favorite things to do is to load up the family and go to the Farmer's Market. I love the idea of buying local, buying fresh and coming together as a community to support our farmers. Usually, my...
July 30, 2007
Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- breastmilk, fish, kidshealth, mercury, parenting, pollution
Being a mommy of two can be a tough job in D.C. One minute, I am up on the Capitol Hill where we are pounding the pavement to protect the environment; the next minute, I am a typical "soccer mom",...