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How the sausage gets made -- Mercury Export Bill passes Congress

October 1, 2008

Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
congress, kids, mercury, toxins

Here is a little good news from the world of Congress in a very scary week:  Congress finally passed S. 906, the Mercury Export Ban bill.  As my colleague, Susan Keane so eloquently explained:  "Neither mercury or the fish we...continued

A Little Lead Paint Won't Hurt Anyone

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...continued

A Week with the Family -- the ENTIRE Family

August 15, 2007

Posted by Heather Taylor-Miesle in Living Sustainably

Tags:
deepcreeklake, kids, maryland, nature, vacations

My family is a pretty normal one.  We have our good times and we have our bad times.  So, when my mom and I started talking about taking a vacation with the ENTIRE family, I thought this is going to...continued

Working with the Enemy

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...continued

Heather Taylor-Miesle
Heather Taylor-Miesle
Director of the NRDC Action Fund
Heather Taylor-Miesle served as NRDC's deputy legislative director in the Washington, DC office for more...
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