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Nancy Nord – oh please

Nancy Nord – oh please

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Nancy A. Nord was nominated by President George W. Bush to be a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a term that expires in October of 2012. The CPSC is supposed to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. You know, lead. Things like that. Nord is also the president of Executive Women in Government, a nonprofit professional women’s organization. Sorry, women. In two different letters, Nancy Nord has asked…

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Keep Lead on the EPA Pollutant List

Keep Lead on the EPA Pollutant List

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EPA Set to Abandon 30 Years of Air Quality Control Tell the EPA that it must continue to use the best available science to protect the air we breathe from dangerous lead pollution. Lead is one of the most harmful toxins on Earth and is especially hazardous for children. Incredibly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering removing lead entirely from the list of pollutants it controls under the Clean Air Act. Tell the EPA that it must continue to…

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