Withdrawing the Stockholm Convention recycling exemptions for TetraBDE, PentaBDE, HexaBDE and HeptaBDE

Title: Withdrawing the Stockholm Convention recycling exemptions for TetraBDE, PentaBDE, HexaBDE and HeptaBDE Resource Type: Letter Content: 1260-CanadaPBDEToxicRecyling # of Pages: 4 Date authored: April 16, 2019 Publication number: 1260 Author/s: Olga Speranskaya & Fe de Leon Author Organization: Health…

Media Release: Healthy Schools Day proposes ‘do-able’ actions to reduce children’s exposure to diesel emissions from school buses

Media Release FRANCAIS Lung cancer, aggravated asthma, heart and respiratory problems among health effects of exposure; children can be more vulnerable to harm April 2, 2019, Ottawa – Thousands of Canadian school children are exposed to cancer-causing emissions from diesel school…

Defining vulnerable populations – A first step towards a policy framework on vulnerable populations

Title: Response to: Defining vulnerable populations - A first step towards a policy framework on vulnerable populations Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: CELA-Vuln-Popn-Defn-Consultn-Response Date authored: January 21, 2019 Publication number: 1236 Author/s: Kathleen Cooper Author Organization: Canadian Environmental…

Towards Healthy Homes for All: RentSafe Summary and Recommendations

Title: Towards Healthy Homes for All: RentSafe Summary and Recommendations Resource Type: Report Content: Download report at Rentsafe.ca: https://rentsafe.ca/toward-healthy-homes-for-all-rentsafe-summary-and-recommendations/ # of Pages: 28 Date authored: April 2018 Author/s: RentSafe Project Team Author Organization: Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment…

Lead in ammunition and fishing gear

Title: Lead in ammunition and fishing gear Joint letter to Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada from environmental, health and indigenous organizations and multiple scientists and medical experts Resource Type: Letter Content: Lead-ammunition-fishing-gear # of Pages:…

Policy Measures to Address Radon in the Child Care Sector Briefing Note for Child Care Sector Leaders (Updated as of March, 2018)

Title: Policy Measures to Address Radon in the Child Care Sector Briefing Note for Child Care Sector Leaders (Updated as of March, 2018) Resource Type: Report Content: Policy-Radon-Child-Care-Sector-EN-Mar2018-Update # of Pages: 10 Date authored: March 2018 Author/s: Kathleen Cooper, Don…