Between the late 1950s and the late 1980s, more than 750 million tons of chemical wastes were discarded. — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share Image
In the world outside this glass room, songbirds are feeding and resting in the trees. Some will take off tonight and not land until… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
We can change our thinking. Rather than viewing the chemical adulteration of our environment and our bodies as the inevitable practice of convenience and… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
I have come to believe that extracting natural gas from shale using the newish technique called hydrofracking is the environmental issue of our time.… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
I have always been a big advocate of tap water-not because I think it harmless but because the idea of purchasing water extracted from… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies whose mothers… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
Drink a bottle of French water and then step into the shower for ten minutes and you've just received the exposure equivalent of drinking… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
The study of how substances alter gene expression is part of the field of epigenetics. Some chemical exposures appear to turn on and turn… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
From the right to know and the duty to inquire flows the obligation to act. — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
By 1990, the EPA had tallied up 32,645 sites of past chemical waste dumping in need of cleanup. Some of these are actual waste… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
Industrialized countries have disproportionately more cancers than countries with little or no industry (after adjusting for age and population size). One half of all… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
We are all musicians in a great human orchestra, and it is now time to play the Save the World Symphony. You are not… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
“birth defects, as well as congenital heart problems, were elevated in communities served by a drinking water reservoir that had been contaminated with the… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
Besides, the sense of safety offered by bottled water is a mirage. It turns out that breathing, not drinking, constitutes our main route of… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
Between the late 1950s and the late 1980s, more than 750 million tons of chemical wastes were discarded. — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share
