In honor of Mother’s Day, the Worcester-based safe cosmetics company, Wild Orchid Baby, is hosting a body scrub event in which participants learn to make their own sugar body scrub from scratch – no preservatives or hazardous chemicals included! The event is $12 per person on Saturday May 11th 1pm at 490 Shrewsbury St. Worcester, … Read more
Julia Bacon, Senior Special Events and Outreach Intern for MBCC, shares a story about her mother who is her inspiration for building the Against the Tide events this year.
Dear Friends in Prevention, Earth Day is an annual reminder of the importance of our environment — our earth. It is a global celebration demonstrating support for continued environmental protection. The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is dedicated to this coordinated effort for higher environmental standards that protect the ecosystem and human health. For MBCC, every … Read more
A study conducted by the British environmental group, ClientEarth, tested various consumer products for five endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), or hormone-altering chemicals that have been linked with cancer, reproductive problems, and other negative health consequences. Our sister organization, Silent Spring Institute, did a similar product-testing study in 2012 looking for many of the same chemicals … Read more
Yesterday Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced the federal Safe Chemicals Act of 2013. If passed, this bill would reform the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to repair some of its flaws. It would require that chemical manufacturers prove their chemicals are safe before they go on the market. Additionally, it … Read more
