Toy Safety

• www.toysafety.net – U.S. PIRG’s toy safety page
• www.healthytoys.org - database of products ranked from highest to lowest in terms of lead, cadmium and other chemicals
• www.cpsc.gov – Consumer Product Safety Commission

Lead

• Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - http://www.leadsafevermont.org/home.html
• Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition - http://www.vtaffordablehousing.org/
• Lead 1 Page Fact Sheet: All the information you need to get up to speed on the lead debate.
• "Get the Lead out of Vermont" Report: A year-long study of lead poisoning in Vermont that recommends a wide variety of actions the State can take to reduce the effects of lead on all Vermonters.

Mercury

• Mercury 1 Page Fact Sheet
• Mercury Policy Project - http://www.mercurypolicy.org/
• Phasing Mercury Out of Tooth Fillings: A compelling case for banning all use of mercury in tooth fillings due to its serious environmental impacts.

Healthy Schools/Healthy Homes

• Healthy schools links: Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a not for profit education and research organization dedicated to securing policies and actions that will create schools that are environmentally responsible to children, personnel, and to their communities.
• Association of Vermont Recyclers - http://www.vtrecyclers.org/
• Voices for Vermont’s Children - http://www.voicesforvermontschildren.org/
• Office of Pollution Protection[OPPT - OPP]: Learn about chemicals around the house.
• Environmental Risk/Assessment Guide for the Home: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home.

Watershed Protection

• River Network - http://www.rivernetwork.org/

Other Organizations & Important Information

• Cancer Prevention Coalition: Information on the avoidable causes of cancer, cancer prevention and the politics of cancer.
• Center for Health, Environment and Justice Home Page: was founded in 1981, as the Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste (CCHW) and believes in environmental justice, the principle that people have the right to a clean and healthy environment.
• Environmental Working Group: A team of policy experts, lobbyists, and scientist who pour over government data and policies in order to protect the public interest.
• Toxics Action Center - http://www.toxicsaction.org/
• Petition to Phase out Over-packaging: Many of the products that we buy have excessive amounts of packaging. Much of the packaging ultimately ends up in landfills, endangering our environment and our health. One Vermont citizen has petitioned the FDA to require companies to disclose the production cost of packaging on food labels. Click on the link to submit comments regarding the petition.