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We’re Getting Superbugs Out of School Lunches – Update on “School Lunch Program: Remove Risk of SuperBugs from Children’s Lunches”

05/14/2015 Nativegrl77

We’re Getting Superbugs Out of School Lunches

Jennifer Amdur Spitz just posted an update on the petition you signed, School Lunch Program: Remove Risk of SuperBugs from Children’s Lunches.

About 18 months ago you signed our petition on Change.org to get the risk of Superbugs out of the school lunch program. That petition is featured in an award winning documentary… Read more

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Big win for women’s health!

05/12/2015 Nativegrl77

by Gretchen Borchelt

Fighting for women’s health isn’t easy. But we do it to ensure that all women can get the health care they need.

Thanks to your help – today, we’re one step closer to that reality.

The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) just made a major announcement siding with women over insurance companies. They made it clear that insurance companies must cover all FDA-approved forms of birth control at no-cost – and that they’ll be watching companies to make sure they follow the law.

Thank Secretary Burwell for ensuring that women get the health care they need!

Recently, the National Women’s Law Center released two reports about how insurance companies were breaking the law. They frequently failed to cover birth control as required by the law. They also did not cover other women’s no-cost preventive services, like well-woman visits, and breastfeeding support and supplies. Insurance companies were discriminating against people based on gender, age, and gender identity. Some were even excluding coverage for maternity if women enroll in their family’s plan.

The reports made major headlines – from the New York Times to Associated Press in hundreds of media outlets. And thousands of you signed a petition to HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell asking her to make it clear to insurance companies that they need to stop breaking the law and give women the coverage they deserve under the health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act.

The Secretary heard our outrage and she acted.

Thank Secretary Burwell for taking an important step in getting women the health coverage they deserve and need.

We still have more work to do. But for today, we can celebrate what we’ve achieved.

Thanks for fighting with us for quality, affordable health care for women and their families.

And as always – thanks for keeping it personal,

Gretchen Borchelt

Acting Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights

National Women’s Law Center

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did you know … how many Peruvians were forcibly sterilized

05/12/2015 Nativegrl77

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A Huge Victory for Forests and the Climate!

04/08/2015 Nativegrl77

Tell the Fast Food Industry to Go Deforestation-Free!

Ask fast food chains to adopt a deforestation-free palm oil policy. There’s no excuse to use palm oil that drives climate change, tropical deforestation, and forest fires.

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In September, we had an incredible month full of successes—and we couldn’t have done it without your help. Together, we persuaded four food companies—Dunkin’ Brands, Krispy Kreme, ConAgra, and Hershey’s—to adopt zero deforestation commitments for their palm oil purchases.

These new commitments are a direct result of public pressure. The Union of Concerned Scientists and other groups rallied our supporters to voice their concerns at Dunkin’ Brands’ annual shareholder meeting in May and attend Krispy Kreme’s new store openings in Tennessee, Delaware, and Florida. What we have seen time and again is that when consumers speak, companies listen, and act.

But the fast food industry still has a long way to go. McDonald’s. Burger King. Taco Bell. Fast food chains are often the focus of negative attention for their effect on our heath, but they are also having a big effect on our climate.

This spring, the Union of Concerned Scientists exposed how these brands are buying palm oil, largely for their fried and baked goods. As tropical forests are cleared to make way for palm oil plantations, carbon is released into the atmosphere, driving global warming and shrinking habitat for endangered species. Most of the big brands have yet to make a commitment to purging deforestation from their palm oil purchases.

Fast food chains need a push, and that’s where you come in. The Union of Concerned Scientists has been in active dialogues with many of these fast food companies about palm oil—and a few are considering announcing new commitments this year. With your help, we can convince the fast food sector to take this issue seriously.

Send an email today urging the largest global fast food companies to go deforestation-free.