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Congress and President Biden have allocated $15 billion in funding to help communities across the country remove water pipes made of toxic lead that deliver drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses. Beyond Plastics, Environmental Health Sciences, and Plastic Pollution Coalition have published a new report urging local governments not to replace lead water service lines with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipes due to concerns about the health impacts of PVC plastic.
Join Beyond Plastics at 7:00 PM ET US on Thursday, April 27 for a free educational webinar on the perils of PVC plastic pipes featuring Shanna Swan, Ph.D., an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, Judith Enck, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator and president of Beyond Plastics, and Mike Schade, director of Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store campaign.
Register now for this free educational webinar on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00PM ET US.
Our expert speakers:
Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol A, on men’s and women’s reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children.
Mike Schade leads Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program that challenges retailers to shift away from hazardous chemicals and replace them with safer alternatives. Prior to joining TFF, Schade served as markets campaign coordinator with the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ), where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic, phthalates and bisphenol-A in consumer products and packaging. He also led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. Schade has a BS in environmental studies from the University at Buffalo.
Judith Enck is a dynamic community leader who has spent her expansive career working to protect public health and the environment. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Regional Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Before that, she was Deputy Secretary for the Environment in the New York governor's office and Policy Advisor to the State Attorney General. Judith is a professor at Bennington College, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution and was a visiting scholar at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Judith was recently appointed by the governor of New Jersey to serve on the state’s Plastic Advisory Council. Judith organized her town's rural recycling program and was instrumental in passing the New York Bottle Bill in 1982, the first legislation she ever worked on.
Register now for this webinar on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET US.