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3). Pesticides Are Not Table Salt
By Kyra Christina Ferruccio Ramírez
June 30, 2023I am frustrated, and overwhelmed, by how difficult it is to escape pesticide exposure. In rural areas such as my…
2). Parenting in the Currents of a Toxic Age: Protecting Developing Bodies While Preserving Mental Health
By Kyra Christina Ferruccio Ramírez
April 11, 2023According to Bill Nye, “One of the big problems facing humans today is that many places are using up their…5). Chemical Scent Marketing Is As Toxic As It Smells: A Toilet Should Not Waft “Tropical Breezes” Nor Should a Car Smell of “Pine Forests”
By Kyra Christina Ferruccio Ramírez
November 9, 2023If I close my eyes and smell an old, slightly stale bottle of Estée Lauder’s Intuition or Big Red chewing…
4). Coping, Hoping, and Building With Storytelling & Art
By Kyra Christina Ferruccio Ramírez
July 24, 2023Every day, we wake up to more evidence that we are not moving toward but are, indeed, in the midst…
1). Toxic Chemicals Know No Borders: “I Know What It Is. It’s Killing. I Know What It Means, and It’s Killing . . . Me”
By Kyra Christina Ferruccio Ramírez
February 17, 2023Since 2004, Warren County officials have considered building on top of its PCB Landfill, a Superfund site that was supposedly…
