Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños.
Summary
This statement from Earthjustice criticizes the Trump administration for allegedly weakening health protections and granting 'licenses to pollute' to chemical companies and coal power plants, thereby endangering children's health through exposure to toxic substances.
Key insights
- The author asserts that the current government is actively undermining child health protections by granting pollution licenses to chemical companies and coal power plants, dismantling chemical risk assessment programs, and closing health research laboratories.
- The Trump administration is accused of using disinformation to avoid restricting pesticides or making significant food policy changes, specifically citing a report from the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission that researchers found contained nonexistent studies and citation errors.
- Earthjustice proposes several specific policy actions to protect children, including the immediate phase-out of organophosphates like chlorpyrifos, the prohibition of phthalates in food and products, and the establishment of health protections against lead and PFAS in drinking water.
- The document highlights a pattern of chemical contamination across the United States, noting PFAS in water in Michigan and North Carolina, and the presence of lead and pesticides in baby food and agricultural products.
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- APA
- Earthjustice (2025). Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños. https://earthjustice.org/experts/michelle-mabson/algunos-grupos-de-la-industria-quimica-piden-licencia-para-contaminar-pero-asi-es-como-protegemos-a-los-ninos
- Chicago
- Earthjustice. Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños. 2025. https://earthjustice.org/experts/michelle-mabson/algunos-grupos-de-la-industria-quimica-piden-licencia-para-contaminar-pero-asi-es-como-protegemos-a-los-ninos.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Earthjustice |title=Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños. |date=16 September 2025 |url=https://earthjustice.org/experts/michelle-mabson/algunos-grupos-de-la-industria-quimica-piden-licencia-para-contaminar-pero-asi-es-como-protegemos-a-los-ninos |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{earthjustice2025algunos, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños.}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://earthjustice.org/experts/michelle-mabson/algunos-grupos-de-la-industria-quimica-piden-licencia-para-contaminar-pero-asi-es-como-protegemos-a-los-ninos}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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