5/5 Take a stand for today and generations to come: Call or email your local, state, and federal representatives. Tell them you support:
✔️ Stronger chemical safety laws
✔️ Independent testing
✔️ Full transparency

Our health — and our children’s future — is worth protecting.

4/5 What can YOU do to reduce exposure?

• Wash fruits & veggies
• Peel when needed (apples, carrots, cucumbers)
• Buy organic when possible
• Avoid heating food in plastic
• Use glass or ceramic
• Limit canned & ultra-processed foods
• Read labels — choose simple ingredients

3/5 Why this matters:
• Linked to asthma, developmental issues, chronic disease
• Chemical mixtures aren’t properly regulated
• Communities deserve transparency & protection
• Our health should never come second to profit

Read the full article:
www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-...

2/5 “The chemical and pesticide industry has been so effective in their lobbying that they’ve kept a toothless law on the books, bringing new chemicals to market with virtually no pre-market testing for toxicity.” — Dr. Philip Landrigan (Pediatrician, Epidemiologist, and TIFO Board Member)

5/5 This Bloomberg deep-dive lays it all out: The money, the minerals, the geopolitics—and the uncomfortable trade-offs behind America’s “critical minerals” gold rush. Scan the QR code to read the full article.

4/5 Local residents and ecosystems face long-term risks from toxic exposure, water use, air pollution, and mine waste.

3/5 This is about policy and profit.
The project is backed by public subsidies and regulatory shortcuts
The real value of the project is in gold, not antimony
The project raises serious environmental health concerns as state air protections are being rewritten to accommodate this mine

2/5 The mine is being promoted as part of America’s national security strategy—reducing reliance on China for minerals like antimony, used in ammo, EV batteries, and more. But the amount of antimony that can be recovered would meet domestic demand for only two years. This is really all about gold.

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We don’t chase snappy headlines—we build health equity WITH communities, not in lieu of them.

This #GivingTuesday, you can help TIFO continue to use science for good:
👉 terragraphicsinternational.org/donate

#EnvironmentalHealth #TIFO #EnvironmentalJustice #InvestInTheFuture #scienceforgood

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Short-term fixes can miss the bigger picture.

TIFO focuses on:
✅ Prevention
✅ Context-specific solutions
✅ Community partnerships
✅ Long-term well-being

Because real change takes time, trust, and staying power.

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In an era of instant gratification and on-demand results, why is this work seen as slow?

Because environmental health is a long game. It addresses complex, systemic problems with delayed, widespread impacts. Not just symptoms, but root causes.

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What he learned:

👨🔬 Environmental health isn’t about single exposures. It’s about long-term, repeated exposures to harmful toxins.

👶 The impacts fall hardest on children and women of childbearing age, shaping entire generations.

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Every step forward—from lead remediation in Central Asia to student mentorships in the PNW—is powered by collective care and action.

Thank you for being part of our community. We are so grateful for your support—today and every day. ✨

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On this day of gratitude, we’re especially thankful for:

🌿 Communities leading the way
🌍 Partners sharing wisdom
🧠 Students & scientists working for global health
💚 Everyone who believes in a safer, healthier world

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At TIFO, we work tirelessly to prevent pollution from poisoning people and protect environmental health around the world.

That mission is only possible because of you—your time, your advocacy, your donations, and your solidarity.