I've been hearing a lot about this lately ... please sign!


Dear friend,

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to
launch an
outrageous new study in which participating low income families will
have
their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two
years. For
taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free
video
camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation. The
study
entitled CHEERS (Children’s Environmental Exposure Research Study)
will
look at how chemicals can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed by
children
ranging from babies to 3 years old.

Please take a moment to follow this link and join tens of thousands
of
citizens in petitioning the EPA to terminate this study prior to its
proposed launch in early 2005.

More information, related newspaper headlines and petition here:

www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm

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