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TESTIMONY: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Philadelphia

Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Health Re: Ordinances 180936, 180937, 180938 Submitted by Donna Cooper Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth March 19, 2019   Thank you very much for providing me the...

Tossing the babies out with the soda water–March 15, 2019

  “Philadelphia Council Introduces Bill To Phase Out Soda Tax” It’s the headline the soda industry has been thirsting after. While it won’t cause diabetes, obesity, or tooth decay, it may very well give Philadelphia a nasty hangover.  Leaving aside...