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Lori Popkewitz Alper

Lori Popkewitz Alper

Lori Popkewitz Alper is a green living enthusiast and lifestyle writer, consultant, mother, borderline vegan and recovering attorney, who runs the website Groovy Green Livin. Lori is devoted to sharing and gathering information needed for living a green life. Through each and every small, eco-conscious change we make the world will become a healthier, safer place for us all. In her free time Lori can be found practicing yoga, pitching a baseball, running, cycling, skiing, cooking, or reading.

Articles by Lori Popkewitz Alper

ADHD, Pregnancy, and Air Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

A new study found an increase in ADHD rates in children who were exposed to a certain type of air pollutant prenatally and also suffer hardship at home. Moms’ Molly Rauch shares why this study is important.

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How Climate Change Impacts Your Sleep

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about a new paper that links climate change and sleep loss, predicting that as temperatures rise, the number of sleepless nights will also increase.

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Is Climate Change Impacting Your Mental Health?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about a study that indicates there’s a direct connection between our physical health, mental health, and community mental health and climate change.

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What You Need to Know About Ticks and Climate Change

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how climate change is impacting the tick population and what you can do to keep ticks at bay and reduce the chance of developing Lyme disease.

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Is an Electric Vehicle Right for Your Family?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Hear from two moms who have made the switch to electric vehicles (EV) and learn tips and insight into why purchasing an EV has been worthwhile.

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Mom Detective: Synthetic Fleece is Plastic Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how synthetic fleece clothing sheds plastic microfibers that harm waterways and aquatic life and how you can help reduce the problem.

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Mom Detective: The Scary Truth About Halloween Face Paint

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about the dangers of allowing your children to use commercial face paint as part of their Halloween costumes, and what you can do to reduce risks.

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Is Toxic Dust Lurking in Your Home?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read about how toxic chemicals in our products can make their way into dust in our homes, contributing to indoor air pollution, and how to reduce your risk.

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Safer Choice Label is a Helpful Tool for Finding Safer Products

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about the EPA’s Safer Choice Label and why it’s needed to help consumers figure out which products are truly safer.

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Mom Detective: Using a Humidifier to Combat Indoor Air Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read about the use of humidifiers to help combat cold, dry winter air and decrease winter related dry air physical conditions.

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Is Your Child Breathing Asbestos in School?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about the health dangers of breathing asbestos and learn what’s being done about asbestos in schools. 

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Mom Detective: My Hunt for Non-Toxic Flooring

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read tips from Moms Clean Air Force on finding non-toxic flooring for your home. 

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