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The Adventures of La Tóxica
The center for environmental health is proud to have collaborated with Environmental Health Coalition to produce the following short form videos. These videos follow La Tóxica and her community along their journey learning about Prop 65 and other CA right-to-know laws. We are thrilled EHC made these videos to reach a wider, Spanish-speaking audience to help make this vital information more accessible.
![We Don’t Just Have a Plastics Problem; We Have a Single-Use Problem](https://ceh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock-1152351026-1080x675.jpg)
We Don’t Just Have a Plastics Problem; We Have a Single-Use Problem
In today’s fast-paced world, we are often eating on the go or rushing from one place to the next and it is no surprise to see how we’ve become dependent upon disposable products. It has been well-documented that single-use plastic food packaging–derived from petroleum...![Invisible Pollution: The urgent need for federal policy on ‘forever’ chemicals](https://ceh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock-157283929-1080x675.jpg)
Invisible Pollution: The urgent need for federal policy on ‘forever’ chemicals
Across the United States, we celebrated an early “Earth Day” win when the federal government announced last week a requirement for municipal water systems to remove six synthetic toxic chemicals from the tap water of hundreds of millions of people.
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CEH Responds to U.S. EPA Designating Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous Substances
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) applauds the U.S. EPA for designating PFOA and PFOS, two of the most studied Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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CEH Work Study Digest
Meet CEH’s Work Study students and learn how they’ve helped advance CEH’s mission while on our team. The UC Berkeley Work Study program gives students an opportunity to build professional skills and gain real-world work experience. We are always proud to celebrate our students and their contributions, especially during National Student Employment Week!
![Single-Use to Reusable: How Plastic-Free Materials Impact Microplastics in the Environment](https://ceh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/iStock-1847137716-1080x675.jpg)
Single-Use to Reusable: How Plastic-Free Materials Impact Microplastics in the Environment
In honor of Earth Month, we at the Center for Environmental Health invite you to join us as we launch a blog series of “connecting the dots” blogs and articles that offer insight into how areas of our work serve as pieces of the solutions puzzle, as our entire...![Victory! EPA Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water](https://ceh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock-182188740-1080x675.jpg)
Victory! EPA Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water
For the first time, the federal government announced today a requirement for municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of people across the U.S.
![CEH Reaches Agreement with Leather Companies to Eliminate Toxic Metal Known as ‘Hex Chrome’](https://ceh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/iStock-1134525603-1080x675.jpg)
CEH Reaches Agreement with Leather Companies to Eliminate Toxic Metal Known as ‘Hex Chrome’
The Alameda Superior Court recently approved a precedent-setting, industry-wide settlement between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and 28 leather footwear and glove companies, including industry leaders like Deckers and Wolverine Worldwide.
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A Community’s Fight Against Air Pollution from Aviation Fuel
Maria Reyes is a Cassell community member and activist in San Jose, California living near the Reid-Hillview Airport. The following are words she wrote about the on-going fight to close the Reid-Hillview Airport whose use of leaded aviation gas and lack of sound barriers have polluted the surrounding communities and decreased their quality of life for decades.