Center for Environmental Health Receives Outstanding School Recycling Program Award
CEH’s Green & Clean Purchasing Team Coordinator Ben Schleifer Accepts Outstanding School Recycling Program Award
Tell Dunkin’ to Stop Handing Out Receipts and Labels with BPS
At the Dunkin’ location that CEH visited, the adhesive labels attached to their coffee cups had the highest levels of BPS out of any of the adhesive labels we tested.
Read: A Poison Like No Other – How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
Looking for your next summer read? Get the book for free through July 8.
Where Formaldehyde Hides in Built Environments (and How You Can Avoid It)
The presence of formaldehyde in built environment products like furniture and flooring is long documented. This chemical has been in use in the furniture and flooring industry for decades, mainly as a wood adhesive. Formaldehyde is a respiratory irritant, a chemical sensitizer, and a carcinogen.
It is important for institutional purchasers to learn how to avoid this chemical when procuring built environment products. To help with this, CEH offers expertise in healthier furniture and flooring procurement and has developed several tools that purchasers can use to avoid formaldehyde in their purchasing.
Beyond the Visible Destruction: The Hidden Health Costs of Combating Wildfires
Wildfires have devastated California throughout the last year. In just the last few months, public concern has grown louder as eight destructive wildfires swept across Los Angeles, burning nearly 50,000 acres. But beyond the visible destruction lies a deeper question: what happens to the environment, and to our health when these buildings burn?
An Earth Day Milestone: 1,000,000 Meals Served on Non-Toxic Reusables in Schools
This Earth Day, we’re excited to announce a huge milestone. We have now surpassed 1 million meals served in non-toxic reuse in schools in Alameda County, where CEH is headquartered.
Watch: It All Adds Up – Toxic Chemicals and the Future of Women’s Health
How many of the women in our lives are fighting preventable diseases, infertility, or chronic health conditions? CEH’s virtual town hall will bring together experts to illuminate these questions.
Clean Beauty Win: Shampoo Without 1,4-Dioxane
In early March, CEH achieved settlement agreements with two companies requiring that they reformulate their shampoo products to eliminate this carcinogen.
Listen: Tom Fox on Go Green Radio
Listen in to Go Green Radio, where Tom Tom Fox, Senior Legislative Counsel for CEH talks about the work we do everyday to remove toxics from products, food, and water.
13 Groups Petition FDA to Fix its Flawed Action Levels for Lead in Baby Foods
FDA announced it had set levels that will reduce babies’ dietary exposure to lead by less than 3.6% while creating loopholes.