Ali Geering-Kline, Author at Center for Environmental Health

Flame Retardants: The Asbestos of our Time?

Apr 28, 2011Ali Geering-KlineFlame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute, Arlene Blum works with CEH to research the effects of flame retardants and push for chemical reform to get these toxic chemicals out of consumer products. Published today, her op-ed piece, Flame Retardants are...

House GOP Attacks EPA and Environmental Regulations-What This Means For YOUR Health

Apr 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

In the hands of the GOP, Congress has mounted an all-out assault on the Environmental Protection Agency, pushing an extensive list of measures to shackle the EPA from exercising its regulatory authority. But wait, there’s more: the House Republican’s 2012 budget aims...

Stop Cancer-Causing Strawberry Pesticide

Apr 25, 2011Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

Urge the EPA to keep carcinogenic methyl iodide out of U.S. strawberry fields. These could be the most important clicks your mouse makes today!

5 Simple Things You Can Do For Your Health & the Environment on Earth Day

Apr 22, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Usually Earth Day comes and goes, and often times, it can have the unfortunate side effect of greenwashing (just look at all the green leaves and “earth” symbols that are arbitrarily slapped onto the labels of a bevy of commercial products). But it’s important to...

Eco-Tip: Triclosan-Free Alternatives

Apr 18, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Tips

Do you use antibacterial soaps or sprays to keep your hands clean? Many of us do. And news coverage about bacteria, like germ-infested public transportation seats, can send many of us searching for something we can quickly spray on our hands. One common antibacterial...

Senator Frank Lautenberg Introduces “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011”!

Apr 14, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations

“The average American has more than 200 industrial chemicals in their body, including dozens linked to cancer and other health problems. The shocking truth is that the current law does not require tests to ensure chemicals used in everyday household products are...

Take Action Against CBS National Greenwashing Ad Campaign!

Apr 13, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLegal Action

Right now, CBS is offering to slap a green logo display on any ad, regardless of the advertiser’s environmental record or whether (or not) the product advertised has any environmental benefit. Take Action to stop this corporate greenwashing program now! Urge...

Bring Clean Air and Good Jobs to Ports!

Mar 24, 2011Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

Right now, you can take action to make the air in our nation’s port-side communities safe for children to breathe. Now is our chance to bring one of the most effective diesel reduction programs to ports across the country. Take Action today: Urge your Congress...

Kamala Harris Supports the Clean Truck Program—and So Should Your Member of Congress!

Mar 24, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice

Last month, California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case in support of efforts by the Port of Los Angeles to reduce air pollution through its Clean Trucks program. The Port of Los Angeles,...

The Story of Citizens United v FEC is here!

Mar 2, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

The Story of Stuff Project has released another illuminating short video this week, to launch the second season of the Story of Stuff. The new video, The Story of Citizens United v FEC “explores the crisis of corporate influence in American democracy and was inspired...