Children's Health Archives - Page 18 of 30 - Center for Environmental Health

Don’t Be Fooled: Voluntary EPA Program Fails Our Children

Aug 1, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Thirteen years after initiating a program to protect children from the most harmful chemical hazards, a new report from the EPA’s Inspector General found that the agency’s “Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program” has utterly and completely failed to achieve...

Greenwash of the Month: The Kid-Friendly (Fracking Dinosaur) “Fracosaurus”?

Jul 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Tips

Hey, kids! It’s Talisman Terry, your “friendly Fracosaurus”! Terry the Fracosaurus teaches kids about “a clean energy source called Natural Gas,” found right in your hometown! Wait, what?! If the “frac” in that cartoon dinosaur’s name sounds scarily close to the...

Make a Call for Safer Chemicals Today!

Jul 20, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Thousands of chemicals are used in everyday products without ever being tested for safety. Let’s show Congress we want a change in the system! Today doctors, teachers, college students, and people like you across the country are calling their Senators to ask for...

Bath & Body Works: Stop Using Triclosan!

Jul 14, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Tips

Used as an antibacterial, the toxic chemical triclosan does more than just kill germs. It poses serious health hazards! The popular body care chain Bath & Body Works uses the harmful chemical in a huge array of their products, including a variety of flavored...

Only YOU (Not Flame Retardants) Can Prevent Fires

Jul 7, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Did Smokey Bear ever mention that many flame retardants are extremely toxic and are added to an unnecessary amount of our everyday items? We’re exposed to toxic flame retardants not just in our furniture, baby products, electronics and other everyday items, but also...

A Synthetic Satire: The Toxies 2011!

Jun 29, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The second annual Toxies were a smash hit, with great interviews of all the bad actor nominees, and enough toxic glamour and glitz to light up all of Hollywood! Held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, the Toxies ceremony honored killer chemicals...

Greenwash of the Month: Does My Hair Look “Organic”? Mislabeled Organic Personal Care Products

Jun 16, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

When you buy shampoo, lotions, toothpastes or other personal care items and you see the word “organic” on the package, you probably expect the product is made with mostly organic ingredients. After all, that’s why you buy these products, which are safer for you, your...

Stop Organic Greenwashing!

Jun 16, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

Many personal care product labels misuse the word “organic”, duping consumers into buying products that are not actually “organic” and may even contain toxic chemicals that consumers would never expect to find in an organic product. Companies selling...

Pick Your Poison: Vote for Toxies People Choice Award

Jun 10, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The Toxies is a different kind of awards show, with a unique list of actor nominees. They are “bad actors”–chemicals that will seriously damage your health. Yes, these Toxie nominees can do many nasty things. They may just give you cancer, leave...

We are the Guinea Pigs for the Health Effects of Cell Phone Use

Jun 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The presence of cell phones in most parts of the world is undeniably ubiquitous—so it’s not surprising that many people (and news outlets) have chosen to ignore the studies that have been emerging over the last several years about cell phone radiation and its possible...