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Justice Fund Stories: Democracy in Action with Union de Vecinos

Nov 28, 2012Corinne SmithChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Personal Stories

Water justice is beyond the science of contamination and clean up, it is about democracy. For the members of Union de Vecinos, this truth has mobilized and empowered their struggle for clean, healthy water for the city of Maywood, a small, working-class community in...

CEH at the SF Green Festival

Nov 16, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

Last weekend, CEH joined the ranks of inspiring eco-friendly organizations and companies at another successful SF Green Festival. Check out photos and quotes from CEH at SF Green Festival! “I personally had two favorite types of festival-goers,” CEH staffer Erica...

CEH’s Justice Fund Helps Youth-Led Group Find Solutions to Cool the Planet

Nov 7, 2012Corinne SmithChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Personal Stories

From the local to the global, we are all struggling to recognize and face the climate crisis to create lasting, viable solutions and connectivity among communities. For youth in southeast San Francisco, many are living the direct connection between the effects of...

CEH’s California Voter Guide 2012 – Vote to Protect Your Family’s Health

Nov 5, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Tips

If you haven’t seen it already, check out our California Voter Guide 2012! We’re pleased to launch our 2012 Voter Guide with our positions on all of the ballot initiatives that will effect the health of you and your family. We want to help you get the...

The Big Lie: Prop 37 and Lawsuits

Nov 3, 2012Michael GreenChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

People should have the information they need to choose whether or not they buy genetically modified (GMO) food, so it’s been disturbing to see the lies perpetrated by Monsanto and their anti-choice allies working against Prop 37, the California GMO Right-to-Know...

Stand With Kids, NOT the Chemical Industry: Support the Safe Chemicals Act!

Oct 24, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

The chemical lobby has spent millions in this election to back candidates for Congress. Congress needs to protect American families from toxic chemicals by supporting the Safe Chemicals Act. Send a message to your federal candidates today and let them know that you...

Safe Chemicals Action Day: Call for ALL Candidates to Stand with Kids, Not the Chemical Lobby

Oct 23, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Join people across the country for Safe Chemicals Action Day! Every day American families are exposed to toxic chemicals like lead, cadmium, and formaldehyde — often times through consumer products in our homes. Science shows links between toxic chemicals and...

Forever 21: Forever Toxic?

Oct 22, 2012Maggie YoungChildren's Health, Legal Action

The popular retailer Forever 21 is a leader in cheap, fast fashion. It offers one-stop shopping for clothes and accessories which look like they came straight from yesterday’s catwalk but are only a fraction of the price. This strategy has helped to make Forever 21...

Cadmium in Jewelry Gets Headlines Again

Oct 16, 2012Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

“Feds muff kid cadmium in jewelry crackdown”— Justin Pritchard, Associated PressBureaucratic inertia, too much acceptance of industry claims, a small budget, and a small staff of inspectors combine to make the Consumer Product Safety...

Artificial Turf: A Synthetic Chemical Stew

Oct 2, 2012Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

In the 1960s, my high school (I’m giving away my age) had what is probably best described as a pathetic football field. Patchy grass that was almost as much sand as it was grass; decrepit bleachers that had room for a couple hundred people; and a small but...