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What’s Inside Your Tech Gadgets? The History and Health Impacts of Rare Earth Metals

Sep 8, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants

From missiles and aircraft generators to ipods and tv monitors, rare earth metals are used in a vast amount of the products we use everyday. With the increase in production of tech gadgets comes an increase in global demand for rare earth metals–but that demand...

The Fracking Debate is Blowing Up….And So Could The West Village

Sep 6, 2011K ChhengEnergy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Houston-based gas company Spectra Energy has proposed building a high-pressure natural gas pipeline that would run through the tri-state area, including through Linden, Bayonne, Staten Island, Jersey City, the Hudson River, and entering Manhattan through the West...

Brains & Beakers: Watch CEH at Oakland’s Youth Radio

Sep 1, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Tips

Watch the video of CEH’s recent visit to Youth Radio, to demonstrate some of our work for their Brains and Beakers event. Research Director Caroline Cox, along with Research Assistant Matt Nevins, showed students how they use an X-ray gun to test the chemical...

Video: CEH at Youth Radio

Sep 1, 2011Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Tips, Uncategorized

Watch CEH’s visit to Youth Radio for their Brains and Beakers event to show students how they use an X-ray gun to test the chemical makeup — and safety — of fashion accessories and household items. Youth Radio Video

The Language of Legislation

Aug 31, 2011Hailee HallahanEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Before last Tuesday, I had thought of California’s state capitol in Sacramento as a distant place of legal lingo – not a place where my California casual accent, littered with “like” and “totally”, would be well-received. I thought it would be a place where...

The Secrets of the International Electronics Sector: Labor Rights and Occupational Health

Aug 26, 2011Yessenia ChaiuEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

The electronics industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economic environment, but it is also one of the least researched businesses in regards to labor practices and worker conditions. The ubiquity of uninterrupted purchasing, using, and...

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...

Obama Leaves the Door Open for Toxic E-Waste Exports

Jul 28, 2011Judy LevinEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Last week, the Obama Administration issued its long awaited report on federal policies to address the growing problem of e-waste. This report brought good news and bad news. The good news is that the report includes recommendations for promoting greener design, such...

Hey Feds: No Exporting Toxic E-Waste!

Jul 28, 2011Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

When Obama’s Electronics Task Force finally issued its Electronics Stewardship report, they failed to include an essential part: a ban on exports of toxic e-waste. Urge President Obama to amend the policy developed by his task force and to clearly state that no...

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...