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GMO Food Labeling: Lies and the Lying GMO Food Liars Who Tell Them

Oct 24, 2012Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food

It’s no surprise that Monsanto and their agribusiness and Big Food industry friends are spending upwards of $40 million to keep Californians in the dark about genetically modified (GMO) foods. Their anti-Prop 37 campaign intends to run nonstop TV, radio and (if they...

From Dolly to Dinner: Your Right to Know

Oct 15, 2012Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

In California, voters have a chance next month to take a stand for our right to know when our food has been genetically modified, whether in plants or animals, by voting YES on Prop 37, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. GMO foods are currently found...

Book Review: Rooftop Revolution

Oct 3, 2012Laurie EganEnergy, Environmental Justice, Tips

Many of us feel helpless when facing the looming threats of climate change and ask, “What can I do?” You may already recycle, buy organic groceries, and drive a fuel efficient car, but have you thought about changing the way you consume energy entirely? Danny...

Californians: Stop the Secret Spraying!

Sep 12, 2012Caroline CoxEnvironmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Remember the apple moth? The crazy days of apple moth eradication in 2007 may seem far away. Was it just a nightmare? Or did the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) really try to spray pesticides out of airplanes onto ten million people in an attempt...

A Breathe of Fresh Air: My Summer at CEH

Sep 4, 2012Olivia ZhuChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

In my senior year of high school, I felt stifled. I went through the motions of applying to twenty-three colleges, slacking off on my school work, playing my final soccer game, and reveling in the last moments of my youth, but my heart wasn’t in it. My graduation...

Congrats to the CEH Justice Fund Grantees of 2012

Aug 31, 2012Christine CorderoEnvironmental Justice

How are nail salons, playgrounds, and solar panels related to each other? They are all 2012 CEH Justice Fund grantees. They and many other issues are being fought by many environmental justice organizations across California to protect communities from toxic...

Californians to the EPA – We Want Clean Air!

Aug 7, 2012Corinne SmithChildren's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

As the summer heat sets in, some may consider the air quality a passing concern, while for others it is an invisible cage on their daily activity: “I check the air quality rating every day now,” said one former college track athlete and lung cancer survivor, now a...

Air Pollution and the Olympics

Aug 6, 2012Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, General Insights

Tahmina Kohistani, the only female Afghan track athlete competing in the London Olympics, trains in the Afghan capital Kabul – a city with some of the worst air pollution in the world. In the Afghan capital alone, the number of deaths caused by air pollution...

A Dose of BITTER SEEDS

Aug 6, 2012Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, General Insights, Uncategorized

We have the opportunity to learn more about the impact of GMOs and be inspired by the anti-GMO movement in India, a country of over one billion people and a global agricultural hub. In fact, there are more farmers in India than any other country on our planet. But the...

Survey Says: Industry Clings to Toxic Vinyl

Jul 26, 2012Dominique SmithChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice

Our friends at the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) recently passed along the results of a survey that gives an interesting inside look at industry. The Flexible Vinyl Alliance’s Spring Survey exposes how toxic vinyl (PVC) makers view the growing...