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Michael Green Talks Flame Retardants on “On the Green Front”

Mar 26, 2013Chelsea BurroughsChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

CEH Executive Director Michael Green was recently a guest on the radio talk show “On the Green Front” hosted by eco-pioneer Betsy Rosenberg. In the interview, Michael discusses the “toxic shell game”–in which the chemical industry conducts unplanned science...

Firefighters and Flame-Retardant Chemicals

Mar 25, 2013Michael GreenEnvironmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

Crossposted from Huffington Post Tony Stefani is an American hero. Not just because of his 28 years of service as a captain with the San Francisco Fire Department. Not just because he’s a cancer survivor who started a non-profit to prevent cancer among...

Moving to Safety First, for Our Children’s Health

Mar 1, 2013Michael GreenChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

Crossposted from Huffington Post When is a flame retardant not a flame retardant? When it is no more effective in retarding flames than, well, nothing. Since fire safety experts and government studies say that chemical flame retardants as they are used in many...

CEH Report on Flame Retardants in Nap Mats Prompts Call for EPA Study

Feb 22, 2013Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action, Tips

Great news: CEH’s report on toxic flame retardants in nap mats has spurred Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ) and 22 other Senators to call for an EPA study into flame retardant chemical dangers. Please show your support of the Senators’ call for an EPA study by...

No More Flame Retardant Chemicals in Gatorade – But How Healthy Is the Replacement?

Jan 31, 2013Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

In response to customer pressure, PepsiCo has announced they will remove a controversial chemical that is added to orange Gatorade. As we’ve written about before, brominated vegetable oils (BVOs) are patented flame retardant chemicals that are also used (for another...

Sharing a Toxic-Free Gift Guide with my loved ones

Dec 20, 2012Evelyn MinaiseChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

While many are struggling to fill stockings on time and get their houses to optimum holiday glow, the Center for Environmental Health is working on making sure everyone has the safest, toxic-free holiday they can. CEH recently released “Buying Naughty or Nice: A...

This Holiday Season: Buying Naughty or Nice

Dec 13, 2012Michael GreenChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

The holidays can be stressful, especially for those of us who are aware of all the harmful chemicals in too many products on the store shelves today. Sometimes I just want to look for gifts for my loved ones without having to wonder what dangerous toxins might be...

‘Tis the Season to be SHOPPING! A Photojournalist’s Day in the Life of the CEH Research Team

Dec 11, 2012Aimee DewingChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, General Insights, Personal Stories

Black Friday has come and passed, and this year I made absolutely no effort to get out there and wait in line for my own personal wants and desires. And with me, when a deal hits the shelves that looks appetizing, my mouth waters at the prospect of saving money. But...

CEH’s Toxic-Free Gift Guide 2012

Dec 5, 2012Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Plastics, Tips, Uncategorized

Gift guide 2012 from Center for Environmental Health

Flame Retardant Chemicals in Furniture are Hard to Avoid

Nov 29, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

“Toxic flame retardant chemicals pervade the nation’s households, especially in California, and little can be done to keep them out of our bodies, two new studies show.” -SF Gate, November 2012 This week, a spate of excellent media came out, covering...