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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...

Flaming Mad About Risky Chemicals in Baby Products

Jun 2, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

In a paper published last month, Duke University researcher Heather Stapleton and colleagues collected and tested foam from 101 baby products, including changing table pads, nursing pillows, car seats, and others. The research for the first time analyzed baby products...

Hitting the Bottle

Jun 1, 2011Mary BruneChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Since last week was full of celebrations in honor of Memorial Day, and the “unofficial beginning of summer” (although you’d never know it from where I’m sitting; it hailed this morning), you might have missed another cause for celebration: The passage of AB 1319 last...

Flame Retardants in Baby Products: CEH’s Mary Brune featured in SF Chronicle

May 20, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

“Eighty percent of baby products—from car seats to nursing pillows and portable cribs—contain flame retardants that are untested or known to be toxic”, according to a new study published in Environmental Science and Technology on Wednesday. The study, led by Duke...

Environmental Champion Deborah Raphael Appointed Director of Department of Toxic Substances Control

May 5, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations

Good news for the health of Californians: Deborah Raphael has been appointed director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control! You may be thinking: ok, but how does this effect me? Raphael is a strong advocate for public and environmental health—meaning she’ll...

Have You Had Your Daily Dose of Chemicals?

May 2, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

“Americans are exposed to untested combinations of food additives, dyes, preservatives, and chemicals on a daily basis. Indeed, for the vast majority of Americans consuming industrial foods, a veritable chemical cocktail enters their bodies every...

Flame Retardants: The Asbestos of our Time?

Apr 28, 2011Ali Geering-KlineFlame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute, Arlene Blum works with CEH to research the effects of flame retardants and push for chemical reform to get these toxic chemicals out of consumer products. Published today, her op-ed piece, Flame Retardants are...

House GOP Attacks EPA and Environmental Regulations-What This Means For YOUR Health

Apr 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

In the hands of the GOP, Congress has mounted an all-out assault on the Environmental Protection Agency, pushing an extensive list of measures to shackle the EPA from exercising its regulatory authority. But wait, there’s more: the House Republican’s 2012 budget aims...

5 Simple Things You Can Do For Your Health & the Environment on Earth Day

Apr 22, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Usually Earth Day comes and goes, and often times, it can have the unfortunate side effect of greenwashing (just look at all the green leaves and “earth” symbols that are arbitrarily slapped onto the labels of a bevy of commercial products). But it’s important to...

Senator Frank Lautenberg Introduces “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011”!

Apr 14, 2011Ali Geering-KlineLaws & Regulations

“The average American has more than 200 industrial chemicals in their body, including dozens linked to cancer and other health problems. The shocking truth is that the current law does not require tests to ensure chemicals used in everyday household products are...