Laws & Regulations Archives - Page 20 of 20 - Center for Environmental Health

Two Plus Two May Once Again Equal Four, Radical Environmentalists Hope

Dec 15, 2009Charlie PizarroEnvironmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

It’s no secret: for eight relentless years the Bush/Exxon/Mobil Administration opposed the Center for Environmental Health’s strong public health positions. Lead in children’s products? No problem, they said. Reckless support for all things petroleum? ...

Pecans, Macadamias, and Assorted Nuts Cheer the New, Improved EPA

Oct 19, 2009Charlie PizarroEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

If you’re not a chemical policy nut, you likely missed new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Lisa Jackson’s speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last month. Which is a shame, because it called for a landmark shift in environmental health...

CEH-Sponsored Bill to Ban Lead Wheel Weights Signed Into Law

Oct 12, 2009Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed into law state legislation banning the sale and installation of lead-based auto wheel weights. Wheel weights routinely fall off cars and trucks, releasing 500,000 pounds of lead into the environment in...

Van Jones’ Resignation: What it Means

Aug 27, 2009Michael GreenEnergy, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

What Happened: President Obama’s election inspired Progressives who have ground our teeth while the Bush Administration worked to dismantle everything that we believe government should be for. For environmentalists, many of us were especially excited when Van Jones...

The Dirty Secrets about E-Waste Dumping Exposed in PBS Documentary

Jun 25, 2009Center for Environmental HealthEnvironmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

If you missed the PBS Frontline Documentary “Digital Dumping Ground,” it’s not too late to view this eye-opening 20 minute documentary. The video documents the rampant dumping of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) in developing countries and the ensuing public and...

Lead in Wheel Weights: On the Road Out

May 19, 2009Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

When you go to gas up the car, you know you’re getting unleaded gas. But when you have your tires balanced, do you ask for lead-free wheel balancing weights? In California, CEH is co-sponsoring legislation to ban the use of lead-based wheel weights. Recent...

Pesticides

Apr 6, 2009Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips, Uncategorized

– Pesticides are dangerous chemicals that can seriously harm people and the environment. CEH works for ecological solutions to pest problems and alternatives to pesticides. See why: the Top Ten Reasons Not to Use Pesticides. – Click here to learn about...