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NEW: CEH’s Annual Report

NEW: CEH’s Annual Report

Apr 8, 2022Center for Environmental HealthAir, Beverages, Chemical Industry, Children's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, flooring & carpeting, Food, Fracking, General Insights, Jobs, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action, Personal Stories, Pesticide, PFAS, Plastics, procurement, Products, Resistance, Tips, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Vaping, Water

Our 2021 Annual Report is hot off the press. Read all about our big wins!

Champions of Community Well-Being in El Cajon, California

Champions of Community Well-Being in El Cajon, California

Feb 25, 2022Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Personal Stories, Uncategorized

CEH and M.H.P. Concerned Residents co-hosted a Community Gathering & Environmental Health Fair recently to support El Cajon residents’ efforts to organize around environmental justice, chemical exposure, and renters’ rights issues affecting their community.

In uncertain times, we find ways to come together

In uncertain times, we find ways to come together

Sep 24, 2020Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Children's Health, Personal Stories

As the pandemic keeps us all physically apart, coming together virtually matters more than ever. Like many organizations, CEH has transformed our in-person events into online panels, virtual town halls, and other virtual events. 

May the 4th Be With You: Yoda Introduces CEH’s JEDI Committee

May the 4th Be With You: Yoda Introduces CEH’s JEDI Committee

May 4, 2020Aimee DewingEnvironmental Justice, Personal Stories, Resistance

Since its founding in 1996, CEH has always prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as part of its core values. From our hiring processes to our programmatic work, we have put DEI at the forefront of our thoughts, and asked ourselves regularly if we’re doing all we can to ensure that CEH is the inclusive organization we envision it to be.

My New COVID-19 Roommate

My New COVID-19 Roommate

Apr 23, 2020Caitlin MoherChemical Industry, Fashion Products, Legal Action, Personal Stories, Products

Before COVID-19, my job at CEH consisted of visiting malls to buy products, which I brought back to CEH’s lab to test for illegal toxic chemicals using our X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) machine. Most often, I tested fashion accessories for lead, a chemical that causes neurological damage, reproductive harm, and cancer.

CEH’s Fight Against JUUL Matters Even More During the Coronavirus Pandemic

CEH’s Fight Against JUUL Matters Even More During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Apr 10, 2020Michael GreenChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories, Vaping

As a nation, we are facing an epidemic where lung health is front and center. COVID-19 is exposing the underlying conditions that can make a seemingly healthy young person vulnerable to this ferocious disease. At CEH, we have been fighting for years against one...
Don’t Let My Story Become Your Story: EPA Must Ban Asbestos Now

Don’t Let My Story Become Your Story: EPA Must Ban Asbestos Now

Aug 15, 2018Linda Reinstein, Guest BloggerChemical Industry, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

By Linda Reinstein, Guest Blog Like most Americans, I thought asbestos had been banned. Then my husband Alan was diagnosed with mesothelioma. As we searched for treatment options, we realized asbestos was not only lethal but still legal in the U.S. We were angry...
Act Now To Stop Trump’s EPA Pick!

Act Now To Stop Trump’s EPA Pick!

Jun 7, 2017Center for Environmental HealthChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

If you love asbestos, you’ll love Nancy Beck. She’s Trump’s pick to lead chemical safety policy at the EPA. Nancy Beck’s previous job was defending the safety of chemicals for companies like Monsanto, Chevron, ExxonMobil and companies that make asbestos and other...

Opening Week’s True Lead-Off Man

Apr 1, 2014Aimee DewingChemical Industry, Children's Health, General Insights, Legal Action, Personal Stories

New Year’s Day (observed) was yesterday, and America’s past time is back.  Normally, Major League Baseball awards are announced at the end of the season, way off in October/November.  But the Center for Environmental Health will grant its first annual “Best Lead-Off...

Supporter Spotlight: Jean Hansen

Feb 26, 2014Ali Geering-KlineFlame Retardants, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

Jean Hansen is the Sustainable Interiors Manager for the global architecture firm, HDR Architecture. She’s been a great supporter of CEH for many years, both as an employee sponsor of the HDR grant application and also as a partner with CEH on safer furniture...
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