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The bogus EPA we’ll get from Trump’s Latest Pick

Sep 13, 2017Ansje MillerLaws & Regulations, Resistance, Uncategorized

Donald Trump has a knack for nominating officials who would undermine the very laws they’re supposed to uphold. His latest pick is Michael Dourson, a corporate conspirator who would lead EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Dourson would be the...

You’ll Never Believe What Maine Just Did!

Aug 14, 2017Judy LevinChemical Industry, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Here’s a new day for our health Maine just accomplished what no other state in the U.S. has managed to do: ban the sale of new upholstered furniture that have harmful and unnecessary flame retardant chemicals. This is an unprecedented move to protect children...

Aliso Canyon: Dangerous, Dirty, and Unnecessary

Mar 28, 2017Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

by Chelsea Burroughs CEH is working to end health risks from the Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. We work in support of local communities whose health has been affected by the company’s polluting emissions, and we have joined...

Disney: Another Toxic Children’s Product!

Mar 21, 2017Caroline CoxUncategorized

Over the years, CEH has found too many safety problems in Disney products. Our work exposed high levels of lead in Disney-branded baby bibs, lunchboxes, jewelry and several other products. But now we’ve found a new danger in a Disney product – this time, in a product...

Fast Food and Furniture: A Toxic Connection

Mar 8, 2017Judy LevinUncategorized

You probably know that fast food is not “health food,” but you may not know that even the packaging in your fast food could be making you sick. According to a recent study, about 40% of the wrappers, containers and boxes used for fast food tested positive...

Justice for Porter Ranch

Mar 1, 2017Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

by Kaya Allan Sugerman Last month, I spoke at a public hearing to oppose a proposal to re-open the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. You may recall Aliso Canyon was the source of the largest methane leak in US history. You can read more about the facility and...

CEH Testing: Lead-Tainted Sippy Cups

Feb 10, 2017Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

See CEH Research Director Caroline Cox and Research Coordinator Matt Nevins in this CBS News report on lead-tainted sippy cups for young children.

The New Methane Regulations: Adequate or Short-sighted?

May 31, 2016Ellen WebbChemical Industry, Children's Health, Fracking, Uncategorized

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency broke precedent Thursday, May 12th when it announced the country’s first ever methane emission standards for the oil and gas industry. The agency proudly called it a further effort on the part of the Obama Administration...

Fracking Chemicals: Respiratory Health Risks to Infants and Children

May 12, 2016Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

by Ellen Webb Two years ago, a midwife from Vernal, Utah, made headlines by suggesting a link between infant mortality and air pollution from fracking. After serving as the town’s midwife for 19 years, she’d delivered a baby that died in stillbirth. This was no...