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Foundation Helps CEH Spread Our Message!

Oct 23, 2013Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

CEH is grateful to the PVBLIC Foundation for a $100,000 in-kind grant of media space to spread our message about protecting children and families from harmful chemicals. CEH was awarded the grant following a social media competition the Foundation sponsored at the...

Come party with us at SXSW Eco tonight!

Oct 7, 2013Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

Join us at the W Hotel Living Room Bar, Austin, for the Center for Environmental Health party at SXSW Eco, tonight 10/7 from 8pm to midnight. DJ Spooky will work the turntables!

Toxic Chemicals Come Alive at The Toxies!

Aug 7, 2013Revathi MuralidharanFood, Laws & Regulations, Tips, Uncategorized

What if the nastiest chemicals found in your cleaning products, makeup, and even pesticide-laden foods came to life? Well, they do, in this year’s 4th Annual Toxies web series. Not only do the most loathsome chemicals that wreak the most havoc come alive as...

Truth to Power on Chemical Safety: Update

Aug 1, 2013Revathi MuralidharanChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Yesterday was a big day in chemical safety law reform. A Senate Committee held the first hearing on the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA). For the first time in years, Congress is seriously discussing a proposal to reform our country’s outdated chemical...

Amy Brenneman, Actress and Mom, Takes on BPA Labeling

Apr 9, 2013Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories, Plastics, Uncategorized

Is BPA (bisphenol A) just one more acronym in the alphabet soup of chemical names that we all hear about from time to time? Well, yes it is. But it’s also one of the scarier parts of the alphabet soup. For starters, it’s one of the most widely used...

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

Protect Your Home & Family

Sep 6, 2012Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

Our homes can be particularly toxic places for children and pets (who spend a lot of their time on or near the floor). CEH makes the following recommendations for reducing toxicity in your home. Baby Bibs Vinyl baby bibs (and cotton bibs with vinyl backings) often...

A Dose of BITTER SEEDS

Aug 6, 2012Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, General Insights, Uncategorized

We have the opportunity to learn more about the impact of GMOs and be inspired by the anti-GMO movement in India, a country of over one billion people and a global agricultural hub. In fact, there are more farmers in India than any other country on our planet. But the...

EPA & Joe Chemical Move to Act on TSCA Reform

Jun 14, 2012Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Be still my beating heart. The EPA is actually considering regulating chemicals under the law that was put in place in the 1970’s to regulate chemicals: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Most environmental lawyers don’t even bother looking at TSCA...

Rallying to Stop iSweatshops

Feb 24, 2012Amy HansenEnvironmental Justice, Uncategorized

Apple built an empire around its sleek, shiny, height-of-cool brand. But that glossy image has been marred following recent media attention on Apple’s involvement with the Foxconn factory in Shenzen, China, where investigations have revealed the dark truth of where...