The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) applauds the U.S. EPA for designating PFOA and PFOS, two of the most studied Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Meet CEH’s Work Study students and learn how they’ve helped advance CEH’s mission while on our team. The UC Berkeley Work Study program gives students an opportunity to build professional skills and gain real-world work experience. We are always proud to celebrate our students and their contributions, especially during National Student Employment Week!
For the first time, the federal government announced today a requirement for municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of people across the U.S.
The Alameda Superior Court recently approved a precedent-setting, industry-wide settlement between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and 28 leather footwear and glove companies, including industry leaders like Deckers and Wolverine Worldwide.
Maria Reyes is a Cassell community member and activist in San Jose, California living near the Reid-Hillview Airport. The following are words she wrote about the on-going fight to close the Reid-Hillview Airport whose use of leaded aviation gas and lack of sound barriers have polluted the surrounding communities and decreased their quality of life for decades.
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO at Center for Environmental Health sits down with Latoya Antonio and Robin Glasco to talk environmental justice, women’s health, and ways to be an empowered consumer.
When you think about sources of toxic lead exposure, you might recall the bans on leaded fuel for cars 27 years ago or leaded paint 18 years before that. Or perhaps you think of the 2014 lead-in-water poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan. Current data show, however, that a stunningly high source of lead pollution in the United States comes from leaded aviation fuel.
When you think about what you want your office furniture to do or to be, you most likely focus on how comfortable it is, how easy to clean it is, or how it will look in the space. Whether that piece of furniture at work can exacerbate your asthma or even potentially make you more susceptible to developing chronic conditions like cancer is probably not one of your top considerations.
November is Native American Heritage month! This and all months, we celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native American heritage.