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The Guardian: Scary-fast fashion: why throwaway Halloween costumes might be toxic
The Center for Environmental Health has found substances such as lead, cadmium and BPA in costume pieces from both Halloween Express and Spirit Halloween at...
The Guardian: Harris administration would rein in toxic PFAS chemicals, advocates say
Public health advocates are optimistic that a Kamala Harris win in the November presidential election in the US would lead to further regulation of PFAS toxic “forever...
The Hill: Federal judge rules EPA must publish more information about chemicals under review
It’s an emerging threat to public health that we've reported on for years: Toxic PFAS chemicals --- tied to cancer and other health issues...
ABC: Health concerns from ‘forever chemicals’ heighten, found in pesticides
It’s an emerging threat to public health that we've reported on for years: Toxic PFAS chemicals --- tied to cancer and other health issues...
Bloomberg Law: Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over PFAS in Plastic Containers
Environmental groups sued the EPA on Thursday over an alleged lack of action to regulate the distribution of plastic containers contaminated with PFAS...
Do Your Workout Clothes Contain Endocrine-Disrupting Microplastics?
We’ve come across some alarming headlines in the last year suggesting that workout clothes potentially expose us to endocrine-disrupting chemicals...
In The News: Toxic Fashion Report
CEH’s new groundbreaking report, Toxic Fashion: How Off-Price Retailers Expose Shoppers to Lead, details a 13 year long issue with Ross and Burlington and their...
Why Mardi Gras beads are so toxic—and how a group of middle schoolers is trying to change that
New Orleans and Mobile dispute where Mardi Gras was birthed, but both Gulf Coast cities struggle with the same plastic waste. How can they design...
Got Plastic With a No. 2 Recycling Symbol? Beware a Toxic Problem
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever...
Is It Safe to Reuse Plastic Take-out Containers?
If your house is anything like mine, you’ve got a kitchen cabinet filled to the brim—no, overflowing—with plastic food containers. Maybe some are ones you’ve bought...
EPA sued over ‘egregious’ delay in addressing lead weights in car wheels
By Clark Mindock August 23, 202312:53 PM PDT Aug 23 (Reuters) - Public health and environmental groups have accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of unreasonably...
Opinion: Hitting the gym or going to yoga? Your workout clothes could be doing more harm than you realize
In 2022, the Center for Environmental Health, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group based in California, tested sports bras, leggings, athletic shirts and other activewear and found high...
In the News: BPA found in MORE athletic wear
Center for Environmental Health (CEH) said it sent legal notices to eight more brands whose leggings, shorts, sports bras, and athletic shirts after testing showed...
In the News: PFAS Discharges in California Groundwater
The Center for Environmental Health recently confirmed that three Bay Area facilities have been discharging toxicants known as “forever chemicals” into the region's groundwater. Check out...
In the News: Testing finds High Levels of Lead and Cadmium in Urban Outfitters Jewelry
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) tested 11 fashion accessory items from Urban Outfitters’ Urban Renewal line, and found that over half the products had...