Press Releases
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Nonprofit Watchdog CEH Sues Two Additional Companies for Illegally Importing Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Toxic Chemicals
Today CEH filed lawsuits against two companies Entegris and Lubrizol for failing to report imports of toxic chemicals to the EPA...
New Testing Finds High Levels of BPA in Coconut Water
Today, CEH sent legal notices to 11 companies for selling canned coconut water found to contain high levels of BPA...
New Suit Targets EPA Inaction on PFOA in Plastic Containers
PFOA is a human carcinogen which, earlier this year, EPA determined has no safe level of exposure and may cause harmful effects in drinking water...
Victory! Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking Water
GenX is a PFAS “forever chemical” made by North Carolina-based Chemours. ...
Study Shows up to 38% of Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases are Linked to Consumer Products in Four Key US Regions/Areas
Researchers call for a national tracking database and intervention in countries where the lead contamination originates...
‘Unreasonable Risk’ – EPA Grants Petition to Regulate PFAS Found in Plastic Containers
The EPA announced that it would start the process to regulate toxic PFAS found in plastic containers...
Environmental and Labor Coalition Seeks to Block Baseless Partisan Attacks on Bedrock Environmental Law
Today, a diverse coalition of environmental justice, labor, and conservation groups moved to intervene in a lawsuit...
Lawsuit Charges Violations of EPA Reporting Regulations by Importers of Toxic Chemicals
Today, national organization the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed suit against AOC, LLC for failing to report imports of toxic chemicals to the Environmental...
CEH Achieves Landmark Legal Agreement with 30 Companies to Remove Toxic BPA From Socks
Today, CEH celebrates a historic, legally binding agreement with 30 companies, including Hanes and Asics, who will reformulate and eliminate the chemical from their socks. ...
Legal Action Filed to Halt Carcinogenic PFAS in Fluorinated Containers
A new legal action seeks to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop the manufacture and distribution of hundreds of millions of plastic...
Ending the ‘Next’ Juul: CEH Sends Legal Notices to Zyn and On! Nicotine Pouches
CEH is known for achieving the first court-enforceable agreement restricting vaping giant Juul from marketing to teens and remains committed to ensuring consumers stay informed...
Flawed Fifth Circuit Decision Leaves Public Exposed to Toxic PFAS
Yesterday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside EPA’s landmark orders requiring Inhance Technologies to stop producing highly dangerous PFAS during the...
Toxic Fashion: New Report Shows Shockingly High Levels of Lead in Fashion Accessories Sold at Off-Price Retailers
Today CEH published a groundbreaking report detailing a systemic toxics problem at off-price retailers Ross and Burlington...
New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf
Contact: Emily DiFrisco, [email protected] Home Depot and Lowe’s failed to warn consumers of dangerous levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in artificial turf. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA...
EPA Conceals PFAS Health Info as Trade Secret
The U.S. EPA is wrongfully withholding test data and other vital information about the presence of dangerous PFAS chemicals in millions of fluorinated plastic containers...