Press Releases
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Trump Administration Moves to Redo Chemical Disasters Safety Protections, Putting Millions at Risk
Today, Trump’s EPA launched a rulemaking process after corporate lobbyists pressed the agency to dismantle safeguards against chemical disasters...
CEH Responds to Trump EPA Withdrawal of PFAS Effluent Limits
PFAS contamination is an urgent public health crisis, and people who live near PFAS-manufacturing facilities have lived with the health consequences of this pollution for...
New Testing Finds Illegal Levels of Bisphenol S in Receipt Paper
Nonprofit watchdog takes legal action against 8 companies and calls on retailers to improve their purchasing specifications...
CEH Sues Akrochem for Illegally Failing to Report Importing 1M Pounds of Chemicals
Today CEH filed a lawsuit against the company Akrochem Corporation for failing to report imports of more than 1 million pounds of chemicals to the...
Health Advocates Sue FDA to Remove Phthalates from Food
Phthalates leach from packaging and other products into food and drinks...
California Health Agency Improves Short Form Prop 65 Warnings
CEH led a diverse coalition of environmental and health nonprofits in lobbying for greater transparency in short form warning labels. ...
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. ...