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BREAKING: North Carolina Groups Call on EPA to Address Needs of Impacted Cape Fear Communities by Granting PFAS Testing Petition
North Carolina community groups today responded to the PFAS Strategic Roadmap announced by EPA today to address harmful pollution from PFAS chemicals for the next ...
‘Public Health Victory,’ EPA to Address Deadly Legacy Asbestos
“This is a public health victory. Millions of people have suffered from lung damage due to asbestos exposure, even as we continue to confront a ...
New CA Law Will Protect Residents From Toxic PFAS Chemicals
California Governor Newsom’s signature today put in place a new law authored by Assembly Member Ting that bans PFAS in paper-based food packaging, requires disclosure of ...
BREAKING: New Testing Shows BPA Could Be Leaching Into Our Skin From Socks
Studies have shown that BPA can be absorbed through your skin and end up in the bloodstream after handling receipt paper for seconds or a ...
North Carolina Groups Announce EPA Will Act On PFAS Testing Petition Within 90 Days
Six North Carolina public health and environmental justice groups announced today that EPA has committed to a decision within 90 days on the group’s October ...
California Leaders Approve Bill to Ban PFAS in Paper-Based Food Packaging
California lawmakers have approved legislation to ban the use of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in paper-based food packaging and to require disclosure of ...
New Testing Shows High Levels of BPA in Socks
OAKLAND, CA - The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices to 42 companies today after extensive testing showed BPA in baby, children’s, and ...
Groups Ask EPA to Regulate Lead Pollution Around Nation’s Airports
Today, community groups from across the country represented by Earthjustice, together with the county of Santa Clara in California, filed a petition calling on the ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Imported 24 Chemicals Without Reporting to EPA
Today, nonprofit organization Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced that Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem), a major US chemical producer and petrochemical company, has imported ...
CEH Takes Legal Action Against Three Chemical Importers
Pollution watchdog Center for Environmental Health announced today that, following an investigation, it is taking legal action against three chemical importers who failed to meet ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Fails to Report Massive Imports of Benzene and Dangerous Chemicals to EPA
Pollution watchdog Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced today that Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPC), a major US chemical producer and petrochemical company, committed several ...
Toxic Fitness: New Testing Finds Toxic Chemical in Popular Latex Workout Bands
Testing by the CEH has found cancer-causing nitrosamines, NDEA, and NDMA in latex workout bands sold by major national brands, including Adidas, Amazon Basics... ...
Scientists and North Carolina Co-Petitioners Implore EPA’s Regan to Act on PFAS
Today, 67 of the nation’s leading PFAS science experts submitted a letter to the newly-confirmed EPA Administrator Michael Regan calling on him to institute a ...
NC Advocates Ask Biden EPA to Reverse Trump’s Denial of PFAS Petition
Today, six public health and environmental justice organizations— Center for Environmental Health, Cape Fear River Watch, Clean Cape Fear, NC Black Alliance, Democracy Green and ...
CEH data on toxic PFAS chemicals in foodware instantly available to online shoppers with Clearya
Toxic chemical watchdog Center for Environmental Health is announcing a partnership with the Google Chrome extension and mobile app Clearya to help consumers make healthier ...