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Organizations Push to Get PFAS out of Plastic Containers
EPA must ban fluorination process that creates PFAS in plastics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Sarah Packer (CEH), sarah@ceh.org, (510) 594-9863 Bob Sussman (CEH), bobsussman1@comcast.net, (202) ...
EPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under ...
New Study Shows PFAS Chemicals Rapidly Migrate into Products from Fluorinated Plastic Containers
CEH and PEER announced results of a new study by University of Notre Dame researchers showing fluorinated high-density polyethylene plastic containers — used for numerous ...
Southeastern North Carolina Communities Rally Around Hearing on Suit to Compel EPA to Require Health Testing By Chemours
Environmental groups and concerned North Carolinians will be watching at a Valentine’s Day hearing on the groups’ lawsuit to order the U.S. EPA to hold ...
Groups Call on EPA to Ban Plastic Fluorination that Creates PFAS Chemicals
CEH and PEER responded to nine significant new use notices filed by Inhance Technologies by calling on the EPA to ban the process that creates ...
Good News: Motion to Intervene Granted on GenX Chemical Case
WILMINGTON, NC – A coalition of community, public health, and environmental justice groups and Southeastern North Carolina residents received good news yesterday: the Third Circuit ...
‘Cape Fear Courage’ Tells the Story of North Carolina Communities Fighting for Clean Water
A coalition of nonprofit, community, and environmental justice groups released a new video called ‘Cape Fear Courage’ today, which tells the story of North Carolina ...
PFAS in Plastic Containers Should Not Be Confidential
The U.S. EPA is failing to inform the public of the serious human health threat from PFAS present in tens of millions of plastic containers ...
Tens of Millions of Plastic Containers Treated with Fluorine Gas Leach Toxic PFAS Chemicals into Art and Cleaning Supplies, Food, and Other Household Products
Today nonprofit organizations the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a lawsuit under federal environmental law to prevent ...
Hold the Plastic, Please: Reusable Food Tray Project Reduces Waste and Toxics
Reusable Food Tray Project at Emeryville School Reduces Plastic Waste and Toxics Exposures ...
PFAS Chemicals Found in REI Rain Jackets
Today, the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental Health (CEH) initiated legal action against Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) after testing showed their waterproof rain jackets for ...
New Testing Shows High Levels of BPA in Sports Bras and Athletic Shirts
Today, the CEH sent legal notices to 8 brands of sports bras and 6 brands of athletic shirts after testing shows the clothing could expose ...
Welcome to Chokeland: East Oakland Community Gathers to Create Path Forward
After Two Years of Illegal Diesel Exhaust Exposure From Cannabis Grow Facility, East Oakland Community Gathers to Create Path Forward ...
California Department of Cannabis Control Investigates Illegal Diesel Engine Generators Operated By Green Sage
Yesterday, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) sent officials to investigate the cannabis cultivation growers at Green Sage in East Oakland, California. ...
EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a significant action to protect people and communities from the health risks posed by certain PFAS, also ...