Los Angeles has a Big Hex Chrome Problem
The Los Angeles area has been known for its eye-watering smog and air pollution since the 1950s. Although visible smog has waned in recent years due to the Clean Air Act, state and national emissions standards, and other pollution-minimizing laws, there are dangerous...
Fossil Fuel Dependence Pollutes our Planet and our Bodies
By Michael Green, CEO of Center for Environmental Health The primary focus of the clean energy debate for over a decade now has been our rapidly warming planet. It’s not hard to understand why. Each year, we endure record-setting temperatures and more persistent...
Actor Mark Ruffalo, Legendary Attorney Rob Bilott, and CEH Join Forces to Fight the PFAS Crisis
For nearly 70 years, chemical companies have been poisoning our bodies and the environment without our knowledge or consent. This toxic class of 5000 synthetic chemicals are now found in the blood of 99% of Americans. They are now almost everywhere, in everyone, and...
Cancer-Causing Chemical in the Air at Snow Globe Music Festival
I haven’t been at a music festival in decades, but I still remember seeing the Jefferson Airplane when I was a high school senior. I was completely awed and overjoyed by the sheer power of Grace Slick. What never crossed my mind, I promise you, was what was in the air...
Dow: The Fox Guarding the Henhouse
You’ve probably heard the old line about what happens when the fox gets the job of guarding the henhouse. Apparently, that phrase goes back to at least the days of the Roman Empire, maybe longer. In real life, especially when it comes to toxic chemicals, it...
Don’t Let My Story Become Your Story: EPA Must Ban Asbestos Now
By Linda Reinstein, Guest Blog Like most Americans, I thought asbestos had been banned. Then my husband Alan was diagnosed with mesothelioma. As we searched for treatment options, we realized asbestos was not only lethal but still legal in the U.S. We were angry...
Protect your right to know what dangerous chemicals are in your products
There’s a small yet powerful invention that Americans use every day, but most of us take it for granted: the label. It’s wonderful, when you stop to think about it, that we can tell at a glance exactly what’s in most of our products. If you’re trying to make safe,...
Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Have Gotta Go
By Avinash Kar, NRDC; Alvaro Casanova, Center for Environmental Health; and Carroll Wills, California Professional Firefighters What if I told you that you have been and continue to be exposed to dangerous chemicals in your home for no good reason? What if these...