Apr 11, 2018Because Health
Couch shopping has gotten a lot simpler than it used to be. Now, without leaving your bed, you can choose the perfect couch in a fabric that works with your style, and get it delivered to your front step. How cool is that? Thanks internet! We made it even easier to...
Jul 15, 2016Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2016 Contact: Kathryn Alcantar, 415-694-9596 Test results support the need for new California proposal to regulate flame retardants in nap mats Oakland, CA-As California today announced a proposal to regulate certain flame retardants in...
May 18, 2015Ruben DiazChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants
Michael Green 05/18/2015 Grant Gillham is a victim. For five years, companies that make toxic flame retardant chemicals told Grant that they had hard science to show that their products save lives. Without flame retardants in all of our furniture, they’d say,...
Dec 16, 2014Ruben DiazUncategorized
Jan Lee | Tuesday December 16th, 2014 The debate over chemical flame retardants seems to be heating up. The Center for Environmental Health, which helped encourage a rewrite of California’s regulations regarding safety standards in furniture manufacturing, announced...
Sep 19, 2014Charles MargulisUncategorized
CEH supports Senator Charles Schumer’s proposal for the first-ever federal rule banning certain harmful flame retardants. See our staff describe flame retardant dangers.
Sep 15, 2014Ansje MillerUncategorized
Yesterday I attended a historic event: New York Senator Charles E. Schumer announced he is introducing the first-ever federal legislation to ban dangerous flame retardant chemicals from furniture and products for infants and children. I was pleased to speak in support...
Aug 27, 2014Charles MargulisUncategorized
See the list of office furniture companies transitioning to products without flame retardants. See a list of children’s products and furniture companies and a list of baby product companies transitioning to products made without flame retardants. August 27, 2014...
Jul 22, 2014Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Flame Retardants
A guest post from CEH fan and new dad Eric Wright When we found out we were getting ready to have a baby we had very little knowledge of baby products. The only thing we knew was to go to Babies R’ Us or Buy Buy Baby and buy what looked good. Once there we...
May 28, 2014Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Legal Action
May 28, 2014 Naturepedic, Carters, Britax and other companies are making safer products, but other brands lag behind Oakland, CA-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) released a report card today to provide parents with information on the use of harmful flame...
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Mar 26, 2013Chelsea BurroughsChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
CEH Executive Director Michael Green was recently a guest on the radio talk show “On the Green Front” hosted by eco-pioneer Betsy Rosenberg. In the interview, Michael discusses the “toxic shell game”–in which the chemical industry conducts unplanned science...
