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The Last of the Killer Couches

Nov 22, 2013Judy LevinChemical Industry, Children's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

I have hated my couch ever since I found out that it contained a cancer-causing flame retardant chemical. I have longed to get rid of it, but I felt stuck because virtually all furniture also has toxic and/or untested flame retardant chemicals. But now I see light at...

Watch CEH in HBO’s “Toxic Hot Seat” on November 25, 9pm!

Nov 13, 2013Aimee DewingChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

Toxic Hot Seat, an HBO film by James Redford and Kirby Walker, tells the story of the ineffective and toxic chemical flame retardants that lurk in everything from our furniture to our children’s nap mats. CEH’s work and Executive Director Michael Green are...

Foundation Helps CEH Spread Our Message!

Oct 23, 2013Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

CEH is grateful to the PVBLIC Foundation for a $100,000 in-kind grant of media space to spread our message about protecting children and families from harmful chemicals. CEH was awarded the grant following a social media competition the Foundation sponsored at the...

Breaking Bad, The DNA Files

Oct 9, 2013Charles MargulisFood

One day I was a mild-mannered high school biology teacher, content to share my love of all things genetic with the mumble-mouthed, underwhelmed adolescent cretins known as the Class of 2035. Most of my students wouldn’t know Watson and Crick from Abercrombie and...

Join Us for a Panel Discussion on Fracking and Climate Justice

Oct 7, 2013Ali Geering-KlineEnergy, Environmental Justice

If you’re at SXSW Eco in Austin, don’t miss this panel on Wednesday, October 9th from noon to 1pm!

Come party with us at SXSW Eco tonight!

Oct 7, 2013Ali Geering-KlineUncategorized

Join us at the W Hotel Living Room Bar, Austin, for the Center for Environmental Health party at SXSW Eco, tonight 10/7 from 8pm to midnight. DJ Spooky will work the turntables!

The Battle is On! We Need Your Help.

Sep 6, 2013Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations

We are in a very exciting and critical moment. After years of fighting we may be able to finally fix the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). This is a critical moment, and we want to ask for your support. To Recap: The view was terrific, as was the dialogue and...

Toxic Chemicals Come Alive at The Toxies!

Aug 7, 2013Revathi MuralidharanFood, Laws & Regulations, Tips, Uncategorized

What if the nastiest chemicals found in your cleaning products, makeup, and even pesticide-laden foods came to life? Well, they do, in this year’s 4th Annual Toxies web series. Not only do the most loathsome chemicals that wreak the most havoc come alive as...

Truth to Power on Chemical Safety: Update

Aug 1, 2013Revathi MuralidharanChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Yesterday was a big day in chemical safety law reform. A Senate Committee held the first hearing on the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA). For the first time in years, Congress is seriously discussing a proposal to reform our country’s outdated chemical...

Another Toxic Pesticide On Your Strawberries?

Jul 17, 2013Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

The cancer-causing chemical chloropicrin is one of the most common pesticides used on strawberry farms. California has proposed new rules on the chemical, but the rules won’t adequately protect children and families. Urge California’s top pesticide...