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No More Flame Retardant Chemicals in Gatorade – But How Healthy Is the Replacement?

Jan 31, 2013Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

In response to customer pressure, PepsiCo has announced they will remove a controversial chemical that is added to orange Gatorade. As we’ve written about before, brominated vegetable oils (BVOs) are patented flame retardant chemicals that are also used (for another...

The Flu Is Here. Don’t Lose Your Head! Use Our Flu Treatment Tips

Jan 25, 2013Ali Geering-KlineTips

Cross-posted from our friends at The Green Life Online We’re in a particularly strong flu season. And it turns out we are not very smart about avoiding spreading germs. Most Americans use six or more antimicrobial products every day. But buying more products is...

CEH In New York: Protecting the Public from Fracking Chemicals

Jan 14, 2013Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Last week, I presented testimony to a New York State Assembly Committee hearing on the state’s proposed new rules for fracking – rules that we consider woefully inadequate to protect New Yorkers from the real health and environmental risks from fracking...

Protect strawberries from an Already Banned (But Still Used!) Pesticide – Tell Hillary Clinton to Act Before She Steps Down

Jan 14, 2013Ali Geering-KlineEnvironmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Right now, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), on behalf of strawberry agribusiness corporations, are asking Secretary of State Clinton and EPA Administrator Jackson to get more methyl bromide for California. Why? Because instead of coming up...

Keep our water safe from toxic fracking chemicals

Jan 8, 2013Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Energy, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

The Cuomo Administration has released draft rules to allow fracking for natural gas – a technology that has yet to be proven safe and puts our children and families at risk from water contamination, air pollution, and other toxic health threats. And we have just 3...

Sharing a Toxic-Free Gift Guide with my loved ones

Dec 20, 2012Evelyn MinaiseChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

While many are struggling to fill stockings on time and get their houses to optimum holiday glow, the Center for Environmental Health is working on making sure everyone has the safest, toxic-free holiday they can. CEH recently released “Buying Naughty or Nice: A...

Eco-Friendly Dentistry, Q & A with Dr. Namrata Patel

Dec 18, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

Dr. Namrata (Nammy) Patel is a leader in a movement to bring environmental sanity and wellbeing into the dental world. Her mission is to make going to the dentist as relaxing as a day at the spa. At her Green Dentistry office in San Francisco’s Union Square,...

This Holiday Season: Buying Naughty or Nice

Dec 13, 2012Michael GreenChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Food, Tips

The holidays can be stressful, especially for those of us who are aware of all the harmful chemicals in too many products on the store shelves today. Sometimes I just want to look for gifts for my loved ones without having to wonder what dangerous toxins might be...

Is Toxic the New Black?

Dec 12, 2012Maggie YoungChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action, Tips

The fashion industry seems to think that toxic is the shade of the season, with new evidence of toxic clothes to match toxic purses and toxic jewelry. Greenpeace has recently released a report that uncovers the use of a cocktail of toxic chemicals in clothing by 20...

‘Tis the Season to be SHOPPING! A Photojournalist’s Day in the Life of the CEH Research Team

Dec 11, 2012Aimee DewingChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, General Insights, Personal Stories

Black Friday has come and passed, and this year I made absolutely no effort to get out there and wait in line for my own personal wants and desires. And with me, when a deal hits the shelves that looks appetizing, my mouth waters at the prospect of saving money. But...