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Leave it Out of the Landfill- Composting for Your Home or Small Business

Sep 27, 2012Center for Environmental HealthTips

This post was written by Guest Blogger Tim Eyre. More and more, municipalities across the United States are looking for ways to avoid filling their areas’ landfills. The reason is usually economics: cities and towns can’t afford to purchase more space and...

Watch: CEH Talks Lead in Purses on “The Doctors”

Sep 25, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

“Could you be carrying a harmful toxin around with you every day? Recently, The Center for Environmental Health found dangerous levels of lead in purses.” Popular T.V. show, The Doctors, features a team of professional doctors that deliver answers about...

Flame Retardant Chemicals Front Group Goes Up in Smoke

Sep 18, 2012Judy LevinLaws & Regulations, Tips

More than two years ago, CEH exposed the dirty tricks and underhanded tactics used by a chemical industry front group called Citizens for Fire Safety (CFFS). More recently, we highlighted the front group’s fraud with this hilarious video. CFFS includes no actual...

I Know What You Did Last Summer….at CEH

Sep 12, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Legal Action, Tips

On Monday, September 10th, CEH and hundreds of our friends celebrated our 16th anniversary and 16 years of environmental health accomplishments with a gala at the beautiful Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. If you missed the event, we will have photos and...

Californians: Stop the Secret Spraying!

Sep 12, 2012Caroline CoxEnvironmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Remember the apple moth? The crazy days of apple moth eradication in 2007 may seem far away. Was it just a nightmare? Or did the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) really try to spray pesticides out of airplanes onto ten million people in an attempt...

Protect Your Home & Family

Sep 6, 2012Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

Our homes can be particularly toxic places for children and pets (who spend a lot of their time on or near the floor). CEH makes the following recommendations for reducing toxicity in your home. Baby Bibs Vinyl baby bibs (and cotton bibs with vinyl backings) often...

Going Once, Going Twice…SF Giants Tickets, A Family Portrait Session, and Eco-Friendly Fashions

Sep 5, 2012Laurie EganTips

The Gala is less than one week away! Excitement is building in the CEH office as we get ready for the Annual Gala on September 10th as more of our Silent Auction Items arrive in the mail! Whether you like baseball, photography, or fashion there’s an item at the...

A Breathe of Fresh Air: My Summer at CEH

Sep 4, 2012Olivia ZhuChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

In my senior year of high school, I felt stifled. I went through the motions of applying to twenty-three colleges, slacking off on my school work, playing my final soccer game, and reveling in the last moments of my youth, but my heart wasn’t in it. My graduation...

Mushrooms, Method, and…Jimi Hendrix? More Auction Items to Bid on at CEH’s Annual Gala!

Aug 31, 2012Ali Geering-KlineGeneral Insights

On top of keynote speaker Paul Hawken, our upcoming Annual Gala on September 10th will have a short Live Auction and our first Silent Auction. Among other big time auction items including a trip to Mayacamas Ranch and a day on the Set of Private Practice, there are...

Congrats to the CEH Justice Fund Grantees of 2012

Aug 31, 2012Christine CorderoEnvironmental Justice

How are nail salons, playgrounds, and solar panels related to each other? They are all 2012 CEH Justice Fund grantees. They and many other issues are being fought by many environmental justice organizations across California to protect communities from toxic...