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So What’s the Problem? Challenges in the Fight against Toxic Flame Retardants

Jul 30, 2012Olivia ZhuChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

Opposition to the use of chemical flame retardants has gained extraordinary momentum in just the past few months. Catalyzed by a stunning exposé by the Chicago Tribune and fed by a flood of ensuing media coverage, CEH and our allies have rallied scientists, doctors,...

Survey Says: Industry Clings to Toxic Vinyl

Jul 26, 2012Dominique SmithChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice

Our friends at the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) recently passed along the results of a survey that gives an interesting inside look at industry. The Flexible Vinyl Alliance’s Spring Survey exposes how toxic vinyl (PVC) makers view the growing...

Victory + Next Steps: The Safe Chemicals Act Passes Committee

Jul 25, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

For the first time in over 30 years, Congress voted to update our outdated chemical safety laws. In response to the growing number of parents, cancer survivors, doctors, nurses and concerned citizens who have become increasingly aware of the dangers of the toxic...

Tell Congress: Pass the Safe Chemicals Act!

Jul 24, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

We’re watching…. Will you send a message to your Senators letting them know you’ll be watching? For the first time ever there will be a vote in committee on the Safe Chemicals Act and we need you to encourage your Senators to support this bill. Take...

The Plastic Bag Ban: Convenience Has Its Consequences

Jul 24, 2012Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

Billions of plastic bags are given away each year by grocery stores across the globe, polluting the planet and our bodies. Over the past year, Wales has seen the number of plastic bags given away by stores fall by up to 96%. What could this country have done to force...

Sacramento Bee: Change Safety Standards for Toxic Furniture

Jul 20, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFlame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

Crossposted from the Sacramento Bee, an op-ed by Sarah Janssen. Gov. Jerry Brown made a bold move last month when he directed a state agency to update California’s 40-year-old furniture flammability standards to improve fire safety and eliminate use of toxic and...

Flame Retardant Makers and Their Three Stooges

Jul 19, 2012Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations

What do the Three Stooges have to do with harmful chemicals in our furniture and baby products? If you’ve been following our blogs and the coverage of harmful flame retardants in the news lately, you know that the chemical companies that make flame...

A Rotten “Green” Apple?

Jul 16, 2012Sue ChiangChemical Industry, General Insights

CEH was disturbed to learn recently that Apple was leaving EPEAT, the EPA-supported group that sets environmental standards for computers and other products. Even more disturbing was the company’s refusal to explain their decision publicly or to the stakeholders...

Flame Retardants linked to Autism? Yet Another Reason I Want FRs Out of My Couch

Jul 16, 2012Natalie DaytonChildren's Health, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action, Tips

Crossposted from Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) blog, by Natalie Dayton. Last summer I had the privilege of working with one of the most inspiring, fun-loving groups in the world: children. I spent three warm summer months creating fond memories, sharing enriching...

7 Ways Smart Home Environmental Controls Will Help Save the Planet

Jul 10, 2012Nick SimpsonEnergy, Tips

Written by guest blogger Nick Simpson. It’s no secret that our planet (and those of us who live on it) is in danger. From global climate change to holes in the ozone layer to rapidly depleting natural resources and melting polar ice caps, our planet needs all the help...