Oct 7, 2022Sophie CarnevaleUncategorized
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline, a critical step to regulate lead pollution from piston-engine aircrafts, the largest source of lead emissions in the country. The endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline, or avgas, is the first step in EPA’s process to adopt rules restricting use of avgas.
Sep 19, 2022Sophie CarnevaleUncategorized
Today, California enacted some of the nation’s most aggressive climate measures in history as Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of legislation to cut pollution, protect Californians from big polluters, and accelerate the state’s transition to clean energy. The Governor partnered with legislative leaders this session to advance groundbreaking measures to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and 90% clean energy by 2035, establish new setback measures protecting communities from oil drilling, capture carbon pollution from the air, advance nature-based solutions, and more.
Jun 27, 2022Emily DifriscoAir
Today nonprofit organizations Environmental Democracy Project and the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) joined with a resident group called the Oakland Cannery Collective to take legal action to stop a diesel-powered cannabis growing facility located in East Oakland from releasing cancer-causing diesel engine exhaust into the air.
Jan 12, 2022Center for Environmental HealthEnvironmental Justice, Legal Action
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will take the necessary steps to regulate lead pollution from aircrafts, the largest source of lead emissions in the country. EPA said it will propose an endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline by the end of 2022 and finalize the endangerment finding in 2023.
Nov 30, 2021Emily DifriscoUncategorized
AT&T-owned Pacific Bell will remove two large, defunct telephone cables from the bottom of Lake Tahoe, following an agreement reached in federal court in response to a California environmental nonprofit’s legal complaint. The California Sportfishing Protection...
Feb 11, 2020Ruben Diaz
If you live near an airport, either a small regional airport or a large airport that is also used by small planes, you know that air quality problems are a daily reality. Lead pollution from small airplanes that continue to use lead-based fuel is a major problem,...
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Jan 8, 2020Ruben Diaz
AvGas Map: Californians Affected by Lead from Aviation Fuel If you live near an airport, either a small regional airport or a large airport that is also used by small planes, you know that air quality problems are a daily reality. Lead pollution from small airplanes...
Apr 21, 2019Ruben DiazChildren's Health, Children's Products, Environmental Justice, Food, Food Products, Legal Action
California health groups and regulators found high levels of lead in many types of candies imported from Mexico in the early 2000s. According to a 2004 investigation by the Orange County Register, chilis, tamarind and other candy ingredients are dried outdoors in...
Mar 26, 2019Zack KaldveerChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Fashion Products, Food, Food Products, Products
Findings undermine effort by the chemical industry and Congress to eliminate state right-to-know laws For Immediate Release: March 26, 2019 Contact: Caroline Cox, CEH, 541-654-2626, Caroline@ceh.org, Zack Kaldveer, CEH, 510-938-2664, zack@ceh.org A just-released...
Mar 26, 2019Ruben DiazChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action
26 March 2019 / Confidentiality & right-to-know, Prop 65, US states An NGO study has found that two Proposition 65 private enforcement actions resulted in significantly lowered lead content in certain products. And study co-author the Center for Environmental...
