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Making Our Milk Safe (MOMS) Comes to CEH!

Sep 13, 2010Mary BruneChildren's Health

What’s going on behind the scenes at the Center for Environmental Health right now? Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re teaming up with another great non-profit just as concerned with protecting the public from toxic chemicals as we are—Making Our Milk...

Majestic Plastic? Or Waste That Won’t Die…

Sep 10, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights, Plastics, Uncategorized

We’ve written about the Pacific Garbage Patch before. This huge mass (twice the size of Texas!) of discarded plastic shows that when it comes to throwing away plastic, there simply is no Away. All those forgotten plastic toys, cups, bottles, lighters and other...

Eco-Tip: Avoiding BPA in Baby Products

Sep 9, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations, Tips

Sadly, the California legislature failed last month to pass a ban on the harmful chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in infant bottles, cups, and food containers. Scientists are doing an extraordinary amount of research about BPA, and it can be hard to keep up with the latest...

Protecting Kids from Leady Products in Stores: My Summer as a CEH Intern

Sep 7, 2010Salvador MateoChildren's Health, General Insights, Personal Stories

This past summer, the Center for Environmental Health hosted two high school interns from the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, a grant-making public charity that supports grassroots initiatives to inspire community action to protect the...

When the Chemical Industry Attacks, Science Loses

Sep 3, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, General Insights, Uncategorized

In the last few weeks, five out of nine members of a scientific panel that advises the state of California on toxic chemical safety have been fired, following lobbying by the chemical industry and a conservative group, the Pacific Legal Foundation, which targets...

Victory for California: Los Angeles Rules in Favor of the Clean Truck Program

Sep 2, 2010Christine CorderoEnvironmental Justice

It’s about time. In a tremendous legal victory for clean air and workers’ rights, a CA district judge has ruled in favor of the Los Angeles Clean Truck program. The Clean Truck program allows the Port of Los Angeles to enforce all provisions of one of the most...

Eco-Tip: Avoiding Lead in Your Back to School Shopping

Sep 1, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Tips

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Eco-Tip: The Incredible, Inedible Egg

Aug 26, 2010Charles MargulisFood

The FDA website has updated information on the recalled eggs and how to read egg cartons for recalled products. Just this morning, two new egg brands were added to the growing recall list. Some more tips: 1. Cook Eggs Thoroughly: Cooking and baking generally kills...

Egg on Our Faces: Recalled Eggs Produced by Corporate Criminal

Aug 19, 2010Charles MargulisFood

Factory animal farms run by corporate criminal Austin “Jack” DeCoster have a long legacy of worker safety violations, environmental crimes, and animal abuses. Now DeCoster’s Iowa egg operation has been found responsible for salmonella poisoning that has sickened...

Eco-Tip: Why You Shouldn’t Use RoundUp (or Trust Its Labels)

Aug 18, 2010Caroline CoxFood, Tips

At the risk of sounding like the geek that I really am, I’ll make this confession: I’ve been reading the fine print on the back (and front) of Roundup bottles for a couple of decades. The Roundup I’m talking about here is not cowboys chasing down...