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Where’s Wal-Mart? Still Selling Lead-Tainted Purses, That’s Where!

Jun 3, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Last year, the Center for Environmental Health found high levels of lead in hundreds of handbags, purses, wallets and other accessories purchased from dozens of leading retailers. This week, we announced our legal settlement with more than forty major companies,...

Listen to CEH Executive Director Michael Green on Your Call, KALW Radio

May 27, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChemical Industry, Children's Health, Food, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

“The reason that the government has focused so much on cure and so little on prevention is because there’s a buck to be made”, Michael Green said on today’s Your Call, KALW Radio program. The topic of today’s Your Call looks at the connections between the parallel...

Eco-Tip of the Week: Baby-Safe Practices

May 27, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

Last week we discussed safe practices to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals when pregnant. Of course, potentially harmful exposures don’t end when the baby is born. As you probably know, young children are most vulnerable to the hazards of certain toxic chemicals...

Field of Nightmares: Keep Cancer-Causing Pesticide Out of California’s Strawberry Fields

May 25, 2010Caroline CoxFood

More than 20 years ago, my sister died of cancer when she was a young mother of two kids under eight. I still live with that pain, and I know that I’m not alone –all of you also have the same kind of stories about this common disease. With cancer so...

Walmart Knew About Cadmium In Its Jewelry

May 20, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, General Insights, Legal Action

The Center for Environmental Health has filed legal notice against Wal-Mart for selling cadmium-tainted jewelry. Independent testing commissioned by the nonprofit found that a pendant on a Miley Cyrus/Max Azria necklace contained high levels of cadmium, in violation...

Eco-Tip of the Week: How to Avoid Toxic Exposures during Pregnancy

May 20, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Food, Tips

A lot of our friends are pregnant right now and wondering what they can do to protect themselves and their new baby from toxic chemicals. More and more women realize that exposures to toxics are especially harmful when they are pregnant or nursing. Many of the toxics...

From Oakland to DC for Clean Air & Good Jobs!

May 19, 2010Christine CorderoEnvironmental Justice, Uncategorized

As we’ve blogged before, CEH as part of our Safe Air, Water and Food campaign is part of the Green Blue Alliance fighting to restore stability to our Ports system and improve air quality in low income communities. With hope that we have an ally in the White House, and...

Take Action Against GMO Food Contamination

May 17, 2010Charles MargulisFood

It’s been a rough few weeks for those concerned about threats from genetically manipulated (GMO) foods. First, in a recess appointment, President Obama gave the role of chief agricultural trade negotiator to a long-time lobbyist for the GMO crop industry. Next, news...

For Health Care, Purchasing Safer Electronics Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

May 17, 2010Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations

Most of us use multiple kinds of electronic devices on a daily basis, and many of us scarf up the newest gadgets even before the old one’s warranty runs out (which as you know, doesn’t take very long to do!). But most of us rarely think about the health consequences...

Eco-Tip of the Week: Energy Saving Tips

May 14, 2010Ali Geering-KlineTips

The average American spends over 8 hours a day looking at screens on various electronic devices. From the office, to the store, to our homes, electronic devices are everywhere, and we use them constantly. Now, we have already discussed the mountains of e-waste that...