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Is There Life on Mars?

Oct 26, 2009Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

Click here to join the growing thousands of concerned parents who are telling Mars that our children deserve better than the usual corporate runaround. It’s time to stop including pesticides and reckless, untested GMOs in candy.

Is There Life on Mars?

Oct 26, 2009Sean SullivanFood

Two weeks ago we asked you to join us in urging multinational candy conglomerates Hershey’s and Mars to stop using sugar made from untested sugar beets that are genetically engineered to withstand megadoses of pesticides. We were encouraged to see thousands of CEH...

Pecans, Macadamias, and Assorted Nuts Cheer the New, Improved EPA

Oct 19, 2009Charlie PizarroEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

If you’re not a chemical policy nut, you likely missed new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Lisa Jackson’s speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last month. Which is a shame, because it called for a landmark shift in environmental health...

Lead and GMO Sugar in Halloween Candy?

Oct 15, 2009Sean SullivanChildren's Health, Food

Urban legends of harmful products in Halloween candy and fruit have caused parents to greet Halloween suspiciously. However, a hidden threat is real in some of the candy on the shelves today – lead and GMO’s. With Halloween coming, every parent wonders what...

GMO Halloween Candy: A Pesticide-Laden Horror

Oct 15, 2009Center for Environmental HealthChildren's Health, Food, General Insights

Tell Hershey’s and Mars to keep our kids safe and to end their use of genetically-modified (GMO) sugar today! Sugar from genetailly modified (GMO) beets is now in widespread use, despite worldwide scientific concern about the potential health and environmental...

CEH-Sponsored Bill to Ban Lead Wheel Weights Signed Into Law

Oct 12, 2009Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday signed into law state legislation banning the sale and installation of lead-based auto wheel weights. Wheel weights routinely fall off cars and trucks, releasing 500,000 pounds of lead into the environment in...

Tell the Port of Oakland to Keep Its Promise: Clean Air and Good Jobs in West Oakland

Oct 2, 2009Charlie PizarroEnvironmental Justice, Uncategorized

By Christine Cordero There’s no doubt: the movement of freight is vital to our economic health. But as the ongoing battle for justice at the Port of Oakland shows, there’s also no doubt that the Port’s daily operations harm the physical and economic health of...

Do your child’s toys contain lead?

Sep 30, 2009Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

Learn how you can test for lead in your home.

Vote for CEH on Working Assets!

Sep 29, 2009Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

Working Assets members: vote for CEH.

Van Jones’ Resignation: What it Means

Aug 27, 2009Michael GreenEnergy, Environmental Justice, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

What Happened: President Obama’s election inspired Progressives who have ground our teeth while the Bush Administration worked to dismantle everything that we believe government should be for. For environmentalists, many of us were especially excited when Van Jones...