CHANGE Archives - Center for Environmental Health

The Language of Legislation

Aug 31, 2011Hailee HallahanEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Before last Tuesday, I had thought of California’s state capitol in Sacramento as a distant place of legal lingo – not a place where my California casual accent, littered with “like” and “totally”, would be well-received. I thought it would be a place where...

Get Ready for the Red Carpet Event of the Year: The Toxies 2011!

May 26, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

You’ve probably heard about the the Razzies, a satirical spin on the Oscars, but you may not have heard of the Toxies. June 16, 2011 brings us the second annual red carpet awards ceremony for “Bad Actor” chemicals will take place at the Egyptian Theater in...

A Victory in the Fight for Truly Green Chemistry Regulations

Jan 19, 2011Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Due to relentless pressure from scientists, environmental and health organizations, and other public interest groups, the California Department of Toxic Substances has tabled the flawed Green Chemistry rules the agency released in November. This is a huge victory! CEH...

The verdict is in: Healthy kids in CA are worth more than $5 million from chemical industry lobbyists!

Jul 1, 2010Christina MedinaChildren's Health, Laws & Regulations

Yesterday we wrote about the California BPA bill and all the attempts chemical lobbyists made to kill it. But after spending $5 million, they still couldn’t defeat it! Today, the California assembly voted to ban Bisphenol A (BPA) from infant food packaging,...

Are Californians Dumber than Folks in Connecticut?

Jun 30, 2010Ryan BerghoffChildren's Health, Food, Laws & Regulations

We don’t think so. But the chemical industry does. In Connecticut, industry lobbyists thought that they could use fear tactics against a proposed state ban on the toxic plastic ingredient Bisphenol-A (BPA). But fear mongering lost, and the state adopted a ban,...