Precautionary Principle Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Moving to Safety First, for Our Children’s Health

Mar 1, 2013Michael GreenChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Flame Retardants, General Insights, Laws & Regulations, Legal Action

Crossposted from Huffington Post When is a flame retardant not a flame retardant? When it is no more effective in retarding flames than, well, nothing. Since fire safety experts and government studies say that chemical flame retardants as they are used in many...

We are the Guinea Pigs for the Health Effects of Cell Phone Use

Jun 9, 2011Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, General Insights

The presence of cell phones in most parts of the world is undeniably ubiquitous—so it’s not surprising that many people (and news outlets) have chosen to ignore the studies that have been emerging over the last several years about cell phone radiation and its possible...