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Trump Threatens Our Drinking Water

Aug 25, 2017Ansje MillerChildren's Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Laws & Regulations

One of the real luxuries of our time, that even our grandparents might remember differently, is going to the tap and getting a glass of clear, refreshing water. In the U.S., our government is responsible with making sure our water stays clean and safe. This is one of...

You’ll Never Believe What Maine Just Did!

Aug 14, 2017Judy LevinChemical Industry, Flame Retardants, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

Here’s a new day for our health Maine just accomplished what no other state in the U.S. has managed to do: ban the sale of new upholstered furniture that have harmful and unnecessary flame retardant chemicals. This is an unprecedented move to protect children...

Understanding the Toxic Chemical Gap

Jun 23, 2017Center for Environmental HealthChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice

By Michael Dorsey, a co-founding Director of CEH and a featured speaker at Spotlight Health. Why was the Center for Environmental Health founded? What is the CEH working on now? At the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), we work every day to protect your children...

Act Now To Stop Trump’s EPA Pick!

Jun 7, 2017Center for Environmental HealthChemical Industry, Children's Health, Laws & Regulations, Personal Stories

If you love asbestos, you’ll love Nancy Beck. She’s Trump’s pick to lead chemical safety policy at the EPA. Nancy Beck’s previous job was defending the safety of chemicals for companies like Monsanto, Chevron, ExxonMobil and companies that make asbestos and other...

CEH’s Award-Winning Success in Kicking Toxic Chemicals Out of Furniture

May 18, 2017Center for Environmental HealthFlame Retardants

Earlier this month, CEH was awarded the “Market Transformation” Award by by the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) for our work to move the furniture industry towards healthier, less toxic products. CEH’s work educating and assisting major corporations...

Save the EPA

Apr 5, 2017Ansje MillerEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations, Uncategorized

I am too young to remember a time before the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, I was born in 1970, the year it was founded. If you listen to the Republicans in power, you would think that it was just established to thwart good job-creating businesses. But just...

Aliso Canyon: Dangerous, Dirty, and Unnecessary

Mar 28, 2017Center for Environmental HealthUncategorized

by Chelsea Burroughs CEH is working to end health risks from the Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. We work in support of local communities whose health has been affected by the company’s polluting emissions, and we have joined...

Disney: Another Toxic Children’s Product!

Mar 21, 2017Caroline CoxUncategorized

Over the years, CEH has found too many safety problems in Disney products. Our work exposed high levels of lead in Disney-branded baby bibs, lunchboxes, jewelry and several other products. But now we’ve found a new danger in a Disney product – this time, in a product...

Fast Food and Furniture: A Toxic Connection

Mar 8, 2017Judy LevinUncategorized

You probably know that fast food is not “health food,” but you may not know that even the packaging in your fast food could be making you sick. According to a recent study, about 40% of the wrappers, containers and boxes used for fast food tested positive...

Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?

Mar 3, 2017Ansje MillerEnergy

It turns out that the old adage about ostriches burying their heads in the sand is not based in fact– but apparently the adage does fit the Trump Administration. Yesterday, in an effort to undermine critical science that Americans need to protect our health, the...