The Truth About Hex Chrome
A recent LA Times article ignores the environmental injustice of these toxic air emissions
The Fight Continues: BPA in Activewear
The Center for Environmental Health is suing 7 brands of sports bras and 5 brands of athletic shirts after testing showed that the clothing could expose individuals to up to 22 times the safe limit of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to California law.
A Community Champion in the Fight Against Toxic Diesel Pollution
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) is committed to supporting the local efforts of community leaders to defend against unsafe toxic exposures in their communities. So, when government regulators failed to adequately respond to East Oakland residents’ concerns about the cancer-causing diesel engine exhaust coming from Green Sage’s nine trailer-sized generators, CEH and the Environmental Democracy Project (EDP) partnered with the Oakland Cannery Collective (the Collective), the resident group that had been advocating on the issue, to take legal action.
CEH Finds 100+ Sock Brands with High Levels of BPA
Throughout 2022, CEH has reached legally-binding, court-enforceable agreements with some of the companies. We applaud those that have elected to reformulate their products to remove not only BPA, but all bisphenols, from their socks.
Building a Community-Led Air Monitoring Network to Advance Environmental Justice in Paramount, CA
Moses has lived in Paramount his entire life and remembers the first time he noticed a metallic smell in the air around his home in Paramount.
CEH Institutes Rotating Expanded Leadership Team
CEH instituted an expanded leadership team this fall, welcoming three additional staff members to the leadership team for the final quarter of 2022.
WATCH: Virtual Town Hall ‘The Great Indoors – Keeping Your Home Free of Toxics’
Did you know invisible pollutants in our indoor air can be harmful to our health? In our virtual town hall yesterday, we learned from experts the Dos and Don’ts of creating a healthy home and how we can stem the tide of unnecessary industry-created chemicals that find...
CEH Condemns Antisemitism
We at the Center for Environmental Health unequivocally condemn Ye’s antisemitic remarks, the Goyim Defense League’s hateful antisemitic messages hung on a banner over the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, and former President Trump’s reiteration of the antisemitic trope that American Jews have dual loyalties to the U.S. and Israel.
Letter: Leading CEH has been the highlight of my career
I am writing to announce that after 26 years, I am stepping down from the role as CEO of the Center for Environmental Health.
CEH Finds Toxic Chemical in Lululemon Yoga Mat
Today the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) initiated legal action against athletic apparel giant Lululemon after independent lab testing found dangerous levels of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the brand’s latex yoga mat.