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Right to Know Act- Dirty Chemicals in Our Cleaning Products

New Law Calls for Disclosure of All Hazardous Chemicals in Cleaning Products Cancer, asthma, and chemical burns should not have to be side effects of your job. That’s why when it comes to consumer and...

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Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Have Gotta Go

By Avinash Kar, NRDC; Alvaro Casanova, Center for Environmental Health; and Carroll Wills, California Professional Firefighters What if I told you that you have been and continue to be exposed to...

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Protect your right to know what dangerous chemicals are in your products

There’s a small yet powerful invention that Americans use every day, but most of us take it for granted: the label. It’s wonderful, when you stop to think about it, that we can tell at a glance exactly...

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Don’t Let My Story Become Your Story: EPA Must Ban Asbestos Now

By Linda Reinstein, Guest BlogDon’t let my story become your story.Like most Americans, I thought asbestos had been banned. Then my husband Alan was diagnosed with mesothelioma. As we searched for...

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Fossil Fuel Dependence Pollutes our Planet and our Bodies

By Michael Green, CEO of Center for Environmental HealthAs political leaders, entrepreneurs, activists, and scientists from around the world gather at the Global Climate Summit in San Francisco this...

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Dow: The Fox Guarding the Henhouse

You’ve probably heard the old line about what happens when the fox gets the job of guarding the henhouse. Apparently, that phrase goes back to at least the days of the Roman Empire, maybe longer. In...

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Cancer-Causing Chemical In The Air at Snow Globe Music Festival

I haven’t been at a music festival in decades, but I still remember seeing the Jefferson Airplane when I was a high school senior. I was completely awed and overjoyed by the sheer power of Grace Slick....

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Why EPA Should Take Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Seriously

When you think about your body’s natural day-to-day job, what probably comes to mind are the easy tasks: breathing, pumping your heart, and digesting food. Presumably, you aren’t thinking about how...

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Los Angeles has a Big Hex Chrome Problem

The Los Angeles area has been known for its eye-watering smog and air pollution since the 1950s. Although visible smog has waned in recent years due to the Clean Air Act, state and national emissions...

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Actor Mark Ruffalo, Legendary Attorney Rob Bilott, and CEH Join Forces to...

For nearly 70 years, chemical companies have been poisoning our bodies and the environment without our knowledge or consent. This toxic class of 5000 synthetic chemicals are now found in the blood of...

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The Atlantic Eats Up Big Pesticide’s Poison Dollars

On Thursday, The Atlantic is hosting a livestreamed event called “Harvest: Transforming the Food We Eat”. It looks to be a fascinating discussion of new food technologies, including making meat without...

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Right to Know Act- Dirty Chemicals in Our Cleaning Products

New Law Calls for Disclosure of All Hazardous Chemicals in Cleaning Products Cancer, asthma, and chemical burns should not have to be side effects of your job. That’s why when it comes to consumer and...

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Cancer-Causing Chemical in the Air at Snow Globe Music Festival

I haven’t been at a music festival in decades, but I still remember seeing the Jefferson Airplane when I was a high school senior. I was completely awed and overjoyed by the sheer power of Grace Slick....

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Director of Development

The Center for Environmental Health is seeking a Director of Development (“DoD”) to provide strategic leadership and staff management for its fundraising programs. This professional possesses a true...

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Los Angeles has a Big Hex Chrome Problem

The Los Angeles area has been known for its eye-watering smog and air pollution since the 1950s. Although visible smog has waned in recent years due to the Clean Air Act, state and national emissions...

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Forever Chemicals- It’s What’s for Dinner

It might come as a shock to most Americans to learn that the foodware we’re eating from could contain hidden chemicals linked to cancer, thyroid disease, birth defects, hormone disruption, decreased...

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Actor Mark Ruffalo, Legendary Attorney Rob Bilott, and CEH Join Forces to...

For nearly 70 years, chemical companies have been poisoning our bodies and the environment without our knowledge or consent. This toxic class of 5000 synthetic chemicals are now found in the blood of...

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Coronavirus & Our Health- A Letter from Our CEO

We have never experienced a week like last week. My wife and I have been juggling working from home, living our lives through Zoom calls, and homeschooling our two children. We are all adjusting to new...

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Tips to Protect Yourself from the Coronavirus and Toxic Chemicals

You’ve probably heard advice about using disinfectants to clean door knobs, kitchen counters, bathroom sinks, etc. But have you wondered just what’s in those disinfectants and whether they are safe for...

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Environmental Health Watchdog Condemns EPA Decision to Relax Regulations for...

It is absolutely unacceptable that the Trump administration is taking advantage of a global health crisis to eliminate basic protections from our most polluting industries. EPA enforcement of air and...

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