Founder’s Celebration Honors Michael Green’s Audacious 26-Year Legacy at the...
CEH a Founder’s Celebration on Friday, May 5 in San Francisco, honoring Michael Green’s 26 years of transformational leadership at the organization. The post Founder’s Celebration Honors Michael...
View ArticleResponse to U.S. EPA’s Proposed National Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
Today, Center for Environmental Health, Toxic Free North Carolina, Cape Fear River Watch, and Clean Cape Fear responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Per- and...
View ArticlePFAS in California Groundwater: A Call to Action Against Environmental...
In recent years, California has taken progressive action against PFAS contamination by regulating use of specific PFAS chemicals in a range of products from textiles to cosmetics to food contact...
View ArticleIntroducing the Paramount Community and Environment Initiative
After many months of hard work, I am thrilled to share that our community partners in Paramount, Dr. Jaime Lopez and Moses Huerta, have successfully received funding to build on the air monitoring work...
View ArticleKizzy Charles-Guzman Takes the Helm at CEH
CEH protects people from toxic chemicals by working with communities, consumers, workers, government, and the private sector to demand and support business practices that are safe for public health and...
View ArticleVictory: EPA Issues Final Endangerment Finding on Aircraft Lead Pollution
EPA estimates that emissions from these airplanes account for about 70% of lead released into the air. The post Victory: EPA Issues Final Endangerment Finding on Aircraft Lead Pollution appeared first...
View ArticleToxic Déjà Vu: How CEH is eliminating a toxic chemical in personal care...
Nearly a decade ago, the Center for Environmental Health took legal action to eliminate the use of a cancer-causing chemical commonly found in soaps and shampoos. Last month, CEH rediscovered it in...
View ArticleFour Indigenous Activists Making Environmental Health History
November is Native American Heritage month! This and all months, we celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native American heritage. The post Four Indigenous Activists Making...
View ArticleWhat’s the Deal with Toxics in Furniture?
When you think about what you want your office furniture to do or to be, you most likely focus on how comfortable it is, how easy to clean it is, or how it will look in the space. Whether that piece of...
View ArticleClearing the Skies: A Call to End the Silent Threat of Leaded Aviation Fuel
When you think about sources of toxic lead exposure, you might recall the bans on leaded fuel for cars 27 years ago or leaded paint 18 years before that. Or perhaps you think of the 2014 lead-in-water...
View ArticleKizzy Charles-Guzman on a Short and Suite Podcast
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO at Center for Environmental Health sits down with Latoya Antonio and Robin Glasco to talk environmental justice, women's health, and ways to be an empowered consumer. The post...
View ArticleA Community’s Fight Against Air Pollution from Aviation Fuel
Maria Reyes is a Cassell community member and activist in San Jose, California living near the Reid-Hillview Airport. The following are words she wrote about the on-going fight to close the...
View ArticleCEH Reaches Agreement with Leather Companies to Eliminate Toxic Metal Known...
The Alameda Superior Court recently approved a precedent-setting, industry-wide settlement between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and 28 leather footwear and glove companies, including...
View ArticleVictory! EPA Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water
For the first time, the federal government announced today a requirement for municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the...
View ArticleSingle-Use to Reusable: How Plastic-Free Materials Impact Microplastics in...
In honor of Earth Month, we at the Center for Environmental Health invite you to join us as we launch a blog series of “connecting the dots” blogs and articles that offer insight into how areas of our...
View ArticleCEH Work Study Digest
Meet CEH's Work Study students and learn how they've helped advance CEH's mission while on our team. The UC Berkeley Work Study program gives students an opportunity to build professional skills and...
View ArticleCEH Responds to U.S. EPA Designating Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous...
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) applauds the U.S. EPA for designating PFOA and PFOS, two of the most studied Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as hazardous substances under the...
View ArticleInvisible Pollution: The urgent need for federal policy on ‘forever’ chemicals
Across the United States, we celebrated an early “Earth Day” win when the federal government announced last week a requirement for municipal water systems to remove six synthetic toxic chemicals from...
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