Why Your Singing Valentine’s Day Card is Illegal to Throw Away in California
We’ve all seen the rows and rows of “singing” cards at the drug store—cards that play songs, cards that coo something sweet or funny when you open them. They’re cute to give to your Valentine or a...
View ArticleNPR Living on Earth: Chemicals and Health
Are you still scratching your head about what TSCA reform is and why it’s important? Wondering how scientists determine the health effects of chemicals like PERC or perfluorinated compounds? Give a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rallying to Stop iSweatshops
Apple built an empire around its sleek, shiny, height-of-cool brand. But that glossy image has been marred following recent media attention on Apple’s involvement with the Foxconn factory in Shenzen,...
View ArticleGoldman Environmental Prize Winner Works to Promote Safer Electronics
Every year the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to six extraordinary grassroots environmental heroes from around the globe – recognizing one person from each of the six inhabited...
View ArticleFlaming Mad About Chemical Industry Lies
CEH staff members have been consistently working on the problems surrounding flame retardants for the past 5 years. We have uncovered and exposed many of the lies and deceptions that the chemical...
View ArticleElectronics Eco-Label Standard Finally Passes–but it’s still far from perfect
I have to admit that it was with mixed feelings that I received the recent news that the two latest EPEAT (electronics eco-label) standards for Imaging Equipment and Televisions has finally passed! It...
View Article7 Ways Smart Home Environmental Controls Will Help Save the Planet
Written by guest blogger Nick Simpson. It’s no secret that our planet (and those of us who live on it) is in danger. From global climate change to holes in the ozone layer to rapidly depleting natural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Rotten “Green” Apple?
CEH was disturbed to learn recently that Apple was leaving EPEAT, the EPA-supported group that sets environmental standards for computers and other products. Even more disturbing was the company’s...
View ArticleI Know What You Did Last Summer….at CEH
On Monday, September 10th, CEH and hundreds of our friends celebrated our 16th anniversary and 16 years of environmental health accomplishments with a gala at the beautiful Jewish Community Center of...
View ArticleFlame Retardant Chemicals in Furniture are Hard to Avoid
“Toxic flame retardant chemicals pervade the nation’s households, especially in California, and little can be done to keep them out of our bodies, two new studies show.” -SF Gate, November 2012 This...
View Article
