This has been a very busy year for CHEJ and local communities. There have been a number of major victories around hydro fracking related issues; most recently the PA Supreme Court has ruled Act 13 is unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution. While this is a [...]
http://chej.org/2013/12/great-year-for-movement/(San Francisco) Toxic chemical diisononyl phthalate (DINP), manufactured by Exxon Mobil and other petrochemical companies, is being added to the California list of chemicals known to cause cancer, known as Proposition 65, this Friday December 20th. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said, “The CIC (Carcinogen Identification Committee) determined that the chemical was [...]
http://chej.org/2013/12/toxic-chemical-found-in-toys-and-vinyl-plastic-linked-to-cancer-added-to-california-proposition-65-list-phthalate-dinp/Gov. Paul LePage has been taking a beating from Democrats and advocates of the Kids Safe Products Act, a law that identifies and tries to phase out harmful chemicals from consumer products. The criticism stems from the governor’s decision last week to put four chemicals on the so-called priority list, supposedly ending the administration’s nearly [...]
http://chej.org/2013/12/state-house-notebook-alfond-denies-medicaid-votes-chemical-bill-trade/The holiday shopping season officially kicks off on Black Friday, and so begins that annual hunt for the perfect present, at the best price — and with the fewest poisons. Store shelves, as consumers have been warned, can be filled with everything fromlead-contaminated jewelry and toys, to hormone-disrupting perfumes and lotions. Just in the last month, [...]
http://chej.org/2013/11/your-black-friday-guide-to-poison-free-holiday-shopping/Are there toxic chemicals in your child’s raincoat? New testing coordinated by CHEJ found elevated levels of phthalates in a SpongeBob Squarepants vinyl rain poncho, at levels nearly seven times above the federal safety standard. I recently purchased the SpongeBob Squarepants vinyl rain poncho at Toys R Us’ flagship store in Times Square, NYC and send [...]
http://chej.org/2013/11/save-spongebob-squarepants-from-the-poison-plastic/Originally Appears in Science Daily Oct. 24, 2013 — Children who had PVC flooring in the bedroom at baseline were more likely to develop asthma during the following 10 years period when compared with children living without such flooring material. Furthermore, there were indications that PVC flooring in the parents’ bedrooms were stronger associated with [...]
http://chej.org/2013/11/pvc-as-flooring-material-in-childhood-is-related-to-asthma-10-years-later/By Stephanie M. Lee for the San Francisco Gate As consumers nationwide have become more aware of the toxic chemicals in their over-the-counter products, they have pushed manufacturers and retailers to make changes. The message seems to be paying off. The latest example is retail giant Target, which this month announced that it will identify and eventually inform [...]
http://chej.org/2013/10/shoppers-move-target-to-address-toxic-chemicals/Written by Environmental Defense Toxic chemicals with links to cancer, asthma, hormone-disruption and a number of other health problems can be hidden in many Halloween items found on store shelves The spookiest thing you might encounter this Halloween is something you can’t see – and it has nothing to do with ghosts or ghouls. Toxic [...]
http://chej.org/2013/10/greenview-don%e2%80%99t-get-tricked-by-toxics-this-halloween/New testing coordinated by CHEJ found elevated levels of phthalates in a Spongebob Squarepants vinyl rain poncho, at levels nearly seven times above the federal safety standard. The brand new test results were released today at the DC Stroller Brigade coordinated by the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Campaign. The event on Capitol Hill today [...]
http://chej.org/2013/10/new-testing-elevated-levels-of-phthalates-in-spongebob-squarepants-vinyl-rain-ponchos/By Charles Poladian Originally appears in the International Business Times Common plastics chemicals, Bisphenol A, BPA, and phthalates could increase reproductive risks in men and women. The new studies are just the latest linking these common chemicals to potential risks in humans but the issue other BPA and phthalates use is far from settled as the [...]
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