8/30/10
Fall 2010 Development Internship

CHEJ is seeking an individual with strong sales skills and a good phone manner to serve as our development intern for Fall 2010. The core duties of this position will be to solicit and follow up with prospective donors for our 2011 auction and represent CHEJ at tabling events.

List of responsibilities:
Click here to read more

8/27/10
Sign Our Letter to First Lady Michelle Obama!

Sign on to CHEJ’s letter to First Lady Michelle Obama requesting that her Let's Move! Task Force on childhood obesity expands its focus to address toxic hazards in schools and playgrounds. Click on link to read and sign letter today!

8/3/10
Cross the poison plastic off your back-to-school shopping list.
Find safer products for your kids!

CHEJ's proud to announce the release of our 3rd annual Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies to help parents choose safer, PVC-free school supplies for their kids. Over thirty categories of school supplies, from backpacks to art supplies, are covered in this year's guide.

Download the guide and wallet-sized version.
Read CHEJ's press release.

7/26/10
Photos & Video from our Rally at Toys R Us!

Fresh from our action at Toys R Us in Times Square, read all about it on our blog, check out this great story from Fox 5 TV, and here’s a photo slideshow from the rally:

7/22/10
CHEJ & Teamsters Demand End to Toxic Toys R Us at Times Square Flagship Store
Groups Warn that Toys R Us’ Broken Promises May Be Toxic for Kids

Today CHEJ, the Teamsters Union, Clean New York, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, concerned parents, students and consumer activists protested toxic PVC plastic used in toys at the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square.

Read the press release.
Learn more and download our flyer.
Read the article in Variety
Read our blog post on the action.

7/13/10
CHEJ Taking Action on Dioxin - No More Delays!
Today CHEJ testified at the EPA's national public meeting on dioxin, the most toxic man-made substance on Earth. We hand-delivered a letter to EPA signed by over 300 organizations and over 2,000 individuals.

Read all about it on our blog, and check out our letter here.

7/12/10
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Notches Another Victory
The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York has been mobilizing residents of North Tonawanda to put pressure on Tonawanda Coke to clean up their act, and CHEJ has provided organizing and technical support. Recent air monitoring results show that the Tonawanda Coke Corporation has significantly reduced their emissions of cancer-causing benzene, although the levels remain far higher than recommended health guidelines, reports the Buffalo News.