11/10/08
City Is Cited for Insufficient Safeguards at School Campus Being Built on Brownfield

New York City officials violated state environmental law
when they began building a school complex on a contaminated site in the South Bronx without first coming up with a plan to ensure that students and the public would not be exposed to pollutants in the future, a state judge has ruled. read more

10/20/08
CHEJ won the BENNY AWARD for our PVC Campaign.

This is the 2nd year in a row CHEJ won this distinguished award.
read more: BENNY AWARD

10/20/08
Not a Mega Dump – We Want A Bio- Based Plastic Plant or Recycling Facility

CHEJ recently completed our first Visioning Meetings in NC.
Partnering with BREDL, people from seven different counties met in five locations to answer the question “If not this nasty polluting corporation setting up business in your county, then what type of business do you want?” Ideas were flowing, and excitement built throughout the meeting. The groups are moving to the next steps... which ideas they should move forward first. Stay tuned for updates. Let us know if this type of workshop might be useful in your area.

10/20/08
Another Child Threatening Study by EPA Is Canceled

Good news!
The two sequels to the infamous CHEERS study of 2004 has been canceled (until further notice/new administration) by the EPA. They were originally going to grant out the money for someone else to conduct basically the same study as CHEERS.

The two studies, entitled “Observational Studies to Characterize the Determinants of Exposure to Chemicals in the Environment for Early-Life stage Age Groups” (involving infants under age 3 in the Las Vegas area) and “Novel Approaches for Assessing Exposure for School-Aged Children in Longitudinal Studies” have been “cancelled until further notice.”

And the PEER press release:

10/20/08
Another City Passes Health Protective Policy

The City of Minneapolis passed a comprehensive Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy last Friday.
It is a policy that has been years in the making, initiated by work with Preventing Harm MN and the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice's Be Safe campaign. Click here to read the policy.

9/16/08
Chemical Industry Fox Guarding FDA Chicken Coop?

On Tuesday of this week the FDA will hold a public meeting
about the dangers of BPA. Despite governmental department counterpart the National Toxicology Program finding potential concerns over BPA, the FDA sites BPA manufacturer studies in its choice to find BPA, the estrogen like chemical, safe for consumers. Why would the FDA hold public meetings the day before the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) releases its findings on BPA? For more information on BPA and its potential toxic harm to babies, see the report co released earlier this year by CHEJ:www.babystoxicbottle.org

8/28/08
What would the Big Bad Wolf say about Vinyl Siding?

Even if the wolf wouldn’t be smart enough to stay away from vinyl siding, many experts and communities are recognizing the potential toxic harms caused by vinyl siding when it melts or burns in fires. One small community’s historic preservation society is trying to rid the community of vinyl siding. Read Why:

8/21/08
How many states do you think won’t let a school be located on a toxic site?

The answer, shockingly, is just 7! Read & watch CNN’s coverage of this unbelievable reality! 30 years after Love Canal and the closing of the 99th Street School, located next to a 20,000 ton toxic waste cite, many schools still are located near toxic locales. Click here: