BREAKING ‼️Study by European University University of Leeds, published by Nature Communications, blames Global South for plastic pollution, overlooking the role of plastic industry 🏭 and waste exports from rich nations 💰 👉 breakfreefromplastic.org/2024/09/06/eur… The Associated Press

❓ What exactly do “sell by,” "please enjoy by," or "best if used by" labels on your food mean? 🧐 Confusion over date labels poses health, environment, and waste concerns. CEH supports ASM Jacqui Irwin's #AB660, and we urge California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign the bill into law!

We're proud that the GreenScreen Certified Standard for Single-Use Food Service Ware & Thermal Paper (which we co-developed in partnership with Clean Production Action) was included in multiple categories of the U.S. EPA's new recommendations!

“This continued decline in e-cigarette use among our nation’s youth is a monumental public health win.” Good news story by Christina Jewett The New York Times on the decline of teenage vaping. nytimes.com/2024/09/05/hea…

🏕️ Did you know that many of propane cylinders are improperly disposed of and cause harmful fires and explosions? 🤦🏾 New legislation would require use of refillable/reusable 1-lb cylinders. CEH supports #SB1280 (Senator John Laird) and we urge @gavinnewsom to sign the bill into law!

❓ Have you wondered how to dispose of your batteries 🪫, lightbulbs 💡, or cleaners? If not properly disposed of, they can cause explosions, fires, & environmental contamination. ☣️ CEH supports Senator @benallenca's #SB1143 and we urge @gavinnewsom to sign the bill into law!

In case you missed it: Eliminating plastic bags at the point of sale is a small step with a big impact on reducing California's #PlasticWaste! 👏 Azul urges Governor Gavin Newsom to swiftly sign #SB1053 into law. #CALeg #BanTheBag

🏫 Each year, K-12 school cafeterias generate an immense amount of waste. This is bad for the environment and can also harm young children’s health by exposing them to toxic chemicals like PFAS & styrene. RSVP for our free #DitchingDisposables webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🎉 ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Latinx! This and ALL months, we celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Latinx Americans. #LatinxHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth

📰We joined Earthjustice & >40 other organizations in urging the U.S. FDA to make its long-deferred decision on 3 antimicrobials used in hand soap & body wash. During this delay, evidence has grown on the harms—but not the effectiveness—of these chemicals. greensciencepolicy.org/news-events/pr…

We're excited for our CEO Kizzy Charles-Guzman to partake in this upcoming Story Salon during #ClimateWeekNYC The event is sold out, but we'll be sharing Counterstream Media's podcast next month so you can listen in.

Does your school wish to #DitchDisposables and reduce #BPA #PFAS #STYRENE and #ReduceWaste? Center for Environmental Health has an excellent toolkit for students to enable the switch to the way things actually were before ceh.org/ditching-dispo… #RefuseSingleUse #ChooseToReuse @LessCancer

Thank you Cory Booker Sen. Cory Booker for introducing the Safe School Meals Act! We at CEH are proud to endorse this legislation to protect children from harmful toxics in school meals. ceh.org/ceh-supports-t…

🎉 GOOD NEWS: This week, Cory Booker introduced the Safe School Meals Act to protect children from harmful toxics in school meals! The bill would place limits on heavy metals, ban certain pesticide residues, ban PFAS, and more. CEH is proud to endorse! ceh.org/ceh-supports-t…

Thanks to Food & Wine for featuring our database of PFAS-free food packaging in this article! Great story by Stacey Leasca. foodandwine.com/chemicals-in-f…

BREAKING: Rob Bonta just announced he's suing ExxonMobil for its role in the plastic pollution crisis and for misleading the public about plastic recycling's ability to manage it. Read more here: beyondplastics.org/press-releases…

🎉 GOOD NEWS: California has closed a loophole in its 2014 plastic bag ban that will ban plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, for good! CEH is proud to have supported this bill, and we applaud Gavin Newsom for signing it into law, effective 1/1/26! latimes.com/environment/st…

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The US is poised for a massive #petrochemical buildout that could add annual emissions equivalent to nearly 40 coal power plants, undermining climate targets and locking in fossil fuel emissions for decades to come. 👇 Read the report. ciel.org/reports/emissi…