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:

8/21/08
New White Paper Offers Possible Solution to Mitigate Environmental Injustice:

At the Southern Political Science Association meeting earlier this year, two researchers presented an approach of having regulatory field offices in low income and minority zip code communities – with positive results – to help mitigate environmental injustices caused by air and other pollutions. CHEJ exists to prevent health harms caused by toxic and chemical threats often caused by environmental injustice and this just released report will be of interest to many of the community groups we mentor and serve. Click here to learn more about this interesting study and/or to download a copy:

8/20/08
2008 Sustainable School Summit in Washington DC on Oct 3.