CEH achieved fifteen settlement agreements resulting in companies filing reports with the EPA for over 150 previously unreported chemicals, totaling more than 12 billion pounds.
CEH achieved fifteen settlement agreements resulting in companies filing reports with the EPA for over 150 previously unreported chemicals, totaling more than 12 billion pounds.
Center for Environmental Health’s testing repeatedly found high levels of lead in leather and faux leather fashion accessories such as handbags, wallets, shoes, and belts sold at off-price retailers.
Consumer Watchdog Group Finds Cocamide DEA in 38 Shampoos and Other Hygiene Products After Getting It Out of the Market Over a Decade Ago
“We are pleased that Wego has worked efficiently with CEH and the EPA to correct their extensive violations of the TSCA reporting requirements,” said Bob Sussman, CEH counsel and former EPA official.
Nonprofit watchdog takes legal action against 8 companies and calls on retailers to improve their purchasing specifications.
Today CEH filed a lawsuit against the company Akrochem Corporation for failing to report imports of more than 1 million pounds of chemicals to the U.S. EPA.
CEH is known for achieving the first court-enforceable agreement restricting vaping giant Juul from marketing to teens and remains committed to ensuring consumers stay informed about the health impacts of Big Tobacco’s newest addictive product–nicotine pouches.
When you think about sources of toxic lead exposure, you might recall the bans on leaded fuel for cars 27 years ago or leaded paint 18 years before that. Or perhaps you think of the 2014 lead-in-water poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan. Current data show, however, that a stunningly high source of lead pollution in the United States comes from leaded aviation fuel.
EPA estimates that emissions from these airplanes account for about 70% of lead released into the air.