What We Do
| Eliminating Toxics |
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CEH works to hold corporations accountable for their use of toxic chemicals that endanger public health. We challenge corporations to stop polluting or to lower the toxicity of their consumer products. We motivate change by outreach, education, and when necessary, legal action under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (otherwise known as “Proposition 65”). Examples of CEH’s successful lawsuits include getting metal plating companies to stop emitting dangerous chemicals into surrounding low-income neighborhoods, and forcing drug companies to take the lead out of their baby diaper rash cream.
Click the indented links at the left under Eliminating Toxics to learn more about Center for Environmental Health's work on eliminating toxics.
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Did you know...Lead wheel weights are no longer legal in California. Read about CEH's role in eliminating the largest source of new lead in the environment. |
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| Exposing the Toxic Threat from Children's Jewelry (2003-06) |
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A Center for Environmental Health investigation exposed the threat of lead in children's jewelry. Our lawsuit spurred the largest product recall in U.S. history and led to a landmark agreement with Macy's, Disney, Target, Wal-Mart and over 80 other companies to protect children from unsafe and potentially fatal exposures to lead. |