Sep 15, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips
We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years, in collaboration with the California Attorney General, to make sure that lead threats are removed from artificial turf—especially in places where children play. Five major turf companies have made legal commitments to...
Mar 4, 2024Matt NevinsUncategorized
Contact: Emily DiFrisco, emilyd@ceh.org [UPDATED May 14, 2024, 1:13 pm] Home Depot and Lowe’s failed to warn consumers of dangerous levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in artificial turf. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Today the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental...
Aug 19, 2022Rachel Massey, ScD and Lindsey Pollard, MS
Have you ever been at your kid’s soccer game and wondered if artificial turf is safe for them to play, snack, and lie on? What about those small black bits of infill that end up in every nook and cranny of your home or car? Turns out that scientists are studying...
Mar 26, 2019Zack KaldveerChemical Industry, Children's Health, Environmental Justice, Fashion Products, Food, Food Products, Products
Findings undermine effort by the chemical industry and Congress to eliminate state right-to-know laws For Immediate Release: March 26, 2019 Contact: Caroline Cox, CEH, 541-654-2626, Caroline@ceh.org, Zack Kaldveer, CEH, 510-938-2664, zack@ceh.org A just-released...
Oct 9, 2014Caroline CoxUncategorized
An investigative report from NBC News has exposed a stunning fact: It seems that significant numbers of soccer playing kids are being diagnosed with cancer. Amy Griffin, a soccer coach at the University of Washington, has been tracking health problems among college...
Oct 2, 2012Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips
In the 1960s, my high school (I’m giving away my age) had what is probably best described as a pathetic football field. Patchy grass that was almost as much sand as it was grass; decrepit bleachers that had room for a couple hundred people; and a small but...
May 21, 2012Aimee DewingChildren's Health, Tips
Thanks for picking up Volume 2 of the compelling story of CEH’s quest to end the threat of lead exposure for anyone who plays on artificial turf. In case you missed Volume 1, Iron Man teamed up with Captain America and Thor to save the Hulk from his aggressive...
Apr 25, 2012Aimee DewingChildren's Health, Tips
I’ve never been much of an athlete. When I view home videos from my childhood, I am dismayed to see that I spent more time “coaching” my little league soccer teammates as to where an opponent kicked the ball (as if they couldn’t see for themselves) than running after...
Sep 20, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, General Insights
Last night the stars were out at Oakland’s historic Paramount Theater for the premier of Moneyball, the Brad Pitt vehicle (from the fabulous Michael Lewis book of the same name) about Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane. The stars and guests were welcomed to...
Aug 14, 2009Caroline CoxChildren's Health, Legal Action
Oakland, CA-The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today welcomed an agreement by AstroTurf that sets the first-ever legally binding rules to end lead threats to children from artificial turf. The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high...
