Center for Environmental Health

1.5 million North Carolina residents have been exposed to toxic #PFAS (#ForeverChemicals) in their drinking water. And EPA is not protecting them. Alongside our partners at Clean Cape Fear, Cape Fear River Watch, and Toxic Free NC, we formally petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force Chemours - the DuPont spinoff company that has released PFAS chemicals into the Cape Fear River and surrounding drinking water aquifers - to pay for #health studies on 54 different PFAS chemicals released to the environment, including several found in the river, the source of #drinkingwater for nearly a half million residents, and private drinking water wells. But EPA denied the petition, and the groups are challenging this decision in court. While residents of the Cape Fear region continue to lose friends and family due to rare forms of cancer and other diseases linked to PFAS, struggle to pay growing medical bills, and fight for clean drinking water at home and in schools, Chemours seeks to grow its profits by expanding its operations and the EPA refuses to use its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to hold a known polluter accountable for critical testing on the health impacts of its chemicals. This is environmental injustice in action - and it has to stop. President Joe Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan have committed to acting on PFAS. This would be an opportunity for them to turn their words into actions. Sign the petition, and tell EPA to protect people - not polluters. Visit ceh.org/CapeFearCourage to join the fight. #CapeFearCourage #EnvironmentalJustice

We vow to hold the Trump Administration accountable. We will continue to fight polluters including the fossil fuel, chemical, and plastics industries who prioritize profit over people and our neighborhoods. Our statement: https://lnkd.in/gvAXYbSS

We believe environmental, social, gender, and racial justice are deeply intertwined. We will not stand for racism, misogyny, the erosion of our bedrock environmental protections and rights, or attacks on the rights of our communities. We will continue to fight polluters including the fossil fuel, chemical, and plastics industries who prioritize profit over people and our neighborhoods.

It's Election Day! Own your power as a voter, and make your voice heard. Don't forget to VOTE!

CALIFORNIA PROTECTS ITS PEOPLE!!! 👏👏🏽👏🏾 "Californians have lower levels of toxic chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects & reproductive harm in their bodies than people in the rest of the country, according to a new study." #prop65 #environment #health

The new Roundup is not the old Roundup - it’s worse. Bayer made its controversial weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health. It’s time to #RejectRoundup. New report from our friends at Friends of the Earth U.S.

This week, we filed lawsuits against two companies for failing to report imports of toxic chemicals to the U.S. EPA, a violation of the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Read about our work in Bloomberg Law.

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! Wishing a happy Day of the Dead to all who are remembering and celebrating their loved ones today. #DíaDeLosMuertos #DayOfTheDead

Happy Diwali to all who are celebrating this week!

🎃 Your Halloween costume should be scary - but not *that* scary! 👻 Have you heard that we found lead, cadmium, and BPA in costumes from Halloween Express and Spirit Halloween? 😱 No level of lead is safe for children. Exposure to lead can result in irreversible nervous system damage and intellectual disabilities for life, yet we found lead in Halloween masks. BPA is often found in polyester spandex blends from fast fashion brands even though it can disrupt metabolism, growth, development, and reproductive health. Cheap metal jewelry can contain cadmium, even though cadmium exposure has been found to cause kidney, bone, and lung damage. Teach kids to avoid: ➡️mouth contact with vinyl masks, cheap metal jewelry, costumes made with PVC plastic, and store-bought face paint ➡️wearing the costume any longer than necessary after getting home from trick or treating ➡️eating Halloween treats without washing your hands first ❓ Which of our tips will you try out to protect your family from toxics this Halloween? Let us know in the comments. 👇🏽 Have a safe, healthy, and happy Halloween! Check out our new blog for more info: https://lnkd.in/gCYSEvgx #halloween #happyhalloween #health