12/19/07
Safer School Siting Guides - It's about time
VICTORY as President & Congress instruct EPA to develop school location and health guidelines to prevent environmental health harm for childer and staff.
[Click here to read article in Education Week]
12/12/07
Sears/Kmart Becomes Latest Retail Giants To Phase Out Toxic PVC Plastic, Major Source Of Lead, Phthalates, And Dioxin Exposure
Falls Church, VA ... Sparked by a national campaign led by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), together with a coalition of health and environmental organizations, today Sears Holdings (Sears and KMart) has announced its plans to begin phasing out products and packaging containing the toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, commonly known as vinyl.
[read full release]
[Learn more about Sears's Commitment]
12/07/07
CHEJ Joins Over 75 State And National Groups Urging Congress To Strengthen Lead In Toys Bill
CHEJ, Environment America, Greenpeace, U.S. PIRG and a coalition of over seventy-five health and environmental organizations are calling on Congress to strengthen the proposed lead in toys restrictions. The groups are urging Congress to establish the lowest level possible for all children’s products as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
[read full release in .PDF format]
12/03/07
CHEJ’s Michael Schade Named One of Ethisphere’s 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics
Center for Health, Environment and Justice’s PVC Campaign Coordinator Mike Schade was ranked #51 in the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics listing by Ethisphere Magazine, a global publication dedicated to illuminating the important correlation between ethics and profit.
[read full release in .pdf format]
11/06/07
Target to Systematically Reduce PVC in Infant Products, Children's Toys, Shower Curtains, Packaging
After a national campaign by CHEJ and a coalition of health and environmental organizations, Target has agreed to systematically reduce its use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, commonly known as vinyl. The company is reducing PVC found in many of its products including infant products, children’s toys, shower curtains, packaging and fashion accessories. Target, the fifth largest U.S. retailer with $59 billion in revenues a year, is joining a growing list of dozens of companies that are eliminating or reducing its PVC products and packaging.
[read full release]
[Learn more about Target's Commitment]
10/26/07
CHEJ And Founder Lois Gibbs Turn A Triple Play; Receive Three Awards Recognizing Their Work As Trusted Agents Of Change Safeguarding Our Communities From Dangerous Toxins
CHEJ has received a total of three awards for its work in recent weeks. CHEJ has been presented two awards from evaluator entities, monitoring the performance of activist organizations in achievement and fiscal management. In addition, Lois Gibbs was presented with a BENNY award, the first individual achievement award from The Business Ethics Network (BEN).
[read full release in .PDF format]
10/15/07
CHEJ Announces Two New Board Members
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9/27/07
New Testing Finds Lead in Children’s PVC Toys Sold in Massachusetts
Advocates Urge Recall of PVC/Vinyl Toys at Global Chemical Industry Conference and Call for Statewide Policy Reform to Replace Toxic Toys with Safer Alternatives
[read full release]
[see photos from action at the World Vinyl Forum]
[See article in NewYork Times]
7/10/07
New Study: Over 60% of PVC Packaging Violates Laws in 19 States Across the Country
Elevated Levels of Toxic Lead and Cadmium Commonly Found in PVC Packaging
[read the full release]
5/24/07
Target Faces Mounting Pressure to Phase Out PVC
New Report Shows Target Lags Behind Other Major Retailers in Refusing to Replace PVC Packaging, Toys and Shower Curtains With Safe Alternatives
[read the full release] [view additional media resources]
5/4/07
Wal-Mart, Apple Announce New Plans to Eliminate PVC
Wal-Mart commits to support industry standard to eliminate PVC from all children's products, adding fuel to the national campaign challenging Target to “meet and beat” Wal-Mart’s commitment.
[Read the full release.]
4/13/07
Environmental Groups Challenge Disney to Go Green
Company that Protects Animals with Green Cleaning Products at Animal Kingdom is Urged to Care for Children and Stop Using Toxic Cleaning at Disney World Parks and Hotels
[read the full News Release]
11/2/06
CHEJ's Statement on Wal-Mart‘s Packaging Scorecard Announcement
Environmental Group Responds to Wal-Mart’s New Scorecard, Urges More Concrete Measures
(Read More)
10/31/06
Environmental Group Reacts to Wal-Mart’s Safer Chemicals Announcement
CHEJ issues statement in response to Wal-Mart’s new safer chemicals initiative, urges company to go even further.
(Read More)
10/11/06
More than 60 Organizations Urge Target to Join Other Retailers in Phasing Out PVC Products and Packaging
Target Stores Protested Nationwide in Conjuction with Flash Video Releases
(Read More)
7/10/06
News Release! National Academies New Study Concludes Dioxin is Toxic
National Academies Study Finds that the Widely Disbursed Chemical Causes Cancer, Developmental Problems & Birth Defects
(Read More)
5/9/06
Manufacturing and Sales of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Decline in Face of Environmental Health Campaign
Crabtree & Evelyn, Johnson and Johnson Expand Plans to Phase Out PVC Packaging Materials
(Read More)
2/3/06
EPA Bans Testing Pesticides on Pregnant Women and Children
Federal Rule is First of its Kind to Govern Testing
Pesticides on Human Subjects
(Read More)
12/21/05
New York City Council Passes Legislation to Reduce Purchase of Products Containing PVC, Lead, Mercury, Toxic Flame Retardants, & Other Toxic Chemicals
City Uses Enormous $11 Billion Purchasing Power to Drive Markets for Safer, Environmentally Friendly Products
(Read More)
12/7/05
Microsoft Completes Phase Out of PVC, “the Poison Plastic”
HP, Crabtree & Evelyn, Kaiser Permanente, Catholic Healthcare West, Wal-Mart, and Others Join the Trend Towards Phasing Out PVC in Consumer Packaging and Products
(Read More)
12/7/04
U.S. Facing Waste Crisis From Disposal of 70 Billion Pounds of PVC in Next Decade
Pervasive PVC Plastic Used in Baby Shampoo Bottles, Blister Packs and Toys Poses Serious Environmental and Health Threats According to New Study
Campaign Launched Urging Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft
to Switch to Available Safe Materials and Join Many Companies Phasing out PVC
(Read More)
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