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CHEJ mentors a movement, empowering people to build healthy communities and working to prevent harm to human health caused by exposure to environmental threats.
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Photos from CHEJ's party on Tuesday at the home of Sarah Stranahan and Henry Richardson.

At Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement, we honored Judith Enck, Barry Commoner and Andrea Kydd.

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Andrea Kydd ~ Love and Miss...
Fri at 6:36pm
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice One more reason for the FDA to act on BPA -- BPA found leaching from disposable plates bought in China. http://bit.ly/1I39Et

Source: www.chinapost.com.tw
TAIPEI, Taiwan --Environmental protection authorities discovered during a recent spot check unsafe levels of a toxic substance on the disposable plates and bowls used at a food court, local media reported yesterday.
Michele Duffy
Michele Duffy
EW Gross...another reason to use bamboo
Fri at 3:59pm
Molly Arthur
Molly Arthur
Learn more about BPA tomorrow FREE
MAKING HEALTHY BABIES, RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN
Living Well in a Toxic World

Where: UC Berkeley Art Museum Theater, 2625 Durant Ave. Berkeley, California... Read More
When: Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 9 am to 4 pm
Tickets: First 50 students are free, First 25 Healthcare professionals are free. $60 regular, $75 at the door http://makinghealthybabies.eventbrite.com
Fri at 10:49pm
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Check out this slideshow of photos from CHEJ's party in NYC this week - Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement

Source: www.flickr.com
CHEJ's Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement set
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice
Just click the link above to check 'em out!
November 19 at 4:23pm
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Source: www.alternet.org
Erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems were two side effects in a recent study of men exposed to high levels of bisphenol A, or BPA.
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Thanks to everyone that joined us at Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement last night! It was a fabulous party -- stay tuned for pictures.

November 18 at 1:30pm
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice New study from our friends at Washington Toxics Coalition found Phthalates from PVC (found in our nation's schools) in pregnant women http://bit.ly/3q7DYK

Source: bit.ly
A Research Project by Washington Toxics Coalition. In this study, we investigated the environment experienced by nine fetuses—their mothers. We tested nine pregnant women, from Washington, Oregon, and California, during the second trimester of their pregnancies.
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice And policymakers wanna build more nuclear plants?

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NEW YORK(1010 WINS) -- The rate of thyroid cancer cases in counties closest to the Indian Point nuclear plant 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan are the highest in New York State, and among ...
Jeff Young
Jeff Young
Of course listeners of PRI's Living on Earth knew this a month ago, and with greater context.
http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=09-P13-00043#feature1
November 17 at 8:32am
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice
Thanks Jeff -- that's a great story! Thanks for sharing it. -Mike at CHEJ
November 18 at 9:20am
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice is looking forward to our event in NYC tomorrow night - Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement. We're gonna be honoring Judith Enck, Barry Commoner, and Andrea Kydd. Can't wait!!

Source: chej.eventbrite.com
Center for Health, Environment presents Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement -- Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- New York, NY
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Yet another reason to get PVC and phthalates out of our nation's schools - phthalates impacting preschool children http://bit.ly/3dJoQP

Source: www.urmc.rochester.edu
A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers’ prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, such as trucks and play fighting.
Leontien Kennedy-van Der Vaart
Leontien Kennedy-van Der Vaart
I agree with the fact that we have to be sensitive about these issues but would hope people still see the fact that this is about chemicals that have the potential to alter masculine brain development, not a cultural push.
November 16 at 9:57am
Missy Bachman Ugland
Missy Bachman Ugland
I agree with both of you -- it is just important to frame the results in a way that attracts support and doesn't distract. Thank you.
November 16 at 11:02am
Molly Arthur

Molly Arthur
FREE for students and healthcare professionals- symposium-MAKING HEALTHY BABIES, RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN Living Well in a Toxic World Where: UC Berkeley Art Museum Theater, 2625 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CaliforniaWhen: Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 9 am to 4 pmTickets: First 50 students are free, First 25 H...ealthcare professionals are free. $60 regular, $75 at the door http://makinghealthybabies.eventbrite.comRead More

November 15 at 9:14am · Report
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Want to meet Lois Gibbs, Judith Enck and Barry Commoner? Join CHEJ at a party in NYC this coming Tuesday! http://bit.ly/4n4Azw

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Center for Health, Environment presents Honoring Pioneers of the Environmental Health Movement -- Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- New York, NY
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice The Washington Post on BPA being linked to erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Exposure to high levels of a controversial chemical found in thousands of everyday plastic products appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men, according to a new study published Wednesday.
Michele Duffy
Michele Duffy
If you cannot pronounce it...don't ingest it.
PERIOD
November 12 at 7:59pm
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Join the Bhopal Day of Action to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster!

Source: www.studentsforbhopal.org
The 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster is coming soon and we need your help to bring it to the forefront: in your local community, among your friends and in the media.
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice One more reason to ban BPA

Source: www.wvec.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.
Dora Ma Alvarez Caro
November 10 at 7:50pm
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice Check out this great resource-guide to PVC, BPA, and phthalate-free food storage containers!

Source: thesoftlandingbaby.com
UPDATED 11/10/09 We began converting our babies' dishes several years ago, and we've been collecting information on safer adult food storage options along
Dora Ma Alvarez Caro
Dora Ma Alvarez Caro
Thanks!!! Do you know what kind of plastic bags are safe for store food in the freezer?
November 10 at 4:11pm