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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 29/09/2026
California produce just got safer: Governor Gavin Newsom signs another CEH-sponsored bill into law! This one requires the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to track and publish any PFAS (also known as forever chemicals) in pesticides. ow.ly/P9yV50ZSUj3
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Landmark bill in California now requires state to disclose PFAS pesticide use
Under the new law, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation must track pesticides containing PFAS in its publicly accessible database and monitor how these pesticides are used over time.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 29/09/2026
Great news for parents, babies, and toddlers in California: Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB1901 into law requiring diaper manufacturers to disclose the ingredients used in diapers. ow.ly/OSIc50ZSsWn
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 23/09/2026
Inside the leaked emails that reveal industry's plan to kill California's single use plastic and recycling laws: archive.is/yaLyd
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 19/08/2026
Breaking News: Receipts are about to get safer! We just signed settlements with 163 companies for exposing consumers to the endocrine disruptor BPS in receipts. Getting BPS out of receipts is also a win for recycling streams, which are contaminated by receipts with BPS. ow.ly/fMVx50ZBAyt
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Receipts to Become Safer Thanks to the Center for Environmental Health’s Settlements with 163 of the Largest Companies in the United States - Center for Environmental Health
CEH’s settlements will protect consumers and workers from hormone disruption, recycling systems from contamination, and spur the creation of a new phenol-additive free receipt paper.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 31/07/2026
📢 LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! 🗣️ While #PlasticFreeJuly is coming to a close, let's all do our part to make sure that we live as plastic-free as possible throughout the year!
Text stating 'Every month should be plastic free' on a dark teal background with a small CEH logo featuring a yellow butterfly below.
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Toxic-Free Future @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
250 organizations are urging Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken #TSCA, our nation's chemical safety law. Lawmakers should listen to impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professionals—not chemical industry lobbyists. toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/2...
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250 organizations urge Senate: Put Americans’ health before chemical industry profits - Toxic-Free Future
National alliance urges Congress to reject industry efforts to weaken nation’s chemical safety law and encourages Congress to hear from impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professional...
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 07/07/2026
DYK Toxic-Free Future found chemicals linked to cancer in more than one in six Sally Beauty products marketed to Black and brown women? Tell Sally Beauty to get the cancer-linked chemicals out of its hair relaxers! ow.ly/2iZb50ZkUoR #CleanBeauty #HealthJustice #ToxicFree #SafeCosmetics
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No one should have to risk health for hair care
Tell Sally Beauty to get the cancer-linked chemicals out of its relaxers.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 25/06/2026
Tell Congress to put public health and safety before the bottom lines of chemical companies: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Stop Congress From Gutting Chemical Safety Laws
This new bill is a stunningly reckless wishlist for chemical industry lobbyists.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 25/06/2026
The Toxic Substances Control Act took the most diverse coalition in the history of environmental lawmaking 40 years to fix, but it could be dismantled in just one. Why it's so important to keep this chemical protections law strong: ow.ly/e1Tr50ZhofI
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The Chemical Safety Law That Took 40 Years to Fix, Could Be Dismantled in One
Senate Republicans consider easing rules for the chemical industry
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day from CEH!
Wishing a very Happy Father's Day to all dads, grandpas, and father figures on a soft green background with decorative orange swirls.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 19/06/2026
Happy Juneteenth! Join us as we celebrate the progress this holiday represents as well as the reminder of the work still to be done.
Graphic with three raised fists of different skin tones under text celebrating Juneteenth and emphasizing ongoing racial and environmental justice journeys.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 17/06/2026
We were heartbroken to learn that our longtime partner and attorney, Eric Somers, passed away this past Spring. Eric was instrumental in helping us change the world. We send our deepest condolences to Eric’s family, friends, and colleagues. ceh.org/in-memory-of...
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In Memory of Eric Somers, Longtime Attorney and Counsel for CEH - Center for Environmental Health %
Eric Somers represented CEH for 27 years, securing transformational legal victories to protect people’s health and the environment.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 16/06/2026
🌎 Happy #WorldRefillDay! Don't forget to: ✅ Bring your own reusable cup to coffee shops ✅ Visit a reuse/refill store to refill on products like shampoo, conditioner, soap, and laundry/dish detergents ✅ Use a glass or stainless steel reusable water bottle instead of plastic
Person refilling a clear bottle from a dispenser in a store promoting World Refill Day.
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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
More than 70 million pounds of the herbicide atrazine are used annually in the United States. Advocates are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of the toxic weedkiller linked to cancer. www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/atra...
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Federal review on weedkiller sparks backlash from environment and health groups
Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked t...
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Toxic-Free Future @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Toxic chemicals used in plastics and everyday products are showing up in breast milk. A new peer-reviewed study found bisphenols, melamine, triclosan, and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals in breast milk samples.
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Endocrine-disrupting plastic chemicals in breast milk - Toxic-Free Future
New testing found BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan in breast milk samples, pointing to widespread exposure from everyday products and materials.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 09/06/2026
Alongside Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network, e notified EPA of our intent to sue the agency over the atrazine issue. Story by The New Lede: www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/atrazine…
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 08/06/2026
🌊 Today is #WorldOceanDay! What better way to celebrate than to use our collective power to get an endocrine-disrupting chemical that's also bad for our oceans out of receipt paper? actionnetwork.org/fundraising/its-w…
Underwater scene with fish swimming among green coral, highlighting protection of aquatic life from toxic BPS on World Ocean Day.
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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 29/05/2026
1/ Plastic production is dangerous. Last week some 50,000 California residents evacuated their homes after a GKN Aerospace facility reported a leak from a massive tank storing 7,000 gallons (26,000+ litres) of MMA, a toxic and highly flammable chemical used to make plastic.
A sign at GKN Aerospace with an alert about a chemical emergency in Garden Grove, California, forcing evacuations. The mood is urgent and informative.
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Toxic-Free Future @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Frontline leaders across the country are calling on The Home Depot to lead the industry away from toxic PVC plastic. Many pictured live with the consequences of vinyl production & disposal, from polluted air & water to serious illness linked to chemical exposure. toxicfreefuture.org/blog/groups-...
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 04/06/2026
"Wego Chemical Group is among the companies CEH targeted in citizen lawsuits filed under the Toxic Substances Control Act. These lawsuits require giving the EPA and alleged violators 60 days’ notice before filing." Our work, covered by @patrizzuto.bsky.social: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
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Wego Violated Requirement to Report Chemical Imports, EPA Says
Wego Chemical Group and related companies have violated statutory requirements by failing to report more than 200 chemicals, the EPA said in a complaint announced Monday.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 03/06/2026
“CEH is proud to fill these major gaps in enforcement and reporting, acting as a watchdog of our important public health and environmental laws to protect people from potential exposure to toxic chemicals in their communities.” -Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO of CEH ceh.org/latest/press...
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CEH Achieves 15 Legal Agreements with Companies who Failed to Report Billions of Pounds of Imported Chemicals - Center for Environmental Health
CEH achieved fifteen settlement agreements resulting in companies filing reports with the EPA for over 150 previously unreported chemicals, totaling more than 12 billion pounds.
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CityHealth @cityhealth.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In partnership with @ceh.org, we explore how #EcoFriendlyPurchasing policies work together to help communities thrive. Explore our toolkit for cities: www.cityhealth.org/eco-friendly...
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Eco-Friendly Purchasing Resources - CityHealth — Helping everyone live healthy, full lives
CityHealth recently created a number of resources with Center for Environmental Health on its policy Eco-Friendly Purchasing. Access all the resources below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FvRZBEcw...
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 01/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! At CEH we are proud to support the LGBTQ+ community. We embrace those most marginalized within the community including queer people of color and transgender people. We aspire to be a community where EVERYONE belongs. #Pride #PrideMonth
Center for Environmental Health logo, with Pride colors. "For a safer, healthier future."
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 28/05/2026
"The grim reality is that 23-35 million pounds of pesticide ingredients used annually in the United States are PFAS. California has registered 53 PFAS pesticides. And about 2.5 million pounds of those poisons are applied annually to California cropland." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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Opinion | Peaches, pears and PFAS: California lawmakers may limit 'forever' pesticides in foods
PFAS chemicals were found in nearly 40% of samples of nonorganic fruits and vegetables California regulators tested in 2023. A bill would ban their use.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 21/05/2026
Three years later, residents are still getting sick from toxic fallout related to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Can you join us in asking The Home Depot to ban PVC plastic? Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
Text: Tell Home Depot: Ban PVC Plastic

Image: black smoke plume (near homes and a road) from East Palestine, Ohio train derailment
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 20/05/2026
❓Are there harmful ingredients in diapers?👶🏽 Join the Diaper Ingredient Project from our friends at @weavingvoices.bsky.social! Your photos can help explore potential harmful ingredients in diapers and incontinence in products to support safer products for families. weavingvoices.org/diaper-ingre...
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Voices Behind the Crown
Voices Behind the Crown celebrates and uplifts the beauty, history, and culture of Black hair as part of Weave’s “Beautiful Hair Without the Scare” campaign.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 19/05/2026
👶🏼 Did you know that diapers may contain harmful substances that can alter babies' hormones? We're proud to co-sponsor AB 1901, which would require the disclosure of intentionally added ingredients in children’s diapers. ICYMI Hilary Swank supports AB 1901: people.com/hilary-swank...
"Diapers may contain harmful substances that can alter babies' hormones. Lack of transparency is a problem because caregivers can't make informed decisions about those products that sit next to their baby's skin or what goes in their bodies for the first few years of their life." -Hilary Swank

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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 18/05/2026
"Diapers may contain harmful substances that can alter babies' hormones. Lack of transparency is a problem because caregivers can't make informed decisions." Big thanks to Hilary Swank for advocating for AB 1901! We're proud to co-sponsor this important bill. people.com/hilary-swank...
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Hilary Swank Says She's Focused on 'Being in the Moment' While Advocating for a Safer Future for Her Twins (Exclusive)
Hilary Swank recently chatted with PEOPLE about her lobbying efforts for the California Bill AB 1901, which calls for more transparency in diaper ingredients. During the conversation, the actress open...
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 10/05/2026
Happy Mother's Day from CEH! 💐
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 08/05/2026
“Despite efforts to regulate EDCs in cosmetics, biocidal products, and foods, environmental contamination by these substances continues to rise.” www.ehn.org/plastic-bottled-water-e…
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Water from plastic bottles — including expensive brands — contains more chemicals than water stored in glass
In a recent study published in Analytica Chimica Acta, researchers used new methods for detecting diverse endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in drinking water to test multiple bottled water brands from Belgium. In short:In total, 17 EDCs were found in the 37 bottled waters tested, including chemi...
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 06/05/2026
"Pacifiers can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, with the highest levels found in one marketed as “BPA-free,” a new study shows." usrtk.org/healthwire/pacifiers-bpa-…
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Pacifiers, even those labeled “BPA-free,” expose babies to toxic chemical, study finds
Pacifiers—even "BPA-free" ones—can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, a new study shows.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 04/05/2026
"Greenwashed 2025 pulls back the curtain on greenwashing: The deliberate tactics a wide variety of entities use to misrepresent their environmental impact, exploit consumer trust, and avoid accountability for the harm they cause to people and planet." just-zero.org/reports/greenwashed-2…
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Greenwashed 2025 - Just Zero
Corporations are cashing in on your values. Greenwashed 2025 exposes the tactics companies use to deceive consumers – and gives you the tools to push back.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 01/05/2026
"By implementing PFAS-reduction practices and infrastructure in various aspects of the state, we can lead the nation in ridding ourselves of this toxic threat." www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/articl…
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Protect produce from PFAS: No forever chemicals in California pesticides | Opinion
“California cannot allow its farms to become a new pipeline for forever chemicals into our food and soil.”
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
#MayDay is a reminder for workers to stand together. If you’re going to a May Day event, you can download this graphic and use it as a sign.
A #MayDay graphic with a UFW eagle on it and the text saying 

MAY DAY

International Workers' Day

And words in the eagle
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Alternative Technologies @alternativetechs.com · 27/04/2026
Center for Environmental Health (@ceh.org) believes that everything we consume, from the water we drink to the toys our children handle, should put our health first. Their current work exposes chain stores selling products that contain lead, cadmium, and BPA. ceh.org
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Center for Environmental Health
CEH keeps our world safe from unnatural and malicious chemicals by changing the way that business does business. From the courtroom to the boardroom, together we can do great things. Join us.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 23/04/2026
‼️ Good news update on a bill we're co-sponsoring to protect people from heavy metals in protein products. sd18.senate.ca.gov/news/state-senat…
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State Senate Committee Votes to Protect Consumers from Heavy Metals in Protein Products
Official website of Senator Steve Padilla , representing California Senate District 18.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 22/04/2026
The chemical industry is pushing Congress to weaken the federal law that keeps toxic chemicals out of our environment and our bodies. That's not what protection looks like. That’s not what health looks like. @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social #TSCA #EarthDay toxicfreefuture.org/take-action/...
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Tell Congress: Stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections - Toxic-Free Future
The chemical industry is working hard to undermine the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Tell your senator to stop the chemical industry from rolling back our health protections.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 22/04/2026
🌎 Happy #EarthDay! What better way to celebrate than to use our power to make the restaurant industry’s foodware reusable, recyclable, and safer? The time for change is now. Let's get black plastic off the menu: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/help-…
Image description: close-up of sushi and dumplings in clear plastic containers with chopsticks.

Text: "This Earth Day, let's get black plastic off the menu."
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 21/04/2026
‼️ Our report shows a sharp rise in youth use of nicotine pouches, increasing 125% in the past four years. 📖 Read the report and 📝 SIGN OUR PLEDGE to talk to your kids about the dangers of using nicotine pouches: CEH.org/deception
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 17/04/2026
‼️ Sharing some good news on the bill we're co-sponsoring (#AB1603) to protect people from PFAS in pesticides. www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-rele…
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California Assembly panel advances bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemical’ pesticides
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted today to advance a bill that would ban toxic
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 14/04/2026
Our friends at @counterstream.bsky.social are in second place for a 2026 #Webby award! 🌟 Vote for A People’s Climate, a podcast about real solutions for our climate: wbby.co/57463N
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 13/04/2026
☣️ Toxic PFAS chemicals have no place in the foods we eat. We're proud to co-sponsor this important public health bill. www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/cal…
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California proposes sweeping ban on 'forever chemicals' in pesticides
California moves closer to joining Maine and Minnesota in banning PFAS chemicals—so-called "forever chemicals"—from all pesticides used in the state.
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Friends of the Earth U.S. (Action) @foeus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🚨 A new report warns that HB4 genetically engineered (GMO) wheat—recently approved by the U.S. government—poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and farmers’ livelihoods. 🧑‍🌾🌱
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter to all who are observing! 🐰 Pro tip for a more sustainable Easter: for your egg hunt, try wooden, paper, or papier-mâché eggs, instead of plastic!
Blue background with orange flowers and text wishing a happy Easter to all celebrating today.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 01/04/2026
Happy Passover to all who are observing tonight & over the next week! Looking to add an environmental health theme to your Seder? Try this list for the 10 plagues: PFAS Microplastics BPA Wildfires Floods Lead Cadmium Hexavalent Chromium Formaldehyde Pre-polluting the first-born
Passover greeting card featuring stylized flowers and two matzah pieces on a dark teal backdrop.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 01/04/2026
⚠️BREAKING: our testing found high levels of Mercury in retrograde! Exposure can cause irritability and difficulty focusing. We are in active litigation with the universal order of the planets and cannot give specific recommendations at this time, but good luck to you. Also, happy April Fools Day!🤣
Breaking news graphic showing Earth, Mercury, and Mars with text about high mercury levels during retrograde.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 31/03/2026
Today, we honor the tireless work of farmworkers as well as the farmworker movement. People and their health and well-being are our ultimate concerns, and we recognize the interconnectedness between agriculture and farmworkers' rights. #FarmworkersDay #SiSePuede
Celebrating Farmworkers Day. "We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live,
not just to acquire things." -Dolores Huerta
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 30/03/2026
🫣 Look away, Duke fans... Whether you're a basketball fan or not, DITCH THE PLASTIC and switch to stainless steel or glass for healthier beverage containers! #MarchMadness
Image: Duke Men's Basketball coaches react to UConn's game-winning shot in the Elite 8. Text: "Our faces when companies replace BPA with another toxic bisphenol and call it "BPA-free"
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 26/03/2026
More info on Sen.Steve Padilla's bill to equip consumers with health information on protein products: ceh.org/latest/press...
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California Advances Protein Safety Bill Targeting Heavy Metal Contamination - Center for Environmental Health
CEH supports a new bill that would protect consumers by requiring testing and disclosure of heavy metals in protein products sold in California.
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Center for Environmental Health @ceh.org · 26/03/2026
⚠️ Are you unknowingly ingesting heavy metals when using protein products? A new California bill would equip consumers with crucial information so they can make safer choices for their health. We're proud to co-sponsor Sen. Steve Padilla's bill with Environmental Working Group and Consumer Reports.
Woman in workout clothes holding a protein shake outdoors with text warning about heavy metals in protein products.Many people use protein products daily as part of a healthy diet, but they could be unknowingly ingesting heavy metals that can accumulate and harm our brains and body systems.

A new California bill would equip consumers with crucial information about the heavy metal content of protein products so they can make safer choices for their health.
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