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Get Ready for the Red Carpet Event of the Year: The Toxies 2011!

May 26, 2011BeateeChemical Policy, Green Living, LeadBisphenol-A, CHANGE, dioxin, formaldehyde, Lead, methyl iodide, red carpet awards show, Toxies, Toxies 2011

You’ve probably heard about the the Razzies, a satirical spin on the Oscars, but you may not have heard of the Toxies. June 16, 2011 brings us the second annual red carpet awards ceremony for “Bad Actor” chemicals will take place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. “The Toxies”, created by CEH ally coalition, Californians

Can Preventing Pollution Also Prevent Diabetes?

(Guest blogger Sarah Howard is a CEH supporter and an environmental health advocate.) Diabetes is the quintessential “lifestyle” disease – or is it? There is growing scientific evidence that exposure to environmental contaminants may contribute to the development of diabetes. A provocative study of U.S. residents found that people who were obese but had very