The Child Proofing Our Communities Campaign works to protect children from exposure to environmental health hazards where they live, learn, play and pray. We help communities create safer and healthier environments for children through innovative trainings, programs and personal assistance.
8/26/10 Sign Our Letter to First Lady Michelle Obama!
Sign on to CHEJ’s letter to First Lady Michelle Obama requesting that her Let's Move! Task Force on childhood obesity expands its focus to address toxic hazards in schools and playgrounds. Click on link to read and sign letter today!
8/3/10 Cross the poison plastic off your back-to-school shopping list.
Find safer products for your kids!
CHEJ's proud to announce the release of our 3rd annual Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies to help parents choose safer, PVC-free school supplies for their kids. Over thirty categories of school supplies, from backpacks to art supplies, are covered in this year's guide.
7/26/10 Photos & Video from our Rally at Toys R Us!
Fresh from our action at Toys R Us in Times Square, read all about it on our blog, check out this great story from Fox 5 TV, and here’s a photo slideshow from the rally:
7/22/10 CHEJ & Teamsters Demand End to Toxic Toys R Us at Times Square Flagship Store Groups Warn that Toys R Us’ Broken Promises May Be Toxic for Kids
Today CHEJ, the Teamsters Union, Clean New York, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, concerned parents, students and consumer activists protested toxic PVC plastic used in toys at the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square.
6/24/10 Advocates Press EPA for Rigorous School Siting Standards As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works to complete the first national Guidelines for the Siting of School Facilities, over one hundred environmental and children's health advocacy organizations have joined together to urge EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to set rigorous, child-protective standards for the location of new schools. Read the press release andletter sent to Administrator Jackson.
6/22/10 More Harm than Good? Children are much more likely to carry higher body burdens of toxic chemical that adults. In a recent study, children in the US were found to have 2.8 % higher PBDE levels that adults living in the same household and as high as 200 times the levels found in children in European countries. In fact, European researchers were shocked at the drastic differences in exposure between there and here. PBDEs have been linked to neurological and reproductive harm, thyroid disruption, and cancer. Read More
6/16/10 Early onset of puberty points to toxics in our environment. The danger of PBAs have been making headlines. Study after study have come out linking PBAs to endocrine disruption and the diseases associated with it. From obesity that leads to Types II diabetes in children and the early onset of puberty as it relates to obesity, it is clear that our children are facing a crisis! Whether this crisis is a direct consequence of PBAs or a combination of deadly toxics our children come in contact with, the best things we can do as parents, teachers and caregivers is to be informed, proactive, and strident in our fight to protect them. Click Here
6/16/10 Aveda has a great school program for recycling bottle caps! Like CHEJ, Aveda - makers of healthy, environmentally safe products – understands that tomorrow’s health, environment and justice advocates start with the children. Involving and empowering our kids to be thoughtful of the earth and all of its inhabitants is the first step in ensuring that the work we do today will carry on. Through programs like Aveda’s Caps Recycling Initiative and CHEJ’s Green Flag School Program, today’s children are gaining the knowledge and skills to make their world cleaner, greener, and safer. Click Here
6/10/10 Remediating Contaminated School Sites: A Lengthy and Expensive Process In 2005, the EPA agreed to allow the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts to begin construction on their new middle school. >The proposed land sat atop the city’s 104 acre former landfill, the Parker Street Dump. Testing of surrounding school facilities including sports fields and the high school , inside and out doors, revealed PCBs, arsenic, lead, benzene, PVCs and more. Now 5 years and $12.7 million later, remediation continues.Click Here
5/21/09 Support Green Cleaning in California Schools Following similar laws adopted in New York and Illinois, California has the opportunity reduce exposures to toxic chemicals among students, teachers and staff. Take Action today to support this important legislation. click here
5/21/09 Betty the BE SAFE Ducky – Making Headlines Coast to Coast
Betty the BE SAFE Ducky is CHEJ’s inflatable 25- foot rubber ducky that’s been making headlines coast to coast in support of a PVC-free and toxic0 free future. click here
3/19/09
Disney’s Environmental Goals: Greenwashing or Corporate Responsibility Ecochildsplay Blog
3/17/09
CA Governor Announces Green Corps, a program that engages at risk youth in building green urban initiatives. GreenerBuildings News
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Releases, “No More Toxic Tub”. A report that details disturbing finding inside children’s bath products. Safe Cosmetics Action Network
