1/14/10
Major Green Purchasing Victory!

New York consumers and the environment got a green holiday gift on December 29th when the state approved the nation's most comprehensive Green Purchasing policy to avoid "bad actor" chemicals in products. CHEJ was successful in convincing the state to approve a policy requiring all state agencies to consider avoiding 85 chemicals in products purchased by the state, such as carcinogens. This is the most comprehensive chemical avoidance purchasing list in the country and it will have a major impact on greening the marketplace with NY's annual buying power of $9 billion. For more information, go to CHEJ's blog at http://www.chej.org/blog/

11/18/10
New Report Finds Toxic PVC Toys Still Widely Sold at Toys “R” Us

A new report by CHEJ and the Teamsters found that Toys “R” Us has broken its promises to rid their shelves of toxic PVC toys. The report, Toxic Toys R Us – PVC Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Packaging was released just as the 2010 holiday shopping season begins. Over 70% of toys tested contained PVC, the most toxic plastic for our health and environment.

Download The Report
Read the press release

10/29/10
PVC-Free Film Screenings at New York Colleges!

All across New York State, college students are launching campaigns at their schools to get PVC off of their campuses! Over the next the next two weeks, CHEJ is hitting the road on our PVC-Free Campus Tour with our 25 foot tall inflatable rubber ducky and three short films to raise awareness about the hazards of PVC.

Here’s the tour schedule.

10/25/10
CHEJ and 50+ Organizations Call on White House OMB to Act on Dioxin

In 1985, the EPA released its first health assessment of Dioxin. For nearly 25 years, the chemical industry has fought the release of this report. Now the EPA is closer than ever to releasing this important report. CHEJ, the Breast Cancer Fund and others are calling on the Office of Management & Budget to move the process forward. Read the full letter sent to the OMB.

10/22/10
Major New Study Shows Vinyl Flooring’s Threat to School Children

HealthyStuff.org’s new study finds PVC flooring seven times more likely to contain hazardous chemical additives than non-vinyl alternatives. Full press release.