CHE amplifies the latest, peer-reviewed science to support changes in policy and practice that protect people and the planet.
Mapping Environmental Injustice: Disparities in chemical exposures and neurodevelopmental outcomes
July 2, 2024 — One in six children in the U.S. has a developmental disability and the prevalence of those disabilities has increased over the past decade. Families with low incomes and families of color have long faced . . .
CHE Café: Protecting scientists from industry intimidation
July 23, 2024 — Scientific findings can inform stronger policies that protect public health — which sometimes negatively impacts profits of companies that produce health-harming chemicals and products. Industry . . .
Health Hazards of Wireless Technologies: What do we know now?
September 25, 2024 — Wireless technologies, including cell phones, wireless internet, and Bluetooth devices, have become ubiquitous in our lives. Most adults in the US own a cell phone, and cell phone use is widespread among children and . . .
Plastics: Multiple problems in urgent need of solutions
Jun 17, 2024 — Oceanic currents deposit enormous amounts of debris into an expansive area of the Northern Pacific Ocean sometimes called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Sailing through that gyre in 1975 was like wandering through a poorly-curated community yard sale with few treasures and lots of trash — mostly plastic. . . .
Meeting cancer together, with tender fierceness
Jun 07, 2024 — Too many of our lives are touched by cancer. I’ve lost several people to this terrible disease, including my mother, an uncle and one of my dearest friends. This is one of the reasons I’ve devoted my career to shining a light on environmental drivers of cancer, and what can be done about them. . . .
The Plastics Treaty: An opportunity to multisolve
Apr 23, 2024 — Evidence of human health harms of plastics across the life cycle has been strong for decades. Now, as the next meeting of the global plastics treaty gets underway, new studies documenting these harms (and their costs) have been coming fast and furious. . . .
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