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CHEJ @chej
6 Aug 2025
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Getting and Using Help - The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

There is a growing array of groups, agencies, and experts that offer their help to groups dealing with toxics and waste issues. Often this help is sincerely offered, gratefully received and truly...

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CHEJ @chej
2 May 2025
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Judge blasts Army Corps for pipeline protests, orders $28M in damages to North Dakota • North...

A federal judge has ordered the United States government to pay North Dakota nearly $28 million dollars, finding that the executive branch “abandoned the rule of law” in its response to the Dakota...

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CHEJ @chej
14 Apr 2025
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Up against Trump’s destructive presidency – can art and culture make a difference? - The Center for...

On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration ordered the termination of work-from-home arrangements for federal workers. This decision destroyed employee morale, led to mass layoffs of remote...

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CHEJ @chej
14 Apr 2025
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New South Dakota law threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

South Dakota's governor has signed a bill into law that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines.

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CHEJ @chej
19 Mar 2025
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US Supreme Court's Clean Water Act Decision - The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

The March 4, 2025 U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision has dealt a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  The 5-4 decision effects the landmark Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972, which is...

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CHEJ @chej
12 Mar 2025
Toxic Tuesday: Diethyleneglycol (DEG) ow.ly/f9F350VgaFW
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CHEJ @chej
7 Mar 2025
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She Fought for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at the E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals. (Published 2025)

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

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CHEJ @chej
6 Mar 2025
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Silencing Dissent & The SLAPP Suit Against Greenpeace - The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

On February 24th, the trial against Greenpeace, filed by fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer, began in North Dakota. The company is pursuing a $300 million SLAPP suit—short for "strategic lawsuit...

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CHEJ @chej
20 Feb 2025
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Two Year Anniversary of the Train Derailment in East Palestine, OH - The Center for Health,...

Earlier this month marked the two-year anniversary of the horrific train derailment and the subsequent burning of train cars that changed the lives of pretty much everyone who lives in East Palesti...

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CHEJ @chej
20 Feb 2025
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EPA Removes EJScreen from Its Website – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative

On February 5th, EPA removed several web pages about the environmental justice mapping and screening tool, EJScreen, as well as the tool itself. These pages, which now cannot be accessed or simply...

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CHEJ @chej
19 Feb 2025
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Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer

The global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

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CHEJ @chej
12 Feb 2025
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What Are The Health Impacts Of The Los Angeles Wildfires? - The Center for Health, Environment &...

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health announced in a recent article by Todd Datz, a multi-institutional collaboration study, L.A. Fire HEALTH Study.  This study is being undertaken by...

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CHEJ @chej
11 Feb 2025
It's Toxic Tuesday! Toxaphene is a pesticide made up of a mixture of hundreds of different chemicals. It is a yellow, waxy solid that smells like pine. Learn more: chej.org/toxaphene

Toxaphene - The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

One of the hardest things for a public health scientist to do is to link a specific health problem that a person is suffering from to a specific exposure to a toxic chemical(s). People who have been...

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CHEJ @chej
6 Feb 2025
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Best Practices for Communicating with Policy Makers - The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

In January 2025, The Lancet Planetary Health journal published a literature review article outlining the best practices advocates should utilize when conducting outreach efforts with policymakers....

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CHEJ @chej
4 Feb 2025
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‘Drill Baby Drill’: Arlington Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools

Arlington has opened new land for fracking for the first time in 12 years, allowing TotalEnergies to drill 10 new gas wells near a daycare center.

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CHEJ @chej
3 Feb 2025
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Duke Energy asks Trump admin to roll back pollution regulations

The utility, which has two million Florida customers, wants changes to greenhouse gas and coal ash rules.

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CHEJ @chej
22 Jan 2025
Historic Settlement Reached in NEPA Lawsuit Over Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production - Release via Tri-Valley Cares: trivalleycares.org/wp-conten…
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CHEJ @chej
21 Jan 2025
Join us today, January 21st, at 12pm EST, on our training call focused on Environmental Testing. Environmental testing plays a crucial role in identifying and addressing health concerns in your community. Register now ow.ly/cVCy50UKf9I
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CHEJ @chej
3 Dec 2024
🌍💚 This #GivingTuesday, join CHEJ in supporting the fight for healthier communities. Your donation helps empower grassroots action to protect families from toxic chemicals and environmental hazards. 👉 Donate today: ow.ly/oesX50UknEj
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CHEJ @chej
10 Oct 2024
On Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, join us for a presentation by Dr. Lisa Nagy on Environmental and Health Illness. Learn more and RSVP here: ow.ly/etfE50TJ3PX
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