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WHAT'S NEW
Recently Released: Proceedings from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Fertility Summit (published in the journal of Fertility and Sterility) 5/9/08: CHE featured in AARP: "The Body Toxic" 5/9/08: CHE Partner Dr. Philip Landrigan interview in Discover: "How Much Do Chemicals Affect Our Health?"
4/15/08: Now available: State of the Evidence 2008: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment 2/20/08: CHE LDDI scientific consensus statement on environmental factors. 1/25/08: New environmental health-themed issue of San Francisco Medicine, journal of the San Francisco Medical Society, is now available online. 3/1/08: Two new chemicals policy reports from the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. 9/1/07: The BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields
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Sick Plastic, Sick People? The Science and Policy of Bisphenol AMay 7, 2008The recent firestorm of controversy over the safety of BPA, a plastics hardener used in many products, including baby bottles and dental sealant, has prompted critical examination of the process by which chemicals are deemed safe for human use. In many ways, the BPA debate is emblematic of a larger struggle over whether a precautionary or a proof-of-harm approach to chemical regulatory policy will prevail in the United States and abroad. This call featured scientists, advocates and policymakers who have been on the front lines of this important and fascinating issue. The call was moderated by Charlotte Brody, RN, Executive Director of Commonweal.
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