About the Program
CEH works to hold corporations accountable for
their use of toxic chemicals that endanger public health. We
challenge corporations to stop polluting practices and eliminate
toxic risks in their consumer products. We motivate change
by outreach,
education, and legal action under California’s
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (otherwise known
as “Proposition 65”). Examples of CEH’s successful
lawsuits include stopping metal plating companies from emitting
dangerous chemicals into surrounding low-income neighborhoods,
and forcing drug companies to take the lead out of their children's
medicines and diaper rash creams.
Settlements from our lawsuits go in part towards funding CEH’s
Community Environmental Action and Justice Fund. The Justice
Fund provides small grants to other non-profit organizations
and individuals that are conducting ground-breaking work towards
achieving environmental justice.
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