Environmental Health Results

Highly Toxic Flame Retardants Banned

With new evidence that certain highly toxic chemicals disrupt normal brain development among children, Environment California won a ban on the worst forms of PBDEs. More.

Kids Protected From Pesticides

Our toxics experts were instrumental in passing the Healthy Schools Act, which requires schools to alert parents when pesticides are applied in their children’s schools. More.

More recently, Environment California worked to extend these requirements to child care facilities and to ensure child care providers are trained in least-toxic pest control practices. More. 

Detecting Toxics in People and the Environment

Environment California helped secure tools the state needs to detect potentially-harmful chemicals that currently go undetected in our bodies and the environment. More.

Toxic Toys Banned in California

After a three-year campaign, Environment California successfully worked to get phthalates banned from toys and other child care products. More.