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2012 Press Releases
Representatives of more than 40 leading national and global companies will be meeting in Ann Arbor from May 9-11 to discuss how they can do more to reduce exposure to toxics and other chemical hazards among both their workers and their...
Release Date: May 4th 2012
High amounts of lead, phthalates and the toxic chemical BPA were all found in the water of a new hose after sitting outside in the sun for just a few days, according to researchers at the based Ecology Center, who just completed a large...
Release Date: May 3rd 2012
Environmental groups are
urging the University of Michigan to set clear parameters for a Dow Chemical employee to be
embedded at the university's Graham Sustainability Center, an arrangement that was described in a gift agreement released...
Release Date: Apr 17th 2012
New research on toxic chemicals in low-cost children’s
and adult jewelry found that more than half of the products containg high
levels of hazardous chemicals. The Michigan Network for Children’s
Environmental Health and the Ecology Center...
Release Date: Mar 13th 2012
The Ecology Center applauds Britax, the 4th largest manufacturer of children’s car seats, and Orbit Baby, for their commitment to eliminate chemical hazards in their products. Orbit Baby was the first to market children’s car seats...
Release Date: Mar 8th 2012
The Ecology Center’s fourth consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars, released Feb. 15, found the Honda Civic at the top of this year’s list, and the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport at the bottom.
Researchers tested more than 200 of the most...
Release Date: Feb 15th 2012
Charles Griffith, climate and energy program director at the Ecology Center, expressed the organization’s strong support for the government’s proposal to establish new corporate average fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks at a...
Release Date: Jan 17th 2012
Michigan could have the chance this fall to create thousands of new jobs and improve public health across the state by adopting a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of renewable energy generated in the state.
“Raising the...
Release Date: Jan 12th 2012
Many popular baby products, including nursing pillows and car seats, contain toxic flame-retardants linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and other negative health effects, according to a new report released today in Seattle.
Two of the...
Release Date: Jan 11th 2012