Formaldehyde and Wood Products by Tom Neltner Chinese manufacturing companies have again exported unsafe products into the U.S. On March 1, a 60 Minutes exposé brought back memories of 2005, when thousands of people displaced by Hurricane… More
March 4th, 2015
Safer Choices: EPA Helping Consumers Find Cleaning Products for Healthier Homes
Safer Choices: EPA Helping Consumers Find Cleaning Products for Healthier Homes by Tom Neltner Bewildered by the vast number of cleaning products available when shopping online or in your local supermarket? Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)… More
April 30th, 2012
Carbon Monoxide – Protect Your Family Against This Silent Deadly Killer
Carbon Monoxide – Protect Your Family Against This Silent Deadly Killer by Laura Moreno-Davis Recently, five lives were lost in a tragedy involving carbon monoxide poisoning in Oxon Hill, MD. What killed them? It was carbon monoxide… More
August 10th, 2009
Healthy Housing Groups Petition EPA to Strengthen Outdated Standards for Lead-Based Paint and Dust
Healthy Housing Groups Petition EPA to Strengthen Outdated Standards for Lead-Based Paint and Leaded Dust For Immediate Release Media Contact: Phillip Dodge WASHINGTON, DC (August 10, 2009) – The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), the Alliance for Healthy Homes,… More
April 15th, 2009
NCHH’s Tom Neltner Quoted in Washington Post Bed Bugs Article
NCHH’s Tom Neltner Quoted in Washington Post Bed Bugs Article Media Contact: Phillip Dodge Columbia, MD (April 15, 2009) — Tom Neltner, a respected expert on household pests from the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), is quoted… More
September 17th, 2008
EPA Lead Dust Standards Inadequately Protect Children, NCHH Finds
EPA Lead Dust Standards Inadequately Protect Children, NCHH Finds NCHH finds that the current EPA floor dust standard is four times too high to be protective Media Contact: Phillip Dodge COLUMBIA, MD (September 17, 2008) — According to… More
September 10th, 2008
NCHH Ranks Leading Green Building Programs on Health
NCHH Ranks Leading Green Building Programs on Health Media Contact: Phillip Dodge WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2008) — The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) recently introduced the results of a new report, How Healthy Are National… More
July 16th, 2008
Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of NCHH, Is Featured on the “Today” Show
Rebecca Morley, Executive Director of NCHH, Is Featured on the “Today” Show 7/16/2008 NEW YORK (July 16, 2008) The Today show ran a segment on childhood lead poisoning and the importance of lead-safe renovation this morning featuring… More