Upcoming workshop on PCBs in schools
More than 700 New York City public schools are believed to contain PCB-containing lighting fixtures and/or PCB containing caulk/sealants.
Blog
Important research & policy updates, and work from our Institute
Dangerous inheritance: When chemicals pass from mom to baby
I can only imagine the joy parents must feel when they look at their baby’s face and see something of themselves in it.
“Cocktail effect” is greater than the sum of its parts
A knife on its own is nothing to worry about. The same goes for an electrical socket. But put them together and you’ve got trouble.
Opposition to proposed federal furniture standard is LOUD and CLEAR
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a notice that they are considering an open flame flammability standard which could lead to the use of more flame retardants in our nation’s furniture.
Double jeopardy: firefighters face physical and chemical threats
Running into burning buildings puts firefighters in immediate and obvious danger.
First-in-the-nation report on chemicals in kids’ products
Recently, my niece and nephew stopped by a neighborhood street fair.
Environmental injustice
Vulnerable communities bear higher burdens of flame retardants A recent study of Mexican-American children in California found that those who live in areas with little access to safe outdoor play spaces tend to have higher levels of the toxic flame retardant chemicals known as PBDEs in their blood.
Another unneeded “candle” standard defeated
Once again, proposed European for external candle flame requirements for television enclosures were defeated.
California’s proposed furniture standard: What you need to know
Proposed regulation is a win-win-win for fire safety, health and environment Usually people aren’t eagerly awaiting the arrival of new furniture flammability standards, but the announcement of February 8, 2013 has been 38 years in the making.
Are we going from bad to worse?
New study shows that replacement chemicals for banned flame retardants are not proven safe A number of halogenated flame retardants are no longer manufactured or used because they present a hazard to human and environmental health.