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February 2019: A New Canary in the Coal Mine?
In this edition:
- Cats on Carpets: A New Canary in the Coal Mine?
- Europe Votes to Ban Halogenated Flame Retardants
- Microplastics, Macroproblems
- Class In Session: States Increasingly Regulating Families of Chemicals
- Please Welcome Our New Science & Policy Interns, Eric and Alex
- CALENDAR
January 2019: A Huge Success: Insulation Without Flame Retardants!
In this edition:
- You are Invited: Green Science Policy Symposium, February 15
- Bigger Not Always Better for Toxic Chemicals
- Flame Retardants: Hand-washing & House Cleaning by Anna Soehl
- PFAS Policy: So Much News! by Tom Bruton
- Unknown and Unwelcome by Joe Charbonnet
- Calendar
December 2018: Red Carpet Walk Towards a Better World
In this edition:
- Some Green Science Policy Accomplishments of the Last Decade
September 2018: Goodbye to the BPA Alphabet Soup
In this edition:
- Communities Call for Action on the Entire Class of PFAS by Tom
- Banning the BPA Alphabet Soup by Alexa
- Historic Ban on Furniture with Flame Retardants by Barbara
- Online Courses with Parsons School of Design
- CALENDAR
July 2018: Ten Years! Can You Believe?
In this edition:
- From Beagles to the Bay–Pet Pesticides are Polluting our Water
- A Good Reason to Turn off Electronics: Flame Retardant Exposure
- Are There Batteries in Your Smoke Detector?
- Sleep Soundly Without Flame Retardants
- Calendar
May 2018: Kids, Carpets, and Chemicals
In this edition:
- States stepping up to look for PFAS in drinking water
- Does your coffee stirrer need to be flame retarded?
- Chemicals Creeping Out of Your Cabinets?
- Europe leads on Tris Flame Retardants?
- Welcome to Arianne Lakra, our new Administrative Specialist
April 2018: 25 Senators making a difference
In this edition:
- Harmful flame retardant standard — Defeated!
- German and U.S. EPA concerned about “environmentally friendly” alternatives
- Inspiration: 2018 Goldman Environmental Awards
- “Because Health” for Healthy Choices
- It’s Not Easy Being Green
March 2018: Farewell to Forever Chemicals?
In this edition:
- Are flame retardants coming back to your couch?
- Greener Blue Jeans
- Does your TV case contain toxic flame retardants – that can end up inside you?
- EU Strategy for a Non-toxic Environment
February 2018: Is That Jacket Making You Fat?
In this edition:
- Environmental Injustice: The Contamination of the Arctic
- Oil Fumes With Toxic Flame Retardants on Board
- Flame Retardants Can Increase Toxic Smoke More Than They Reduce Fires
- BPA: A High Price to Pay for a Receipt
January 2018: A game of toxic 'whack-a-mole'
In this edition:
- Join Us at the Flame Retardant Dilemma and Beyond
- Progress towards healthier building insulation
- Flame retardant air sampling is for the birds
- Our scientists letter makes a splash
October 2017: Brains in danger?
In this edition:
- Brains in Danger?
- Aerial Fire Retardants: It’s Raining Red
- Highly Fluorinated Hush Puppies?
- The Obesity Epidemic: Could Chemicals Contribute?
- Not So Smooth: Toxics in Immersion Blenders
- The Green Science Policy Institute is Hiring
September 2017: A BIG Day for a Big Idea
In this edition:
- Home is where the harm can be – And the BIG IDEA can change that!
- Highlights from DIOXIN 2017
- Horrors of the Deep: Our Toxic Legacy Still Haunts Us