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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
August 2017: It doesn't have to be that way
In this edition:
- Some promising PFAS policy news from Washington DC
- Associations between flame retardant applications in furniture foam
- Can foam plastic building insulation be used safely without flame retardants?
- Are there toxic chemicals coating your pet food bag?
June 2017: Buyer Beware: Are you using antimicrobials?
In this edition:
- Buyer Beware: Antimicrobial Products Can Do More Harm Than Good
- Are there toxic chemicals coating your pet food bag?
- Toxic switch: From one harmful flame retardant to another
- Highly Fluorinated Compounds: Social and Scientific Discovery
- The Six Classes Approach to Reducing Harmful Chemicals
May 2017: You're invited: Six Classes video launch
In this edition:
- JUNE 22, JUNE 29, JULY 6 ONLINE PREMIERE: HEALTHIER PRODUCTS, HEALTHIER PEOPLE
- How to reduce your exposure to highly fluorinated chemicals
- Do flame retardants increase the risk of thyroid problems?
- More severe furniture standards may increase health risks
- From TVs to toys: Toxics from recycled TV casings found in children’s toys
April 2017: Sitting on the Lakefront
In this edition:
- Flame Retardants Increasing in the Great Lakes
- Common flame retardants impact kids’ emotional well-being
- Highly fluorinated chemicals taken up by organs
- Policy Progress on Highly Fluorinated Chemicals
- Welcome to Raphael Tingley, Administrative Specialist
February 2017: Consuming Toxic Chemicals with our Fast Food?
In this edition:
- Dupont to Pay $671 Million Settlement
- Are Fluorinated Alternatives Really Better?
- Q: What do deep sea creatures and your house dust have in common? A: Both contain persistent and toxic flame retardant chemicals.
- No one-size-fits-all solution for responsibly disposing of products containing flame retardants
- You’re invited: Focus groups on Six Classes videos March 9 or 10
January 2017: Foot Soldiers of Change
In this edition:
- Towards a Healthier World: Annual Green Science Policy Symposium at UC Berkeley
- What’s popping in Denmark?
- DuPont in hot water for dumping Teflon toxics in Ohio River
- Human experiment: Chemical contamination and breastfeeding
- Welcome to Tom Bruton, the first Green Science Policy Fellow
November 2016: Fall Back: To a Healthier Home
In this edition:
- $340 Billion in Health Problems Estimated from Toxic Chemicals
- Do you have flame retardants in your couch?
- Who should pay for couch disposal?
- Home Free of Toxics
- Six Inches Under
- Stain-resistant seals?
September 2016: Planes, Trains, and Toxic Chemicals
In this edition:
- A Circular Economy for a Healthier World
- Highlights from DIOXIN 2016
- Day in the Life at Green Science Policy: Veronica Chin
- From Products to Dust to Us: Two New Studies
- Doctors and Scientists: Add Your Support to the Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban
August 2016: Troubled Waters
In this edition:
- Gymnasts’ High Exposure
- Breastfeeding, Interrupted
- Study Participants Wanted: Are Flame Retardants in Your House Dust?
- Eight Things You Won’t Find at Walmart
July 2016: POPs on Top
In this edition:
- Landmark Alliance to Prevent “Brain Drain” in Our Children
- Teflon Toxics in Drinking Water of Millions
- Flame Retardants Hit California Kids Hardest
- 40 Years Later, TSCA Gets an Overhaul
- Bad News on Canned Goods