EPA Proposal Leaves California Children at Risk from Neurotoxic Pesticide
After 7 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a revised safety assessment of the highly neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos...
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From sofas to streams: toxic chemicals sneak out of homes via dirty laundry
You might be washing more than the green guacamole stains from yesterday’s messy burrito out of your favorite shirt when you do the laundry. Surprising...
Holiday cheer shouldn't include toxic pesticides
I remember the ritual in our house every November — setting up the nice dining table for the grown-ups, and dusting off the rickety folding table where us kids...
"Restricted use": right direction, but won't protect our kids and communities from toxic pesticide
When the average person hears that the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) is making chlorpyrifos a "restricted use" pesticide , they tend to...
Buying a safer sofa: NRDC survey of major furniture stores
In the past few weeks, the rumble about toxic flame retardant chemicals in our furniture has grown to a roar. Major healthcare systems announced they would no...
Judge upholds California's improved furniture standard
Flame retardant chemical maker Chemtura loses its lawsuit against the state On August 29, 2014, a judge ruled that California’s updated furniture standard is...