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Investigators have begun to answer a growing consumer concern: How are toxic chemicals called phthalates (THAL-eights) getting into cheese and other dairy products? A new report released today by the Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging may provide answers that won’t make cows, farmers, or consumers happy.

Childcare providers want to create a healthy space for children to learn, play, and sleep. But childcares that use foam nap mats can have higher levels of toxic flame retardants in their dust. We wondered whether it was possible to reduce kids’ exposures to toxic flame retardants in childcares.

The case for Lowe's and other retailers to stop selling dangerous paint strippers has never been stronger.

Childcare providers are focused on caring for kids and helping them get the best start in life. They shouldn’t have to worry about whether childcare necessities contain harmful chemicals. While our study on toxic flame retardants in day care nap mats found that foam nap mats can be a significant source of the chemicals in […]

Flame retardant chemicals linked to cancer, obesity, and other health problems are put in a wide variety of consumer products. For most products, there’s no way to know whether the product contains flame retardants because companies are not required to tell us the chemicals they use. As a result, it’s nearly impossible to avoid exposure […]

An excerpt from Carey Gillam's recent book Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science

Today a group of leading public health organizations, including the Learning Disabilities Association of America and Autism Society, publicly called on Lowe’s to protect kids from toxic paint strippers.

An excerpt from Leah Segedie's new book Green Enough.

Methylene chloride has killed more than 50 people across the country but so far E.P.A. and home improvement retailers have failed to act.

We did it! Washington is now the first state to ban toxic fluorinated chemicals (PFASs) in food packaging.