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Editor’s Note: This post was written by Maia Thomas, a student in the University of Washington Executive Master of Public Health program. New research over the last several years is beginning to create a scientific consensus: America’s thirty-year love affair with toxic flame retardants has left a disturbing legacy that threatens our children’s brain development. […]

Toxic flame retardants in your couch and TV aren’t only bad for your health, these chemicals may also be making salmon sick—that’s what northwest researchers found out in two new studies.

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Liz Zimmerly, Seattle mom and participant in our recent study on toxic flame retardants, Something’s In The Air.  Breathing. It’s something we do on average between 17,000 and 23,000 times a day. I used to not even think about breathing. But I’ve been thinking about this life necessity a lot […]

Seattle, WA – Are we breathing cancer-causing or neurotoxic toxic flame retardants in our daily lives? Ten Washingtonians discovered the answer to this question is “Yes” when they took part in a new Washington Toxics Coalition study, Something’s In the Air.

In a win for consumers nationwide and our Mind the Store campaign, Ashley Furniture has announced a timeframe for banning toxic flame retardant chemicals in all of their furniture!

Olympia, WA – The Washington State House of Representatives passed a ban on toxic flame retardants in home furniture and children’s products tonight with a bipartisan vote of 95-3. The Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act (2SHB 1174), sponsored by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) and Rep. David Taylor (R-Moxee), would reduce children’s and firefighters’ […]

In the last few years awareness about the toxicity in flame retardant chemicals in furniture has grown tremendously. Ashley is phasing out toxic flame retardants in their furniture. But they haven’t disclosed when these chemicals will be eliminated.

It is time for companies to do right by all of our children and provide truly NON-TOXIC products for our children. Items such as car seats are some of the products that are commonly on the toxic treadmill.

Just as many parents have long mused, Swedish researchers have confirmed that the sludge toddlers expel into their diapers IS, in fact, full of toxic waste. We wish this was something from “The Onion”, but unfortunately it is real science, which should cause parents and lawmakers real concerns.

A new study finds expecting mothers who were exposed to a flame retardant chemical may have been more likely to have a premature birth.