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September 1, 2017

Harvey shines a spotlight on a high-risk area of chemical plants in Texas

From The Guardian

Long before the storm dropped barrels of rain over one of the world’s largest industrial corridors, the area was rife with potentially dangerous chemicals

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August 31, 2017

Number of Chemicals in Products Underestimated, EPA Says

From Bloomberg BNA

The number of chemicals in products people use at home, work, or school typically is underestimated, an EPA exposure researcher said Aug. 31.

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August 31, 2017

A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters

From The New York Times

Officials in Houston are just beginning to grapple with the health and environmental risks that lurk in the waters dumped by Hurricane Harvey, a...

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August 31, 2017

Third-Party Certifications Help Companies Avoid Pitfalls in Green Marketing

Last month, four paint companies settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they made deceptive environmental claims, without adequate evidence to back up the claims....

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August 30, 2017

P&G to List Fragrance Ingredients as Part of Transparency Push

From Bloomberg

Procter & Gamble Co. is making a bet that Febreze will still smell as sweet when customers know it contains tetrahydrolinalool.

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August 25, 2017

Touching thermal receipts may extend BPA exposure

From Chemical & Engineering News

When people handle receipts printed on thermal paper containing the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical could linger in the body for a...

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