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Cindy Wynne

Three moms on a mission to ban the chemical that killed their sons

We have spent the past few days with three courageous moms, who have taken the unimaginable grief of losing their sons and turned it into tenacious advocacy. They’re working to get the deadly chemical their sons were all exposed to off store shelves and out of workplaces.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Scott Pruitt, Cindy Wynne, Lauren Atkins, Drew Wynne, Joshua Atkins, Kevin Hartley, Wendy Hartley

Lowe’s: Time to spring into action for safer chemicals

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

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Lowe's, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Erik Olson, Cindy Wynne, Drew Wynne, Hal Wynne

Drew Wynne

Grieving parents & health advocates urge Lowe’s to pull deadly paint strippers from store shelves

CHARLESTON, SC – At 31 years old, entrepreneur Drew Wynne’s life was cut short when he inhaled a toxic paint stripper containing methylene chloride, which he bought at Lowe’s to refinish a floor. Now his family is telling the hardware chain and other similar home improvement retailers to stop selling the deadly product to prevent another tragic death.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Lowe's, Mike Schade, methylene chloride, paint stripper, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Erik Olson, Veena Singla, Cindy Wynne

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