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Minnesota bans toxic chemical TCE; EPA twiddles thumbs

Minnesota is now the first state to ban the use of toxic TCE in any facility required to have a state-issued air permit. At the same time, EPA fails to protect the public against toxic TCE, despite years of research showing its harmful impacts on human health. Trump EPA official Nancy Beck fought regulation of toxic TCE for most of her career, and yet, President Trump has nominated her to chair an important consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: carcinogen, EPA, Minnesota, trichloroethylene, CPSC, Nancy Beck, Trump administration

Wall Street Journal exposé demands Amazon take more action on harmful chemicals

A blistering Wall Street Journal investigation should be a serious wake-up call for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the company’s senior leadership: it needs to focus on ensuring the safety of its products and protecting customers’ health.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: cadmium, Laurie Valeriano, lead, Mike Schade, mind the store, CPSC, Amazon, methylene chloride, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card, Wall Street Journal, Jeff Bezos

US Consumer Product Safety Commission warns consumers: avoid furniture, kids’ products, mattresses, and electronics containing toxic flame retardant chemicals

Washington, DC – The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today published a warning to consumers, especially pregnant women and young children, to avoid kids’ products, electronics, mattresses, and home furniture that contain certain flame retardant chemicals, known as organohalogens.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: children's products, earthjustice, electronics, flame retardants, furniture, mattresses, Mike Schade, Mind the Store Campaign, Safer States, Sarah Doll, tips to avoid toxic chemicals, CPSC, Erika Schreder, Toxic-Free Future, Eve Gartner, Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America, organohalogen chemicals, success

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