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Kevin Hartley

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

paint strippers containing methylene chloride

Health advocates kick off week of action urging Lowe’s and EPA to ban toxic paint strippers

Nationwide actions urge ban on toxic methylene chloride after four consumers died since EPA proposed restrictions.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Lowe's, Mike Schade, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Lauren Atkins, Drew Wynne, Joshua Atkins, Kevin Hartley

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