March 2018 – Dispatches from The Chemical Edge

Extra! Extra! Extra! The Washington Post on How the “Growing Stink” of Fragrance in Consumer Products is Driving Workers Out of the Workplace

Garnering national attention, Elizabeth Leamy of the Washington Post wrote yesterday that there is a ‘growing stink’ regarding the increasingly common use of unnecessary scents in everyday products – from garbage bags to tissues – that has led to over 1 in 3 Americans experiencing health problems when exposed to these high levels of scented … Continue reading Extra! Extra! Extra! The Washington Post on How the “Growing Stink” of Fragrance in Consumer Products is Driving Workers Out of the Workplace →

“The publishers of the letter now say that the letter is the sixth most-discussed piece of research since Altmetric records, which track publications’ impact, began. It has prompted speeches in the Israeli Knesset and Canada’s BC Legislature.” The Independent Photo Credit: CBC News My plan for today had been to tackle the great big silence, the massive … Continue reading 20,000 Scientists Underscore Alarm Over Changing Climate and Toxic Damage in “Warning Letter to Humanity” →

Wake up and smell the smog... To this day, when most people think of pollution they think of belching factories, thick plumes of sulphurous smoke, poisonous flows into streams and lakes and, of course, vehicular emissions. These types of pollution are all too widespread, affect the least affluent among us the most and should, indeed, … Continue reading “Air Fresheners” And Many Other Common Chemicals Cause Smog, Are More Toxic Than Traffic Emissions: The Stunning New Study in Science That Finally Puts Regulation of Everyday Toxics On The Agenda →