Rules and regulations and laws, oh my!
The tale of why our furniture is full of flame retardants, and how those rules may be changing. Over the ...
Baton Rouge at a glance
A Red Stick statue along the river – we’re in Baton Rouge! Last week, 11 of us from Duke attended ...
A neighborhood celebrates a milestone while the state loosens restrictions
By Savannah Volkoff I am sitting in the second aisle of the Faith Tabernacle Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ...
The Secret Life (and Death) of Bees
Maybe you’ve seen in the news recently—honeybees are facing troubling times. Colony collapse disorder, or CCD, has been affecting hives ...
There’s a new act in town!
Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Vitter (R-LA) just announced they’ve co-sponsored a new bill, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of ...
Why studying flame retardants is a good idea
Last week, we wrote about the EPA’s announcement to conduct a risk assessment of 23 chemicals. Most of the chemicals ...
