Are Fire Retardants Putting Us at Risk? (Part 4)Stripping Politics Out of ScienceAre Fire Retardants Putting Us At Risk? (Part 3)Energy Legislation Breeding Bipartisanship?Are Fire Retardants Putting Us At Risk? (Part 2)Tapping Offshore WindAre Flame Retardants Putting Us at Risk? (Part 1)From Health Care to ClimateRenewing the Nuclear Past (Part 3)EPA Set to Act on Greenhouse Gases
Are Fire Retardants Putting Us At Risk? (Part 2)
Fire retardant chemicals can be found in an array of household items, and the federal government doesn't require companies to reveal which chemicals are in their products. (Photo CC-licensed to Back_garage on Flickr)
You have flame retardant chemicals in your body. They’re toxic. Americans have the highest levels of anyone in the world. The chemicals are in the dust in our homes and offices and schools. And they’re showing up in our food. In the second of our five part series... Rebecca Williams takes a look at what these exposures might mean for our health:
Producer: Rebecca Williams
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Running Time: 3:32
Energy Legislation Breeding Bipartisanship?
Representatives from both sides of the aisle are beginning to find some common ground on energy policy. (Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol)
Members of Congress from fossil fuel states want to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Lester Graham reports - it's one of the few bi-partisan efforts in Washington, but it's not the only one:
Release Date: March 10, 2010
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