News and Notes
Record Levels of Toxic Flame Retardants Found in College Dorms
Doug Main, April 27, 2017, Newsweek
Looking Ahead After Boston Says No to Flame Retardants
Kathryn Rodgers, May 4, 2016, Springboard, Silent Spring Institute’s Blog
Must We Wait for Proof of Ills Before Banning Flame Retardants?
Kathryn Rodgers, May 2, 2016, Boston Globe
Cancer Prevention in the Boston Fire Department (video)
April 12, 2016
Boston Should Stamp out Flame Retardants
Kathryn Rodgers, Dec 2, 2015, CommonWealth Magazine
Boston City Council hearing on furniture flammability standards
Furniture Flammability Standards in the Boston Fire Prevention Code
November 9, 2015, (includes testimony by Silent Spring Institue and others)
Choosing a Chemical Flame-Retardant Free Campus
Joe Allen and Heather Henriksen, Nov. 4, 2015, The Center for Environmental Health Blog
Press Releases
College students exposed to toxic flame retardants in dust from dormitory furnishings
Silent Spring Institute, April 25, 2017
Boston changes fire code to allow furniture free of flame retardants in public spaces
Silent Spring Institute, May 23, 2016