Green Science Policy Institute
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We are scientists who conduct and communicate research to decision-makers in government and business to protect people and the environment from chemical harm.
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We're launching a Senior Fellows Program to support leading env. health scientists & policy experts in developing & implementing new ideas to reduce chemical harm. Inaugural fellows: Meredith Williams, Joel Tickner, Susan Kegley, Lauren Heine & Arlene Blum greensciencepolicy.org/about/senior...
April 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We're launching a Senior Fellows Program to support leading env. health scientists & policy experts in developing & implementing new ideas to reduce chemical harm. Inaugural fellows: Meredith Williams, Joel Tickner, Susan Kegley, Lauren Heine & Arlene Blum greensciencepolicy.org/about/senior...
Polymers are large chemicals that are generally exempt from regulation. New evidence shows they can break down into smaller toxic chemicals, contradicting long-held assumptions of safety. www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
Loophole Lets Toxic Trojan Horse Chemicals Into Everyday Products
Polymers are large chemicals that are generally exempt from regulation. New evidence shows they can break down into smaller toxic chemicals, contradicting long-held assumptions of safety.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Polymers are large chemicals that are generally exempt from regulation. New evidence shows they can break down into smaller toxic chemicals, contradicting long-held assumptions of safety. www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
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'To escape regulation, flame retardant and #PFAS producers are increasingly pivoting to #polymers for use in everyday products' - @greensciencepolicy.bsky.social.
But a new study in @nature.com shows that polymers may not be safe #NonToxic alternatives after all.
doi.org/10.1038/s418...
But a new study in @nature.com shows that polymers may not be safe #NonToxic alternatives after all.
doi.org/10.1038/s418...
Environmental impacts of polymeric flame retardant breakdown - Nature Sustainability
As a ‘safe’ alternative to harmful monomeric halogenated flame retardants, the use of polymeric flame retardants has surged in recent years. The authors show that polymeric flame retardants break down...
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March 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
'To escape regulation, flame retardant and #PFAS producers are increasingly pivoting to #polymers for use in everyday products' - @greensciencepolicy.bsky.social.
But a new study in @nature.com shows that polymers may not be safe #NonToxic alternatives after all.
doi.org/10.1038/s418...
But a new study in @nature.com shows that polymers may not be safe #NonToxic alternatives after all.
doi.org/10.1038/s418...
New study in @naturesustain.bsky.social demonstrates that polymers used as flame retardants can break down into smaller harmful chemicals. This contradicts the long-held assumption that polymers are too big to be harmful. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Environmental impacts of polymeric flame retardant breakdown - Nature Sustainability
As a ‘safe’ alternative to harmful monomeric halogenated flame retardants, the use of polymeric flame retardants has surged in recent years. The authors show that polymeric flame retardants break down...
www.nature.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New study in @naturesustain.bsky.social demonstrates that polymers used as flame retardants can break down into smaller harmful chemicals. This contradicts the long-held assumption that polymers are too big to be harmful. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow or stop the fires. See new viewpoint: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
High Potential Harm, Questionable Fire-Safety Benefit: Why Are Flame Retardants in Lithium-Ion Battery Enclosures?
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January 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🚨As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow or stop the fires. See new viewpoint: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Why are cancer-causing flame retardants in our cars? There is no evidence that this is providing a fire safety benefit. @consumerreports.org @iaffofficial.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
This Federal Vehicle Fire Safety Regulation Is Backfiring
A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These chemicals are added into vehicle seat foam, dashboard plastics, and more, without d...
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January 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Why are cancer-causing flame retardants in our cars? There is no evidence that this is providing a fire safety benefit. @consumerreports.org @iaffofficial.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
New article by Arlene Blum in @forbes.com: "Lawmakers can find ways to implement community protections and incentivize innovation away from #PFAS and other harmful chemicals used in chipmaking. The U.S. can’t build a clean energy future on a dirty foundation." www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
Chip Manufacturing Shortcuts Harm Our Health And Environment
Though PFAS and other harmful chemicals are common in chipmaking, Congress voted to exempt many federally funded chips manufacturing projects from environmental review.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
New article by Arlene Blum in @forbes.com: "Lawmakers can find ways to implement community protections and incentivize innovation away from #PFAS and other harmful chemicals used in chipmaking. The U.S. can’t build a clean energy future on a dirty foundation." www.forbes.com/sites/arlene...
"As we embrace the technologies that can lead us out of the fossil fuel era, we must also ensure that our path forward does not leave a trail of toxicity in its wake. The clean energy revolution should not exchange one form of environmental harm for another." www.forbes.com/sites/arlene... #PFAS
Is Clean Energy Powered By Dirty Batteries?
Though lithium-ion batteries are a linchpin of the clean energy transition, they're made with harmful chemicals. The good news is that many of these chemicals are replaceable.
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December 9, 2024 at 8:25 PM
"As we embrace the technologies that can lead us out of the fossil fuel era, we must also ensure that our path forward does not leave a trail of toxicity in its wake. The clean energy revolution should not exchange one form of environmental harm for another." www.forbes.com/sites/arlene... #PFAS