The “Toxic Trio” of hazardous cosmetic ingredients is now the “Toxic Twenty.” Responding to environmental and consumer protection organizations like the Environmental Working Group, the California state assembly in 2019…
read moreImagine the sight and sound of a sofa engulfed in flames juxtaposed with the question “Are you sitting comfortably?” This last-minute media campaign by the industry-funded lobby Citizens for Fire…
read moreFifth generation (5G) wireless networking technology promises to greatly improve wireless communication, significantly increasing data transmission speeds and reducing latency. The anticipated quantum leap in wireless networking performance is made…
read moreIn 2007 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified shift work with circadian disruption as probably carcinogenic to humans on the basis of sufficient evidence in animals and…
read moreCannabidiol, or CBD, is all the rage. The non-psychoactive cannabinoid derived from marijuana plants can be found in myriad food, beverage, dietary supplement, and cosmetic products on the shelves of…
read moreThe increase in the incidence of various cancers in the 20th century led scientists to investigate potential environmental causes such as asbestos, silica, particulate matter, benzene, and formaldehyde. The signature health…
read moreHydraulic fracturing — the process of injecting millions of gallons of water and chemicals into shale formations to release oil and gas — has transformed energy production in the United…
read moreEach year, the American Contact Dermatitis Society designates an “Allergen of the Year.” In 2018, that dubious honor was given to propylene glycol. Propylene glycol, widely used to absorb water…
read moreWho will pay for the opioid epidemic? The millions of individuals addicted to opioids and the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have died from opioid overdose, along with their…
read moreDuPont and 3M introduced the commercial world to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the 1950s. Decades later, the first generation of these water-, grease-, and stain-resistant chemicals – perfluorooctanoic…
read moreOne of the many reasons casualty catastrophe is a challenge to model is that the insured’s exposure is driven by its past and present business activities: the industrial processes it…
read moreIn the first decision of its kind, a California jury last Friday determined that the agricultural chemicals company Monsanto is liable for causing a man’s Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL). The jury…
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