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    Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Abbott, Ciena, Visa, Bristol, Intel

    Reuters
    June 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including J&J, Microsoft and Intel, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * U.S. healthcare: Jefferies cuts targets on Bristol-Myers Squibb, others...

    Tags: James River Coal Co., Salix Pharmaceuticals Limited, Politics, Microsoft Corporation, Interior Policy

    2. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Toxic flame retardant may get a reprieve

    For a class of troublesome flame retardants, this appeared to be the end of an era.
    For a class of troublesome flame retardants, this appeared to be the end of an era. After years of study, scientists in the U.S. and Europe had reached an alarming conclusion: Flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, build up...

    Tags: Automotive Equipment, Environmental Politics, General Electric Company, U.S. Department of Defense, Environmental Defense Fund

    3. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chemical companies are grilled about flame retardants

    — The world's leading manufacturers of flame retardants faced scathing criticism Tuesday from U.S. senators angered by what they called the industry's misuse of science, misleading testimony and creation of a phony consumer group that stoked the public's fear of house fires.
    — The world's leading manufacturers of flame retardants faced scathing criticism Tuesday from U.S. senators angered by what they called the industry's misuse of science, misleading testimony and creation of a phony consumer group that stoked the...

    Tags: Sheldon Whitehouse, Duke University, Human Rights, U.S. Senate, Consumers

    4. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?

    More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children's pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold throughout the United States.
    More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children's pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold...

    Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Environmental Politics, Consumer Confidence, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Duke University

    5. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Makers of flame retardants cut ties with industry front group

    The world's major manufacturers of flame retardants officially cut ties Friday with an industry-funded front group that waged a deceptive campaign to fuel demand for the chemicals in household furniture, electronics, baby products and other goods.
    The world's major manufacturers of flame retardants officially cut ties Friday with an industry-funded front group that waged a deceptive campaign to fuel demand for the chemicals in household furniture, electronics, baby products and other goods....

    Tags: Science and Technology, Lobbying, Chemistry, Politics, Albemarle Corporation

    6. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. EPA vows investigation of flame retardants, which Tribune investigated

    — TheU.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced it will conduct a broad investigation of flame retardants that a Tribune series identified as examples of the government's failure to protect Americans from toxic chemicals.
    — TheU.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced it will conduct a broad investigation of flame retardants that a Tribune series identified as examples of the government's failure to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. Meanwhile,...

    Tags: Consumers, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Jerry Brown, U.S. Congress

    7. Aug 31, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Makers of flame retardants sever ties with industry-funded front group

    The world's major manufacturers of flame retardants officially cut ties today with an industry-funded front group that waged a deceptive campaign to fuel demand for the chemicals in household furniture, electronics, baby products and other goods.
    Tribune reporters
    The world's major manufacturers of flame retardants officially cut ties today with an industry-funded front group that waged a deceptive campaign to fuel demand for the chemicals in household furniture, electronics, baby products and other goods....

    Tags: Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Michael Hawthorne

    8. May 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Big Tobacco wins fire marshals as allies in flame retardant push

    The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires.
    The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires. Smoldering cigarettes were sparking fires and killing people. And tobacco executives...

    Tags: Lobbying, Companies and Corporations, Disasters and Accidents, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence

    9. May 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Watchdog Update: Pressure grows for limits on flame retardants

    In New York state, lawmakers are moving to ban a cancer-causing flame retardant from children's products.
    Chicago Tribune reporters
    In New York state, lawmakers are moving to ban a cancer-causing flame retardant from children's products. At the U.S. Capitol, more than 100 nurses, mothers and cancer survivors marched for tougher federal regulation of the chemicals. And in Washington...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Medical Specialization, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Medical Professionals, Chicago Tribune

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