Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and ...

For the 16th year in a row, gift cards will be the most requested present of the holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. More than 3.4 billion were sold in the United States, ...

PC manufacturers have still not figured out how to make a computer without PVC (polyvinyl chloride) insulation and toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs), although some consumer electronics ...

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Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows. By Hiroko Tabuchi See ...

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an attempt to compel it to regulate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a ...

PC manufacturers have still not figured out how to make a computer without PVC (polyvinyl chloride) insulation and toxic brominated flame retardants (BFR), although some consumer electronics ...