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Flame Retardants Raise Undue Alarm

Incomplete risk assessment mars coverage of chemicals in kids’ products

By David Ropeik May 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM

There is a great story in the news right now that illustrates the challenges for journalists who cover environmental risks.... More

The Chicago Tribune lights up the flame-retardant industry

An outstanding investigation show how chemical companies preserve a toxic cash cow

By Ryan Chittum May 21, 2012 at 11:07 AM

A tremendous Chicago Tribune investigation into flame-retardant chemical manufacturers shows how they push their poisons on an unsuspecting public despite... More

The Risk of Poor Coverage of Risk

Why does a healthier-than-ever world feel so scary?

By David Ropeik Nov 30, 2010 at 03:30 PM

There is a hidden danger in this modern world of unprecedented plenty and healthier, longer lives: our growing fears about... More

What does ‘healthier’ mean?

Coverage of organic-food study plays loose with the term

By Curtis Brainard Sep 11, 2012 at 11:30 AM

“Healthier” is a word the media often use without enough care, and that shortcoming was on full display during last... More

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