Just weeks after Congress passed a law giving the Environmental Protection Agency more power to ban harmful chemicals, a new study demonstrates just how much chemical regulations can impact the health of our nation’s youth.From couch cushions to baby products to kids' pajamas, … [Read more...]
“Chemicals Are in Everything, Why Should I Care?”
One of the most common critiques I get about my reporting on chemical flame retardants in car seats can be summed up with this Facebook comment on one of my posts:Look at how many of us survived... using car seats. Then look at the ones who survived before car seats were a thing. … [Read more...]
Consumer Federation on DOT Response to Chemicals in Car Seats • CBS San Francisco
Chemicals in Children’s Car Seats Addressed at Washington Hearing • CBS San Francisco
Thursday’s Senate Commerce hearing was the first opportunity lawmakers have had to publicly question federal regulators about a 44-year-old flammability regulation that critics say needlessly exposes kids to concerning–and, in some cases, even known cancer-causing—flame retardants in … [Read more...]
Ladies of The Talk on CBS Talk Flame Retardants in Car Seats
Following a 6-month investigation into harmful flame retardants in car seats, Julie Watts shared her findings with a national audience on CBS's The Talk. … [Read more...]
Car Seat Chemical Probe Prompts Legislation, Lands Reporter On ‘The Talk’ • CBS San Francisco
Excerpt CBSSF.com: Excerpt CBSSF.com: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced legislation to rid car seats of flame retardant chemicals.The bill follows a series of reports by ConsumerWatch reporter Julie Watts. Those reports earned Watts an invite to the CBS show “The Talk” to … [Read more...]
Investigating Car Seat Chemicals
What began as a NewsMom editorial, expanded into a six month KPIX-CBS investigation exposing alleged false advertising, apparent legal loopholes and outdated federal regulations that systematically expose millions of children to concerning car seat chemicals.First, we established … [Read more...]
Part 4: Feds Blamed for Exposing Kids to Car Seat Chemicals • CBS San Francisco
Excerpt CBSSF.com:A KPIX investigation reveals that the 44-year-old federal flammability standard, which manufacturers say ostensibly requires chemical flame retardants in car seats, has never even been tested in car seats, and regulators admit there is no data to indicate the … [Read more...]
Investigating Car Seat Chemicals: The Lawmaker Response
“If chemical-conscious moms spent as much time advocating against flame retardants in car seats as they did trying to find one without flame retardants, we wouldn’t be here.” That was the response from Green Science Policy Institute founder Arlene Blum when asked what parents could do … [Read more...]
Politics Stall Child Credit Freeze Law?
After years of reporting on child ID theft and struggling to freeze my own child’s credit, it was rewarding to learn that California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced state legislation based on what I’d found.This week, the bill passed its first test, sailing through the California … [Read more...]