Media Coverage
Find the latest media coverage of Silent Spring Institute’s work.
Environmental Health News Special Report: 'Chemicals of high concern' found in thousands of children's products
May 6, 2013 read more »
Natural News - Your home is filled with toxic flame retardants
The Huffington Post - BPA Could Affect Brain Development By Impacting Gene Regulation, Study Finds
February 28, 2013 read more »
Environmental Health News -Breast cancer and the environment: Studied for half a century, these women are 'a national treasure'
February 26, 2013 read more »
Environmental Health News - Breast cancer and the environment: Women's exposures early in life could unlock mysteries
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February 25, 2013 read more »
Denton Record-Chronicle - Federal report recommends more research in breast cancer
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February 12, 2013 read more »
Forbes - New Government Breast Cancer Report Calls for Focus on Prevention, Study of Environmental Risk Factors
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February 12, 2013 read more »
Consumer Reports - How safe are flame retardants?
Maria's Farm Country Kitchen - Dangerous Dust Bunnies: How to Avoid Flame Retardants
FOX News - Don't get too cozy: Your couch may be toxic
WGBH - Toxic Chemicals Found in Household Dust
Time - Flame Fighting Chemicals Abundant in House Dust and Sofas
Nature - Cancer-causing flame retardants linger on in California
Forbes - The Chemicals In Your Couch May Pose Serious Health Risks
CBS News - Harmful flame retardants found in 84 percent of Calif. couches
The Huffington Post - New Flame Retardants, Other Replacement Chemicals, Pose Same Problems As Predecessors
MinnPost - Toxic flame retardants common in household dust and sofas, studies find
American News Report - Study Finds Many Homes Contaminated with Fire Retardant Chemicals
Earth Island Journal - Too Close for Comfort — Toxic Chemicals in Our Couches and Clothing
Scientific American - Worse Than Bedbugs, It’s the Couch Itself
Examiner.com - Living room couch reveals toxins posing serious health threat to children
Environmental Health News - Toxic couches? Flame retardants on the rise in furniture, study finds
WebMD - Flame Retardant Chemicals in House Dust, Sofas
San Fancisco Chronicle - Chemicals in furniture hard to avoid
Women's eNews - Flame Retardant Studies Flag Mother-Child Dangers
Chicago Tribune - Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?
NPR - Flame Retardants From Furniture Found In Household Dust
U.S.News & World Report - Toxic Chemicals in Many Couches Sold in U.S.: Report
CBC News - Household flame retardants potentially ineffective, dangerous
Denton Record-Chronicle - Studies reveal traces in dust
dailyRx News - Which Chemicals Are in House Dust?
E-The Environmental Magazine - The Book That Changed The World
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E-The Environmental Magazine - Packed in Plastic
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Cape Cod Today - Silent Spring Institute researchers share data on groundwater, household contaminants
October 7, 2012 read more »
Cape Cod Times - Scientists warn of wastewater contaminants
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October 5, 2012 read more »
HealthDay - BPA Exposure Impacts Pregnant Women's Thyroids, Study Suggests
October 4, 2012 read more »
TreeHugger - Your Dust Bunnies are Likely Toxic, Study Reports
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September 26, 2012 read more »
Men's Health - The Chemical That Makes You Fat, Infertile, and Diabetic
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August 7, 2012 read more »
KCRW - Good Food: Is Plastic Packaging Leaching into Our Food?
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July 14, 2012 read more »
Los Angeles Daily News - West Hills-based interior designer creates refined, healthy homes
June 29, 2012 read more »
Environmental Health News - Pollution, Poverty, People of Color: The factory on the hill
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June 4, 2012 read more »
WPBF 25 - Are hidden dangers lurking in your cleaning products?
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May 23, 2012 read more »
The Washington Post - If the food’s in plastic, what’s in the food?
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April 17, 2012 read more »
The Huffington Post - Bisphenol A And Other Endocrine Disruptors Found In Common Household Products
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March 29, 2012 read more »
Maria's Farm Country Kitchen - 8 Ways to Avoid Harmful Chemicals
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March 29, 2012 read more »
Forbes - Study Highlights Hidden Dangers in Everyday Products
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March 8,2012 read more »
The Daily Green - Study: Suspect Chemicals Found in Many Products
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March 15, 2012 read more »
Cure - True Breast Cancer Prevention Requires Looking at Environmental Chemicals
March 14, 2012 read more »
E-The Environmental Magazine - Chemicals in Consumer Products
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March 12, 2012 read more »
Consumer Reports - Study finds worrisome chemicals in wide range of consumer products
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March 9, 2012 read more »
Boston Channel 5 - Study Finds Dangerous Chemicals in Household Products
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March 8, 2012 read more »
U.S.News & World Report - Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Many Household Products: Study
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March 8, 2012 read more »
Nature Boston - Boston study: Many household and beauty products contain suspect chemicals
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March 8,2012 read more »
Greenwire - Labels of many household goods fail to disclose unsafe ingredients -- study
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March 8, 2012 read more »
USA Today - 'Safer' products often contain harmful chemicals, tests show
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March 8, 2012 read more »
CBS Philly - Health: Study Shows Household Products May Contain Harmful Chemicals Not Listed On Label
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March 9, 2012 read more »
CBS Boston - Study: Harmful Chemicals Left Off Household Product Labels
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March 8, 2012 read more »
Environmental Health News - Opinion: News stories miss important points of breast cancer report
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December 13, 2011 read more »
Forbes - Five Things You Should Know About Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
December 7, 2011 read more »
Risk Policy Report - NAS Poised To Advise On New Breast Cancer Risk Research Priorities
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November 29, 2011, Vol. 18, No. 48 read more »
HealthyCal.org - Federal agencies meet in Richmond to clean up bad air, water
November 10, 2011 read more »
California Watch - Living in industry’s shadow: After years of illnesses, family looks for answers
November 2, 2011 read more »
Cape Cod Times - Water researchers to present findings today
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November 2, 2011 read more »
Wicked Local Truro - Silent Spring Institute to present results of private well study
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October 28, 2011 read more »