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Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil
Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of the chemical linked ...
Humanity on Verge of 5 Climate Tipping Points, Report Warns
Five major global "tipping points" are in danger of being crossed at current levels of warming, a new study warns, leaving humanity at an inflection point between two potential futures. An ...
Judge Says Hair Relaxer Claims Against L’Oreal, Revlon Can Proceed
A federal judge on Monday allowed the majority of claims to move forward in sprawling litigation that claims chemical hair relaxer products made by L'Oreal USA, Revlon and ...
AC Chemicals Ruining the Climate
When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has ...
Cough Syrup Deaths Overseas Prompt U.S. Crackdown on Toxic Testing
The U.S. FDA is cracking down on lax testing practices by dozens of makers of healthcare products following hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, a ...
D&O Underwriters May Be Worried About the Wrong Greenhouse Gas
Greenwashing lawsuits, while still relatively uncommon, have seen an uptick in recent years, with some alleging harm to consumers and others alleging harm to ...
Fun Equals Risk. Sigh.
Those in the insurance industry tend to view everything through a lens of risk and responsibility. Sure, that game/sport/amusement/party looks like a good time, but what ...
The Latest Wave to Hit Florida: What is a Meteotsunami?
An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally calm Clearwater Beach, Fla., last Wednesday. West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service ...