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New Laws Push Furniture Manufacturers to Phase Out Toxic Flame Retardants

January 17, 2015 Tristan Blaine

Have you heard the phrase “sitting is the new smoking”? Well, not only is it unhealthy to stay seated and sedentary for long periods, but that chair or sofa you’re sitting on may also contain toxic chemicals. In fact, one study led by a Duke University researcher found that in a sample of 101 couches bought in the U.S. between 1984-2010, 85% contained

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2015 is the Year Chickens Finally Get to Spread Their Wings in California

December 30, 2014 Tristan Blaine

Thanks to a law taking effect January 1, farm animals in California will now get to live luxuriously. Well, not exactly. But farmers in the forward-thinking state must now give certain animals enough space to fully extend their limbs and turn around freely. Imagine that! The law mostly targets chickens, as many (if not most) farms have been keeping chickens in cages so

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