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Washington State Considers Ban on Flame Retardants

“Three Questions for Advocates of the Latest Ban on Flame-Retardants,” by Todd Myers.
Tomorrow, the House Environment Committee will consider HB 1294, the latest ban on flame-retardant compounds. The bill would ban a compound called Tris and would give the Department of Ecology the authority to ban future flame-retardants “unless a manufacturer demonstrates that there is not a technically feasible safer alternative to the flame retardant.” Read the full story on the Washington Policy Center blog.