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U.S. CPSC
January 31, 2011 |
CDC Review Finds No Link Between Problem Drywall and 11 Reported Deaths The CDC review confirms the results of previous reviews conducted by CPSC into these deaths, which also found no link to problem drywall.   |
U.S. CPSC
September 15, 2011 |
CPSC Completes Final Studies to Help Affected Homeowners Remediate Problem Drywall The guidance calls for the replacement of all: problem drywall; smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; electrical distribution components, including receptacles, switches and circuit breakers, but not necessarily wiring; and fusible-type fire sprinkler heads. |
U.S. CPSC
March 18, 2011 |
CPSC and HUD Issue Updated Remediation Protocol for Homes with Problem Drywall A study conducted on behalf of CPSC by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, finds no evidence of a safety hazard to home electrical systems. |
U.S. CPSC
May 25, 2010 |
CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of Problem Drywall Made in China The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is releasing today the names of the drywall manufacturers whose drywall emitted high levels of hydrogen sulfide in testing conducted for the agency by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Popular Mechanics
November 10, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
6 Surprising Findings from the Chinese Drywall Report The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission conducted 44 investigations into consumer complaints about drywall. Here are six surprising findings from the report. |
Science News
November 26, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Organic Doesn't Mean Free of Pesticides Despite organic claims of pesticide-free vegetables, a recent small-scale study found roughly the same amount of toxic pesticide chemicals in both conventionally grown and organic vegetables. |
U.S. CPSC
October 6, 2004 |
CPSC Targets Vulnerable, Hard-to-Reach Populations - Stratton Tells Congress About Toy and Child Product Safety Actions The CPSC chairman told the House Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection that agency continues to enforce standards, announce recalls, and prevent deaths and injuries from rising. |
U.S. CPSC
May 12, 2009 |
The Acting Chairman Announces New, Modern Facility For Consumer Product Testing and Evaluation; Advanced Safety Testing To Be Performed By Scientists and Engineers The new facility, in Rockville, Md., will provide additional space for CPSC's Laboratory and Engineering Sciences Teams to test and evaluate consumer products; support standards development, both voluntary and mandatory; and support compliance, investigatory and recall-related work. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Mixed View on Pesticide Pollution The amount of pesticides in U.S. streams has generally decreased, according to a recent assessment. But urban streams are carrying more and more pesticides, and the number of different chemicals present simultaneously has gone up, raising concerns among some researchers. |
U.S. CPSC
October 8, 2003 |
CPSC Warns: Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work This is Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that millions of homes in the U.S. have smoke alarms that do not work. Usually, the batteries are dead or missing. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Leave It to Beazer Things keep getting worse for Beazer Homes. Its shares were sent tumbling in after-hours trading last night, as the media disclosed that the company is under criminal investigation by the FBI over potentially aggressive lending tactics. |
AskMen.com
Joseph Moritz |
Top 10: Foods To Buy Organic Amid all the good intentions, some lose sight of the most important things to buy organic -- for their own health and that of the environment. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2, 2009
Adam Hadhazy |
The Truth about Chinese Drywall Thousands of homeowners in Florida and elsewhere are blaming such problems on low-quality, imported drywall. |
U.S. CPSC
June 13, 2011 |
CPSC Announces Grand Opening of New State-of-the-Art National Product Testing and Evaluation Center "The opening of this new lab will make consumers safer and the CPSC stronger," Sen. Richard Durbin said. |
