These Chicago Tribune articles are about the role politics plays in our exposure to toxic chemicals -- in particular, chemicals claimed to be flame retardants. Here's the Trib's abstract (though reading the whole shebang is recommended):
The average American baby is born with 10 fingers, 10 toes and the highest recorded levels of flame retardants among infants in the world. The toxic chemicals are present in nearly every home, packed into couches, chairs and many other products. Two powerful industries -- Big Tobacco and chemical manufacturers -- waged deceptive campaigns that led to the proliferation of these chemicals, which don't even work as promised.
Here's the Trib's editorial that emerged from its reporters' investigative journalism. And here's a story about Senator Dick Durbin's response to the Trib's work. The Trib's coverage also includes inside industry documents and a series of videos, one of which is linked here.
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