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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Tom Perkins

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

a man speaks into a microphone between two flags
Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, speaks during an announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on 18 February 2025 in Washington DC. Photograph: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege.

The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children.

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