Environmental EPA Identifies Safer Substitutes for Toxic Flame Retardants by Gary Kopycinski on June 13, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Environmental: People Outside Will Be Injured: Severe Thunderstorms Strike Park Forest March 31, 2026 Park Forest Officials Urge Residents to Protect Pipes as Coldest Air of the Season Continues December 14, 2025 Park Forest Workshops Join Global Effort to Prevent Bird Collisions August 21, 2025 Identified chemicals are persistent, accumulate in the environment and have reproductive, developmental, and neurological toxicity