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A Sustainable Way to Think About Safety video

  A research project funded by TURI studied a safer alternative - cashew nut oil - for flame retardants. UMass Lowell students and faculty won an EPA award. Planet Forward created a video about their research.

URL:  http://planetforward.org/idea/sustainable-national-defense/

Health Department to Tackle Toxic Chemicals in Nail Salons

  Dedham will join five other communities as they try to educate employees and consumers on dangerous products. Funded by the TURI Community Grant Program.

URL:  http://dedham.patch.com/articles/health-department-to-tackle-toxic-chemicals-in-nail-salons

Sins of the Past

  6/14/10 Worcester Business Journal, Liz Harriman of TURI is quoted in this article about Massachusetts industry reducing toxics.

URL:  http://www.wbjournal.com/news46612.html

ACE Cleaners Goes Green

  2/15/11 North Andover Patch, article about how ACE Cleaners is no longer using perchloroethylene to clean clothes. Instead the small business is using wet cleaning technologies.

URL:  http://northandover.patch.com/articles/ace-cleaners-goes-green

TURI Awards $60K in Academic Grants

  TURI Awarded UMass Lowell faculty $60K in grant funding to search for safer ingredients in everyday products.

URL:  http://www.uml.edu/News/stories/2011-12/turi-grants.aspx

Green Kitchens

  6/9/10 Worcester Living, article refers to TURI's suggestions on how to make safer cleaners.

URL:  http://www.telegram.com/article/20100609/WORCESTERLIVING/5240450/-1/worcesterliving

Tarr Talk: Recognizing Environmental Leadership

  6/10/10 Senator Bruce Tarr's blog discusses the "Champions of Toxics Use Reduction" awards ceremony at the state house on June 9, 2010. Analog Devices and A.W. Chesterton were one of 17 companies honored as a "TURA 20th Anniversary Leader."

URL:  http://www.tarrtalk.com/2010/06/recognizing-environmental-leadership.html

Lexington Students "Change the World" State Champs

  5/14/10 Boston Globe, Joy Onasch of TURI helped two Lexington middle-school students compare dry cleaning to wet cleaning.

URL:  http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/lexington/2010/05/lexington_students.html

PerkinElmer's Salem facility honored for reducing toxic chemicals

  4/28/10 Salem News, Pam Eliason of TURI was quoted in this article about PerkinElmer in Salem recognized as a "TURA 20th Anniversary Leader."

URL:  http://www.salemnews.com/business/x563635948/State-to-give-consumers-another-bite-at-appliance-exchange

Cape Group recognized for reducing toxins

  4/24/10, Cape Cod Times, the Cape Cod Cooperative runs a program funded by TURI that is designed to keep perchlorate from flares out of public and private drinking wells.

URL:  http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100424/NEWS/4240322/-1/rss02

A handle on safety, firms honored for cutting chemical use

  4/15/10 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, article about L&J of New England that was recognized as a "TURA 20th Anniversary Leader."

URL:  http://www.telegram.com/article/20100415/NEWS/4150561/1002/BUSINESS

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