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No one wants scary warnings on their daily-use appliances, but Prop 65 is actually a very useful thing. Mom Detective explains how we can use Prop 65 warnings to reduce our chemical exposure at home.
Ask Mom Detective: What Are PFAS Chemicals, and How Can I Protect My Kids?
PFAS chemicals are everywhere. Is it even possible to avoid them? Mom Detective shares tips for reducing your exposure and keeping your family safe.
Ask Mom Detective: How Can I Protect My Kids in Extreme Heat?
It is hot. Really hot. Mom Detective shares some tips for staying safe in extreme heat and protecting children from heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Ask Mom Detective: Is There a Safer Way to Grill?
There are absolutely ways to grill that are safer for the planet and our health. Mom Detective offers a few simple solutions for your summer barbecues.
Ask Mom Detective: Are Playgrounds Safe in Summertime Heat?
Summer is the stuff of childhood. And yet, for our kids and their climate-changed generation, soaring temperatures are a constant co-reality impinging on warm weather joy. Mom Detective shares tips for playground safety in extreme heat.
Ask Mom Detective: How Do I Find Safe Products for Spring Cleaning?
Embrace your spring cleaning routine! Mom Detective shares tips for safe and effective toxic-free home cleaning.
Ask Mom Detective: What Is the Air Quality Index?
With summer wildfire season approaching, Mom Detective explains the Air Quality Index and shares ways to protect your children when air pollution spikes.
Ask Mom Detective: How Do I Break Up With Plastic?
There are so many reasons to use less plastic, including that plastic is harmful to the environment as well as human health. Mom Detective shares simple tips for avoiding single-use plastic.
Ask Mom Detective: What Are Best Practices for Plastic Safety When It Comes to Food?
Chemicals found in plastic are increasingly showing up in bodies, and eating is a direct route of exposure. Mom Detective shares tips for choosing the safest food storage containers.
Ask Mom Detective: Are Plastic Toys Safe for My Children?
Plastic is bad news for the environment and for our children’s health. Mom Detective shares tips for minimizing exposure to harmful chemicals and choosing toys with safer materials.
Ask Mom Detective: How Do I Know If I Have Toxic Mold?
As much of the country transitions from a wet winter into a likely wetter spring, Mom Detective shares tips to identify toxic mold in your home—and then clean it up.