In the News: February 6, 2023 Heating Up: Bipartisan Duo Manchin And Cruz Pitch Bill To Defend Gas StovesJanuary 2, 2023, NBC NewsA new bipartisan duo is diving in to defend gas stoves. Senate Energy Committee Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and more »
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In the News; January 30, 2023 Meet The Man Who Unwittingly Triggered The War Over Gas StovesJanuary 26, 2023, The Washington PostUntil he became an unwitting flash point in the nation’s culture wars, Richard Trumka Jr. was little known to more »
In the News; January 23, 2023 The Battle Continues: CPSC And Furniture Industry At Odds Over Stability StandardJanuary 19, 2023, Furniture TodayIn a filing Jan. 17 with the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th the CPSC responded to petitioners who have more »
In the News: January 16, 2023 There’s A Secret Pollution Source In 40 Million Homes. The U.S. May Try To Ban It.January 10, 2023, Washington PostFor years, scientists and health advocates have tried to bring attention to a secret source more »
In the News: January 9, 2023 Peloton Fined $19 Million For Dangerous Product Safety Violations Involving Tread+ TreadmillsJanuary 5, 2023, Consumer ReportsPeloton Interactive has agreed to pay $19,065,000 to settle charges that the company failed to report to the Consumer more »
In the News: January 2, 2023 The STURDY Act Signed Into Law; Will Supersede CPSC RuleDecember 27, 2022, Furniture TodayThe Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act – known as STURDY – was passed by Congress Dec. 23 more »
In the News: December 19, 2022 Consumer Safety Board (CPSC) To Weigh Regulations On Gas StovesDecember 14, 2022, The HillThe U.S. agency in charge of making sure the country’s consumer products are safe will weigh regulations on new gas stoves, more »
In the News: December 12, 2022 America Home Furnishings Alliance Files Petition For Judicial Review Of CPSC Safety Standard For Clothing Storage UnitsDecember 6, 2022, Home Furnishing BusinessThe AHFA has filed a petition for judicial review of the U.S. Consumer Product more »
In the News: December 5, 2022 Association Files Suit Challenging New CPSC Rule On Custom Window CoveringsDecember 1, 2022, Home Textiles TodayHow long is too long? That’s the issue in dispute in the lawsuit filed last week by the Window more »
In the News; November 28, 2022 CPSC To Industry: Get Ready For More-More Penalties, More Litigation, More RegulationNovember 21, 2022, Morgan LewisThe CPSC will levy swift and strong civil penalties for product safety infractions, but, under this plan, it will more »
