Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Tobacco industry linked to proliferation of flame retardants in American homes http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/tobacco-industry-linked-to-proliferation-of-flame-retardants-in-american-homes-100110.html Politics and Society Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0500 The debate over fire retardant chemicals has flared up again, prompted by a new investigative series in the Chicago Tribune. Reporters traced a decades-long campaign created by tobacco lobbyists to distract attention from the fire hazard caused by smoking. PRI: Public Radio International