Painting your home is becoming more environmentally friendly. By reducing the need for solvents in paints, The Dow Chemical Co.'s Coating Materials business is tapping into a growing market for paints ...

Paints comprise several different ingredients, including pigments, fillers, binders, solvents, and additives, each of which has a specific purpose in the final product. Their formulation can ...

SACRAMENTO ? California air regulators have approved strict regulations for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and what they see as a health ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Center for Public Integrity about a solvent found in common paint strippers that can trigger heart attacks and asphyxiation, causing rapid death.