Chemical Indutry

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A groundbreaking investigative report on the chemical industry by Bill Moyers is part of PBS's new programming slate, as well as a cutting-edge series on the arts around America, an in-depth look at the astonishing life of Ben Franklin, and an intimate portrait of a Protestant congregation.

Americans say corporations should have the burden of proving chemicals are safe. The majority of citizens believe most chemicals are already tested for safety, and that the government is protecting them against harmful chemicals. But what is the true story? In TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT, premiering Monday, March 26 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), correspondent Bill Moyers and producer Sherry Jones uncover how our health and safety have been put at risk and why powerful forces don't want the truth to be known.

This investigative report, accompanied by a PBS.org Web site, is based on a massive archive of secret industry documents as shocking as the "tobacco papers." In the 50 years of the chemical revolution, over 75,000 chemicals have been released into the environment. What happens as our body absorbs them? And how can we protect ourselves? Moyers and Jones won the Peabody Award for their last collaboration on WASHINGTON'S OTHER SCANDAL.

Funding for TRADE SECRETS: A MOYERS REPORT is provided by Park Foundation, The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc., The Herb Alpert Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America Life Insurance Company.

Fresh off a successful pilot run by Thirteen/WNET New York last year, EGG THE ARTS SHOW has been added to PBS's national schedule. The weekly half-hour series about people making art across America will debut on Friday, April 6, with 26 new episodes and 10 encore programs. The series will also feature a segment at the end of each program, "The One-Minute Egg," for ...