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 Stories About: California AND European Union AND San Francisco
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So Much for 'Go West, Young Man'
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25 Jul 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| So Much for "Go West, Young Man" The U.S. has long imported French cuisine, Italian fashion, and German cars; now, California wants to import Old World environmental regulations. The Golden State has historically been on the cutting edge of environmental politics here in the U.S., but the European Union, with its strict controls on food, water, and chemicals, boasts even more eco-friendly policies. Calif ... |
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| Topics: California, European Union, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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PBDE Heebie-jeebies
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12 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| PBDE Heebie-jeebies Women in the San Francisco Bay Area have three to 10 times the amount of a dangerous persistent organic pollutant in their breast tissue as do either European or Japanese women, according to a study released yesterday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants commonly used in foam, textiles, and plastic electro ... |
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| Topics: California, European Union, health, Japan, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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