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The Greenest of Chem All
California hopes to spur development of less-toxic chemicals |
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31 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:10 AM on 31 Jan 2008 California officials are aiming to spur development of less-toxic chemicals as safer alternatives to widely used toxics and will today unveil their proposals to kick-start the "green chem" revolution. One idea that's not included on the list of over 800 proposals is additional bans or restrictions on the use of toxic chemicals. Instead, ideas range from grants for R&a ... |
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| Topics: California, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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Carrion Baggage
California condor still endangered by lead bullets |
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12 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:52 PM on 12 Oct 2007 California condors came to the brink of extinction in the 1980s, largely from eating game felled by toxic lead bullets. A recovery effort has proved successful, but attempts to bring condors back into the wild have been frustrated by the birds' continuing poisoned-carrion habit. More than one-third of condors released into the wild in California over the past two decades have died; last year, 14 ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, endangered species, legislation, news, politics, state politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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Meany in a Bottle
Baby bottles found to leak chemicals, California may ban them |
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01 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Meany in a Bottle Baby bottles found to leak chemicals, California may ban them Most parents discourage their kiddos from ingesting known toxics, so a new study from green group Environment California is a bit of a bummer: when run through a simulated dishwasher 50 to 75 times, name-brand baby bottles leach the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in levels that have caused reproductive abno ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, health, news, parenting, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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Big Brother Knows Best
House bill would keep states from setting tough toxics rules |
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14 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Big Brother Knows Best House bill would keep states from setting tough toxics rules House Republicans are pushing legislation that would keep states from setting standards for pesticides and health-threatening industrial chemicals that are more stringent than federal regulations. If passed, the bill could nullify a California ban on brominated fire retardants, for example, and restrictions in San Francisco that ... |
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| Topics: California, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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