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 Stories About: commercial and industry organizations AND health AND Rhode Island AND toxics
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Rhode Island Lead
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04 Sep 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Rhode Island Lead Rhode Island has taken eight paint manufacturers to court in a first-ever attempt by a state to hold companies accountable for decades of child lead poisoning. Rhode Island, which has one of the highest rates of such poisoning in the country, is claiming the manufacturers created a public nuisance by selling the paint. The paint companies counter that problems stem from ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, health, Rhode Island, toxics (all these topics) |
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Rhode Island Lead
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08 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Rhode Island Lead A Superior Court judge in Rhode Island paved the way for a landmark lawsuit earlier this week when he gave state Attorney Gen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) permission to sue manufacturers of lead-based paint. The paint industry had attempted to derail the trial by calling for every one of an estimated 300,000 owners of ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, environmental justice, health, politics, pollution and waste, Rhode Island, toxics (all these topics) |
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