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Utilities fighting to stymie growth of California rooftop solar power
California lawmakers advance bills to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in kids’ products, food packaging
California lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly boost efforts to remove the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from consumer products, with the state Senate poised to vote...
California agency acknowledges synthetic food dyes’ link to hyperactivity and behavioral problems in kids
Foods containing synthetic food dyes make children vulnerable to hyperactivity and other behavioral problems, according to a new report by California state scientists.
With New Laws To Protect Public Health, California Continues Environmental Leadership
In the wake of the Trump administration's rollback of more than 100 federal environmental regulations, California has again showed leadership, with new laws to protect public health. In the past two...
California Legislature Kills Bill to Protect Kids from Lead
The California State Senate Appropriations Committee defeated a bill that would reduce the amount of lead leached from faucets and fixtures to no more than 1 microgram of lead – five times less lead...
Everything You Need to Know About California’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act
California Continues Its Leadership in Protecting Kids From Environmental Hazards
October was Children's Environmental Health Month in California, a designation made by state legislators to raise awareness about the importance of cleaner air and water, safer food and healthier...
A Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar Customers
Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., wants to charge customers in South Carolina more for using less energy. Duke is asking state regulators for permission to more...
San Francisco Tap Water Tests: Pesticides Not Detected
Smoke Is a Big Health Risk as California Wildfires Rage On
Children Exposed to Lead in Drinking Water at Day Care Centers
More than 4 million American children spend at least part of the day at child care centers. How widespread is lead contamination of the tap water at these facilities?
Children Exposed to Lead in Drinking Water at Day Care Centers
California Moving to Boost Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs for At-Risk Kids
An estimated 60 percent to three fourths of lower income children in California don't get the lead poisoning tests required by state and federal law. In response, state lawmakers are taking steps to...
California Lawmakers Move to Ensure Lead-Free Water in Child Care Centers
California lawmakers are moving toward ensuring that lead-free drinking water is required in all child care centers, catching up with Oregon, Washington and four other states.
Update: Almost Three-Fourths of Medi-Cal Toddlers Miss Annual Lead Tests Required by Law
To Protect Young Farmworkers, Calif. Rejects EPA Rollback of Pesticide Policy
Last week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency took steps that could lead to the repeal of health-protective safeguards designed to prevent teenage farmworkers from handling toxic pesticides...
San Francisco Moves to Protect Children from Flame Retardant Chemicals
San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to prohibit chemical flame retardants in all new upholstered furniture and children's products sold in the city, including online sales.
In a First, San Francisco May Require Disclosure of Antibiotics in Meat
The overuse of antibiotics to raise livestock is creating superbugs, bacteria resistant to antibiotic drugs such as penicillin. San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to require major...
Cellphone Safety: Industry Pushes to Strip Local Control of High-Speed Networks
The cellphone industry is pushing laws to take away local governments' rights to decide whether or where to allow facilities for high-speed wireless networks that use a technology whose health effects...
Who's Watching the Oil and Gas Industry in California?
California's well-earned reputation as the nation's greenest state, with cutting-edge policies mandate fuel efficiency and renewable energy, hides a surprising fact: California also produces the third...
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