Business
Agriculture: Rules would help clear up marketplace confusion. But three controversial issues are ignored.
Dec. 16, 1997
World & Nation
The food world was rocked by a series of unprecedented news events in 1989.
Dec. 28, 1989
California
For many people who know of the South Coast Air Quality Management District from its own press releases, the agency’s image as a hard-hitting, even Draconian, enforcer of anti-pollution laws is still in the air.
March 10, 1994
The North County fruit and vegetable distributor accused by others in his industry of marketing falsely labeled organic carrots is in violation of state law because he can’t prove his carrots are grown chemical-free, the state Department of Health Services has concluded.
June 24, 1988
In a sweeping and unprecedented action, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday enacted stricter workplace exposure limits on 376 toxic chemicals.
Jan. 14, 1989
The Environmental Protection Agency agreed Thursday to protect an industry-led group from up to $10 million a year in legal damages that could stem from the group’s voluntary efforts to clean up Superfund hazardous waste sites.
Feb. 8, 1985
By a strange coincidence on the first Saturday of this month, suburbanites on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts were dealing with the issue of contaminated dirt.
Sept. 17, 1992
Innovations in designing green chemicals are emerging in nearly every U.S. industry, from plastics and pesticides to toys and nail polish.
Sept. 14, 2008
Lifestyle
Before you start diggin’ in, learn more about some products and ideas that will make your yard, and you, environmentally friendly.
Sept. 16, 2014
Science & Medicine
The World Health Organization warning is seen by some as a rebuke of the EPA’s lenient rating of the chemical.
June 16, 2004