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High levels of toxic PBDE found in pregnant California women
GreenspaceFlame retardant pollution: The communities with the highest levels overall are low income communities in California such as Oakland, Richmond and Salinas, all in Northern and Central California, mostly because those are the areas that have been studied...... -
BPA ban passes California state Senate
GreenspaceThe legislation, sponsored by State Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) and State Assembly member Betsy Butler (D-Marina Del Ray) would ban BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups made or sold after July 1, 2013. It would also require manufacturers to use the... -
California says yes to recycled water
GreenspaceIf signed by the governor, the new state law would prohibit local jurisdictions from banning graywater systems, which have gained in popularity as more municipalities face restrictions on fresh water.... -
End of the line for California solar firm
GreenspaceA California solar panel manufacturer is filing for bankruptcy protection. Solyndra of Fremont, Calif., received a high-profile $535-million Energy Department loan guarantee said it was ceasing operations, laying of 1,100 workers and preparing to file for... -
Helping apartment dwellers recycle
GreenspaceAssemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills) has sponsored a bill requiring owners of buildings with five or more units to provide recycling services. He recently joined with representatives of organizations supporting the bill in a news conference at... -
Woman brings some green to her Huntington Beach neighborhood
GreenspaceShirley Knopf still walks regularly past the school where she taught for 14 years. But this summer, she was starting to have trouble recognizing the front of it. Hawes Elementary School, where Knopf taught computer classes until 1997, had become...... -
Funds will help protect South Orange County waterways
GreenspaceAliso Viejo was awarded more than $93,000 in waterway improvement funding last month from the Orange County Transportation Authority. The program funds projects to protect county waterways and beaches from pollution generated by transportation. Aliso... -
Food poisoning: America's homegrown threat
Opinion L.A.Every time there's a food recall, like Tuesday's listeria outbreak and August's salmonella scare, I think back to Nicholas Kristof's June 11 column in the New York Times, "When Food Kills," which points to an alarming statistic. Every year in...... -
Can I Recycle … receipts from stores?
L.A. at HomePlain paper receipts printed with ink are largely a thing of the past, having been replaced by a shinier, coated variety called thermal paper. The paper is embedded with chemicals that interact when heated in machines such as thermal printers...... -
Brand X Files: Fight club, plastics, and did Beliebers attack Selena Gomez?
Brand XJealous, angry, violent Justin Bieber fans? Sounds like the making of a new horror flick. Bieber's new beau Selena Gomez has appeared with a bit of a fat lip, which has led to rumors she was punched by one of her new boyfriend's die-hard fans. Her rep... -
Food safety: Should canned foods come with a warning label?
Opinion L.A.Although smokers may not like reading the warning labels on cigarettes, at least they know that they're consuming a product that comes with health risks. Should consumers of canned goods also get the benefit of a warning label? Most might...... -
Combo Plate: Foolish hijinks, bacon candles, sweet buns and more
Daily Dish--What day is it again? The April Fool's Day pranks just keep coming. My favorite so far: Paula Deen goes vegan. (Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand why the online world seems so dead set on proving that......
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