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WASHINGTON – The Defense Department is under fire for a new memo revealing it will provide clean drinking water only to communities polluted by the toxic “forever chemicals” at levels much higher than...

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California legislature moves to fast-track safety review of toxic weedkiller

August 30, 2024

The California Legislature has passed a bill requiring the Department of Pesticide Regulation, or DPR, to prioritize the reevaluation of the toxic pesticide paraquat. Assembly Bill 1963, by...

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Food Chemicals

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California lawmakers pass landmark ban on toxic dyes in school food

August 29, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California Legislature took a bold step to protect children’s health by passing a bill that bans six harmful chemicals in school food.

The bipartisan bill prohibits these...

California Senate advances bill to shield schoolchildren from harmful food dyes

August 28, 2024

Today the Senate Health Committee voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes from food provided in the state’s public schools during regular school hours.

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Toxic mess: DOD giving safe water only to areas with PFAS three times higher than EPA limit

California legislature moves to fast-track safety review of toxic weedkiller

California lawmakers pass landmark ban on toxic dyes in school food

California Senate advances bill to shield schoolchildren from harmful food dyes