October 4, 2012, 2:05 PM
A new UC San Diego study suggests that the byproducts of a chemical used in plastic found in the lining of cans may disrupt human hormone function more than the chemical itself. The study, published today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has been tied to many...
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May 4, 2012, 3:54 PM
Under pressure from politicians and environmental groups, California’s environmental agency has rewritten a chapter in a statewide K-12 curriculum on plastic bags that was influenced by the chemical and plastics industry. The new chapter, which was posted today for review, no longer...
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October 4, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new study suggests that early exposure to a chemical found in hard, clear plastics and the linings of cans may cause changes in breast tissue, predisposing laboratory animals to breast cancer. The study, released yesterday in the journal Molecular Endocrinology, adds to a growing body of...
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September 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
The state agency charged with developing and editing a new environmental curriculum for California’s schoolchildren said it will conduct a review of a textbook chapter on plastic shopping bags that includes suggested edits and additions from the plastics industry. In a letter to Sen...
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August 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
Furious about the chemical industry’s footprint in a state-sponsored environment curriculum, a librarian at Santa Cruz High School has started a petition to have the industry’s influence removed. As of this morning, Veronica Zaleha had garnered nearly 24,000 signatures on the...
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August 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
News that California educators allowed the chemical industry to weigh in on a new state environmental curriculum has the chemical industry playing defensive while lawmakers and state agencies re-examine a text that focused on plastic shopping bags. Last week, California Watch published an...
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