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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Poor, minority residents face most health risks with climate change

February 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Poor, urban and minority residents are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change, according to a new California Department of Public Health analysis of Los Angeles and Fresno counties. The department examined social and environmental factors ranging from the rising sea level to... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

State rolls back diesel pollution limits

December 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
State officials are taking a step back from reducing air pollution. The California Air Resources Board is planning on rolling back diesel emission limits for trucks, buses, bulldozers, backhoes and other construction equipment. The move will “extend relief to businesses,... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Report: High-speed train good for economy, environment

September 1, 2010, 12:05 AM
Scientists say a California high-speed rail system will not only get you from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours, but will create thousands of jobs and eliminate millions of pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. At least that’s what they're saying... + read more
Industrial steel drums, such as this one, were cleaned at the Cooper Drum Superfund site in South Gate.
Daily Report: Environment

Bankrupt chemical company agrees to clean up Superfund site

August 26, 2010, 12:05 AM
The federal government announced this week that a major U.S. chemical manufacturer has agreed to spend approximately $26 million to clean up 17 contaminated sites, including one in California. Chemtura Corporation is a major producer of flame retardants, chemical polymers and crop protection... + read more
Chicken litter: future of fuel?
Daily Report: Environment

Could poultry-litter power plants be in California's future?

July 13, 2010, 12:05 AM
In the search for new sources of energy, California policymakers may need to look to the birds. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday on a company interested in building chicken litter-fueled power plants in poultry-producing states. The company, Fibrowatt LLC, is based in Langhorne... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Can sunscreen, garlic pills or IV tubes do more harm than good?

May 27, 2010, 12:04 AM
It’s getting complicated out there. This week brought studies and news reports about the potential harms of products as seemingly innocuous as sunscreen, Gingko pills and vinyl house siding. Studies like these make me sigh and assume that I'm more likely to be abducted by a giant... + read more
Spotlight: Environment

Business group loses ‘green’ members in global-warming fight

January 16, 2010, 3:50 PM
The actions of a coalition representing some of California's biggest carbon polluters has some “green” companies on alert. + read more
cadmium, environment, lead, toxins, university of california
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Environment

Why cadmium is the new lead paint

January 15, 2010, 5:10 AM
The day that cadmium jewelry became the new lead paint felt like the day to throw up one’s hands. How does one keep track of all the toxins, the endocrine disruptors, the chemicals that collect in our blood streams when they really belong in a jet engine? As if on cue, a group of UC San... + read more
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