Category: California
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Toxic Chemicals in Brazilian Blowout and Other Salon Products Increase Risk of Cancer
Bloody noses. Blistering rashes. Piercing migraines. These are just a few of the symptoms veteran hairstylist Jennifer Arce experienced after she was diagnosed with chemical poisoning …
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Bioneers 24th Annual Conference: Turning Vision Into Action
The National Bioneers Conference, established in 1990, is the original whole-systems forum of innovation and collaboration for social, cultural and environmental resilience. Serving the sustainability, environmentalism and social justice communities, B…
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Flawed Fracking Bill Passes California Assembly
Senate Bill 4, which undermines existing environmental law and leaves Californians unprotected from fracking and other dangerous and extreme fossil fuel extraction techniques, passed the California Assembly today …
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Monsanto Spends $4.5 Million to Oppose Washington I-522 GE Labeling Campaign
Chemical and agribusiness powerhouse Monsanto has just invested $4.5 million to defeat the I-522 campaign, a state ballot initiative to require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods …
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Pro-Fracking Amendments Undermine CA’s Existing Environmental Law
Following Friday’s adoption of anti-environmental amendments to Senate Bill 4—the only remaining bill in the California legislature addressing fracking—major environmental, consumer and progressive groups …