Once all the hoop-la is over, the Sacramento Region needs to plan for one of two contingencies: (1) Seattle wins in OT and the Kings leave or (2) Kings win and stay.
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Sulphur Dioxide MADL Raised to 10,0000 microgram/day
The MADL (maximum allowable dose) for sulphur dioxide has been raised by OEHHA from 220 micrograms per day to 10,000 micrograms per day, based on a calculation error in the original document relied upon by the state. That error was discovered by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (“GMA”). Thus OEHHA concluded that a 1989 study
Weintraub Tobin to Help Sponsor Western Dairy Air Quality Symposium
Western States Dairy Producers Trade Association is sponsoring the 2013 Western Dairy Air Quality Symposium in Boise on April 16-17. The purpose of this symposium is to have a round- table exchange on the status of air quality research, demonstration projects, and pending regulations in the west, and to plan for coordination of research efforts
Xylene Not Added to the Prop 65 List
The OEHHA DART committee which identifies reproductive hazards for the Prop 65 list declined to list xylene as a reproductive or developmental toxicant. Xylene is used as a solvent in an number of products including paint, ink and leather products. The reason the committee did not list the chemical appears to be that the studies
BPA Listing Challenged by American Chemistry Council under Prop 65
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed a law suit to prevent California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) from adding Bisphenol A (BPA) to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity. The trade group, alleges that the state’s current proposal to list BPA is contra to its own scientific
Supplements are considered “Food” and Subject to the Naturally Occurring Defense Under Prop 65
San Francisco Superior Court Judge John Munter ruled that dietary supplements are included in the definition of “foods”under Proposition 65, following a pre-trial motion the sole issue was whether dietary supplements are foods under California law. The consequence of this definition is that the supplement makers can avail themselves of the defense (under the proper circumstances) that the
BPA Intention to List, Deadline to Comment Extended
OEHHA issued a January 25th notice that initiated a 30‑day public comment period that was scheduled to close on February 25, 2013, for the listing of BPA. “Bisphenol A” or BPA is asserted to be a reproductive hazard. This notice also listed a safe harbor level that is also proposed; this number is higher than
Weintraub Tobin and Innovative Ag Services Inc. Sponsor Successful Reception at the Ag Expo
Last week acording to the Los Angeles Times 2/13/2013 the annual World Ag Expo held in Tulare, California opened its gates to thousands of visitors and organizers expected the three-day event to draw about 100,000 visitors. Billed as the largest agricultural exposition of its kind in the world, the event is part county fair and
Wetlands Update: California’s New Draft Policy for Permitting State Wetlands
The State Water Resources Control Board has released a second version of what is called the “Preliminary Draft” of a policy to establish a state definition of “wetlands” The goal of the eventual regulation is to create a permitting system under which the nine Regional Water Boards would be required to process permits for Dredge
