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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Fund Toxic Cleanup in LA as Residents Lose Hope

State lawmakers from Los Angeles have introduced a bill that would provide over $540 million additional funding to continue the largest toxic cleanup in California. Assembly Bill 1024 (AB 1024) would fund the ongoing clean up of up to 10,000 homes polluted by the closed Exide Technologies battery facility in the city of Vernon, south…


High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Some Baby Foods: Report

WASHINGTON—U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report released on Thursday. The panel examined baby foods made by Nurture Inc., Hain Celestial Group Inc., Beech-Nut Nutrition, and Gerber, it said, adding that it was “greatly concerned”…