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California Will Add Trichloroethylene To Proposition 65 Reproductive Toxicity List

Trichloroethylene meets the criteria for listing as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65, based on the findings of U.S. EPA (U. S. EPA, 2011a), as outlined below.

(IRVINE) - The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.

Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986.

Navy Cleanup Forces Dozens to Move on Treasure Island

The affected residents of the six targeted buildings will meet with Treasure Island officials Tuesday night to learn details of the relocation plan and to express concerns about the effort.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - About two dozen families are being forced from their Treasure Island homes so the Navy can clean up toxic material buried in the old waste disposal site beneath the townhouse units.

"A letter we got last week was the first we heard of it," said Paris Hayes, who has lived in his Bayside Drive unit for more than 10 years. The residents will be moved out in stages, with the first group leaving in April and the last gone by July.

Does US Prosecutor Dave Kowal Get His Jollies from Destroying Good Men?

We live in an age of terrorism and human trafficking and huge insurmountable problems, and all Kowal wants to do is convict Charles Lynch for a few ounces of weed that his security guard sold years ago?

(SACRAMENTO) - Want the real definition of a witch hunt? Charlie Lynch operated a cannabis dispensary in my former adopted hometown, Morro Bay, California. His business was legal under California state law, and even had the blessing of the city mayor.

Lynch was doing everything to comply with the law but it wasn't enough for a twisted sheriff named Pat Hedges who had it in for Lynch.

The Rapporteur`s Reprise...
Halliburton`s Elixir In A Fracked-up World Part II - The View From The Boardwalk

I never saw a city boy yet who was worth a damn. - Ernest Hemingway

(DAYTONA BEACH) - Coursing through the trackless wastes between Toronto and Winnipeg, our intrepid reporter Rap (short for "rapporteur," just to add a touch of class), taking a leaf from Stephen Colbert (Col-bear) and his Report (pronouced Re-poor), checked in recently.

In fact the paper trail of his expense account items continued, meandering across Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, notably hovering in Camden, N.J. with an item for $139.50 datelined Moe's Jazz Society.

Risks of Manmade Chemicals in Drinking Water the Focus of 2013 NWRI Clarke Prize Lecture

"Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed." - Friedrich Nietzsche

(FOUNTAIN VALLEY) - Due to rapid advancements in analytical chemistry, a variety of manmade chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals, can now be detected at very low (trace) levels in all municipal wastewaters and most surface waters.

But what does the presence of these chemicals mean, and how do we define the risks (if any) to the public?

Commentary on Senator Feinstein`s Defense of NSA Surveillance

Feinstein says the erosion of public confidence in our intelligence community can be laid at the feet of whistle blower Edward Snowden.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) recently wrote an Op-Ed piece, "NSA's call-records program is prudence -- not prying," that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle defending the National Security Agency's programs.

In her Op-Ed, Senator Feinstein disingenuously assures us that the NSA does not conduct surveillance, but rather it merely collects information contained on the average telephone bill...

Sara Kruzan Convicted Of Killing Her Pimp Released @ 35

As juvenile sentenced to life without parole, Kruzan's story received national attention from individuals and judicial reform groups, who advocated for a new trial.

(CLEVELAND) - Sara Jessimy Kruzan has a story that will give you chills. Born January 8, 1978, she would go onto become a victim of human trafficking, and a convicted murderer.

Back in 1995, when she was 17, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of her alleged pimp, George Gilbert Howard, and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Northern California Court Supporters Fight Back

From the Judge to the attorneys and public defenders, on down to the court reporters and bailiffs, the reality begins to spread in the courthouse that their is a large gathering of dedicated people supporting defendants in medical marijuana cases.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Recently in Northern California a new breed of activist has been born. They call themselves court supporters and most of them belong to a organization called The Human Solution or (THS).

These upstanding citizens take time out of their daily lives to join medical marijuana patients at their criminal court hearings. Most supporters are medical marijuana patients who are tired of seeing the justice system railroad their fellow sick patients by prosecuting them unjustly.

Amber Alert Activation in Oregon in Search for Missing Children, Suspect Out of San Diego

If anyone sees the suspect vehicle in Oregon please call 9-1-1 or Oregon State Police at 1-866-5AMBER5.

(SAN DIEGO) - At the request of San Diego County, California Sheriff's Office, an AMBER Alert has been activated in Oregon for two children last seen August 3, 2013 that may be traveling with a 40-year old man from southern California who is a suspect in a homicide investigation.

A vehicle related to the AMBER Alert activation in California is believed to have been spotted Wednesday, August 7, in northern California along Highway 395/299 from Alturas northbound possibly toward Oregon or Nevada.

Organic Roots Collective Seeks Court Support for Eric Salerno in Marysville

It begins today at 3:00 p.m. at Yuba County Superior Court.

(MARYSVILLE, CA) - Eric Salerno is a cannabis activist and Salem-News.com writer who has been fighting charges over medical marijuana for years. The Organic Roots Collective is asking for court support for Eric Salerno beginning today.

The judge will be reviewing all the recent appellate court decisions and making a ruling on whether or not to proceed with trial.