Proposed laws in California would combat chemicals linked to cancer, Parkinson’s, heart failure, ADHD, child leukemia.
A great blue heron sits on reeds and trash in the Bolsa Chica wetlands after a rain. The state Ocean Protection Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Feb. 16, on a host of initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste, which washes into storm drains before littering the ocean and beaches. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Highley May.Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, is backing an effort to ban six harmful food dyes from meals provided in public schools.
The chemical is prohibited in more than 60 nations, but continues to be widely used to grow crops like corn, soybeans, cotton, almonds and peanuts across California. In addition to the elevated risk of Parkinson’s, paraquat has been connected to high blood pressure, heart failure, kidney failure, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and childhood leukemia.
Local legislators are also trying to do better by California’s kids, whose developing brains and immune systems are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of chemicals. Now he is pushing AB 1851, which would set a goal of zero lead in drinking water at schools and in childcare facilities, and fund a program to test for and clean up lead in drinking water at ten school districts.
The dyes have been found to cause neurobehavioral problems, while titanium dioxide has been linked to DNA damage and immune system harm. Senators Allen and Catherine Blakespeare, D-Encinitas, are teaming up to close a key loophole in the state’s 2014 plastic bag ban by removing the exemption for thicker reusable plastic bags. After the 2014 ban passed, these thicker bags largely replaced flimsy single use plastic bags at grocery stores — but more often than not these reusable bags still ended up in the trash.
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