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trump administration
Earth Focus
Donald Trump Threatens A Billion Protected Acres. No Typo.
Post date:Trump has further sealed his legacy as the worst president for the environment in American history.
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Bay Delta
Redefine
Water Bill Tarnishes Senator Feinstein's Environmental Legacy
Post date:It’s likely that Dianne Feinstein won’t be remembered for the desert lands she helped save, but for the damage she did to the Bay and Delta.
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water
Redefine
State Admits Rivers Flow Downhill From Mountains
Post date:It's now official state policy in California that mountain forests and meadows are crucial to our water supply.
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California
Agenda
Bill Would Make Ingredient List on Cleaning Product Crystal Clear
Post date:In most cases, it takes more than a glance at the bottle to find out what's in cleaning products.
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food rant
Food
How To Grow A New Generation Of Farmers: Forgive Student Debt
Post date:Few young people are pursuing farming as a career path. A push for legislation to forgive student debt could create a new generation of farmers.
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congress
Food
Congress Eases School Lunch Restrictions
Post date:The new budget has a lot to say about school lunch requirements, and not much of it is good.
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The Nosh
Food
A Semi-Legal Foie Gras Dinner In Downtown Los Angeles
Post date:A proposed dinner series will skirt California's foie gras ban to serve the French delicacy to L.A. adventurers. But are the events stunning enough to justify all the work?
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disabilities
Agenda
LGBT, Minority Rights Focus of Several Bills Signed in Last Legislative Session
Post date:California is one of the most diverse states in the country.
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Photovoltaic
Redefine
Bill Would Streamline Rooftop Solar Permits
Post date:A group of solar installers wearing hardhats descended on the State Capitol Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support a bill that would make it much easier to pull permits for rooftop solar projects.
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government
SoCal Focus
Who's Reformed? Not the Legislature While Reform Bills Languish
Post date:When indictments are unsealed, reform is on every legislator's agenda. Later, the goal isn't reform, it's self-protection.
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food rant
Food
The Plan To Stop GMO Labeling Moves To Congress
Post date:The "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act" would prohibit labeling any food developed using biotechnology as such.
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food rant
Food
California's Drought Is Affecting Our Food Supply
Post date:California's being forced to stick migrating salmon on trucks because of dried up rivers.
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food rant
Food
Next Up in the Labeling War: Sugary Drinks
Post date:A warning label on sugary drinks is a good idea. The over-the-top rhetoric about it is not.
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food rant
Food
New Food Laws For the New Year
Post date:January 1 is the day most new laws went into effect. What changed this year?
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food rant
Food
The Downside of the Food Safety Modernization Act
Post date:It will update inspection techniques, give the FDA more powerful authority in issuing mandatory recalls, and improve the safety of food imported from overseas. But it's not all good.
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food rant
Food
Mexico's Congress Approves Junk Food Tax
Post date:And reactions to the dramatic new legislation are decidedly mixed.
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food rant
Food
California Distillers Finally Allowed To Operate Tasting Rooms
Post date:But Utah still has more liberal alcohol policies than us.
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fast food strikes
Food
California Will Raise Its Minimum Wage
Post date:And everyone's reacting exactly as expected.
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EBT
Food
GOP Trying To Cut Food Stamps Further
Post date:Six million people to be left without SNAP.
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Green Living
WeHo Plastic Bag Ban Just Weeks Away
Post date:Say goodbye to your bags on August 20th.