Food & Water Watch is excited to announce that, earlier this week, Assembly Bill 301 passed out of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee with a 5 to 1 bipartisan vote!
AB 301 will require bottled water corporations to report annually the amount of water they extract and bottle. This information will allow the public and local decisionmakers to access vital information that will allow them to make informed decisions and better manage our water resources.
Thanks to Fred’s Mexican Cantina for hosting the after party!
Support AB 1358 [Assembly members Hill, Nava]
Safe & Sustainable Takeout Food Packaging Act
The Problem: Polystyrene foam (PS), (commonly known as Styrofoam®) is pervasive in the environment, is extremely damaging throughout its lifecycle, and is rarely recycled. Workers in polystyrene products manufacturing are exposed to many harmful
chemicals, including Styrene, Toluene, Xylene, Acetone, Methyl Chloride, and Methyl Ketone. Occupational exposure to Styrene increases risk of lymphoma, leukemia, lung tumors, pancreatic cancer, urinary bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal
cancer. High rates of neurotoxicological effects have been reported in workers. Public health is impacted by the use of polystyrene food containers. Styrene can migrate from polystyrene containers into food and beverages when heated, or in contact
with fatty or acidic foods. Styrene residues are found in 100% of all samples of human fat tissue.
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It’s Grunion Greeting time again! Although Surfrider Foundation will not be coordinating the volunteers in Orange County this year, Grunion Greeting is a great volunteer opportunity to get out to the beach, learn the value of the near-shore beach ecosystems, and participate in a study.
To quote Chad Nelsen from Surfrider Global… “Grunion are COOL!”
