Perspective
Feb. 2, 2012
Prop. 65: Reining in the bounty hunters
A well-intentioned initiative geared to protect our drinking water has strayed far from its purpose. By Anthony T. Caso of Chapman University School of Law
State Attorney General Kamala Harris recently showed some commendable reform-minded sensibilities when she filed objections to an outrageously high proposed settlement under Proposition 65, the "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986." That law, a well-intentioned initiative adopted by California voters to limit exposure to toxins and protect the state's drinking water, has strayed increasingly far from its intended...
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