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Litigation

Dec. 30, 2008

State Crackdown on Toxics Opens Up New Regulatory Work for Lawyers

California is being hailed as a trendsetter for its ambitious plan to combat climate change by slashing greenhouse gases, but another environmentally conscious revolution is brewing more quietly in the state.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

California is being hailed as a trendsetter for its ambitious plan to combat climate change by slashing greenhouse gases, but another environmentally conscious revolution is brewing more quietly in the state.

Officials are gearing up to draft "green chemistry" regulations to combat the deluge of little-understood toxic chemicals in everyday products - everything from couches, cosmetics and cleaning pr...

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