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August 4, 2006
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When Brianna Ogaz started first grade Monday at Valley View School, she lugged a hot-pink Cinderella backpack full of pencils, crayons, a book and a pair of scissors.
At her side, Maria Ogaz used a digital camera to record her daughter's first school day.
About 13,000 children swarmed the Roosevelt Elementary School District's 21 campuses; 700 preschool to eighth-grade students joining Brianna at Valley View in south Phoenix.
The beginning of school was a cause for celebration for the 6-year-old.
At her side, Maria Ogaz used a digital camera to record her daughter's first school day.
About 13,000 children swarmed the Roosevelt Elementary School District's 21 campuses; 700 preschool to eighth-grade students joining Brianna at Valley View in south Phoenix.
The beginning of school was a cause for celebration for the 6-year-old.
August 4, 2006
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Grist Magazine's Daily Grist
Another Nail Polish in the Coffin
Many nail polishes contain shady ingredients
Another Nail Polish in the Coffin
Many nail polishes contain shady ingredients
August 4, 2006
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When Joe Lieberman and his supporters tried to raise a stink over a Huffington Post blog entry by FireDogLake's Jane Hamsher, it was clearly the move of a campaign in its death throes. Lieberman might win the primary, or the general election if forced to run as an independent, but he has lost the aura of invulnerability, coolness, and untouchability that has been his powerful weapon in pushing back any criticism of his go-it-alone approach to working with Republicans.
August 4, 2006
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The U.S. EPA devoted substantial resources to making discretionary rules, many of which are "more congenial to industry,'' instead of fulfilling its legal obligation to curtail toxic air contaminants, a federal judge has ruled.
In the opinion issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with the Sierra Club and told the Environmental Protection Agency that he didn't accept the agency's excuse that it missed deadlines for regulating some industries because it was busy taking other actions.
In the opinion issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with the Sierra Club and told the Environmental Protection Agency that he didn't accept the agency's excuse that it missed deadlines for regulating some industries because it was busy taking other actions.
August 4, 2006
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Nearing the end of a 10-year review of all pesticides, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to ban a farm chemical that has tainted water and proved deadly to birds, but the agency approved continued use of 32 other widely used insecticides.
Under a 1996 food-safety statute, the EPA had to evaluate all 231 active ingredients in pesticides using new safety guidelines focused on the risks to children and the effects of cumulative exposure. Thursday was the deadline set by the statute, though a decision on one controversial chemical is not expected for six weeks.
Under a 1996 food-safety statute, the EPA had to evaluate all 231 active ingredients in pesticides using new safety guidelines focused on the risks to children and the effects of cumulative exposure. Thursday was the deadline set by the statute, though a decision on one controversial chemical is not expected for six weeks.
August 4, 2006
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More Americans than ever disapprove of President Bush's handling of the environment, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, which also has found that spiraling fuel costs are altering household spending habits.
Fifty-six percent of respondents in the national poll said the Bush administration was doing too little to protect the environment. The negative rating was up considerably from The Times' last major survey on the environment, in 2001, when 41% said he wasn't doing enough.
Fifty-six percent of respondents in the national poll said the Bush administration was doing too little to protect the environment. The negative rating was up considerably from The Times' last major survey on the environment, in 2001, when 41% said he wasn't doing enough.
August 4, 2006
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The general manager of La Montanita Food Co-Op is appealing to local food producers to work with his natural foods store to build a sustainable, regional food system.
C.E. Pugh will speak on the subject to the Mid-Region Council of Government's Agribusiness Task Force on Wednesday, August 9 at 9 a.m. at 809 Copper Ave. NE in Albuquerque.
August 4, 2006
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TWO YEARS ago, a federal appellate court cleared the way for goods
and foods containing hemp seed and oil to be sold and consumed in the
United States.
Today, hemp is used in a wide array of popular products, from soap to
snack foods, from paper to shower curtains, from jeans to auto parts.
Yet the cultivation of industrial hemp remains illegal in this nation.
Why? Two words: mythology and confusion.
Industrial hemp suffers discrimination by association with its
August 3, 2006
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The Londonderry School District food services program is planning to
launch a complete breakfast program at the high school this year,
offering a healthy menu for students before the school day starts.
August 3, 2006
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Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it. OPPOSING VIEW: Our safeguards are working
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invoking an obscure 1913 law intended to thwart con artists from peddling bogus hog cholera serum to pig farmers is blocking companies from selling the testing kits to Creekstone.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invoking an obscure 1913 law intended to thwart con artists from peddling bogus hog cholera serum to pig farmers is blocking companies from selling the testing kits to Creekstone.
