Posted on February 11, 2014
A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that replacing Bisphenol A (BPA) with a safer alternative, especially in food and drink containers, could save the U.S. economy over a billion dollars a year in healthcare costs and lost labor. BPA, which is found in hard plastic water bottles...
Posted on February 10, 2014
A lawsuit against StarKist’s parent company, Dongwon Industries (Dongwon), has been filed under the False Claims Act for making false statements to secure vessel certification and fishing licenses, Undercurrent News announced last week.
Allegedly, Dongwon knowingly submitted false information...
Posted on February 10, 2014
TCG Clients Serve Fifteen New 60-Day Notices
Russell Brimer and Paul Wozniak--clients of The Chanler Group--served fifteen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week. The notices were served to companies offering products such as hand tools, home furniture and musical equipment...
Posted on February 7, 2014
The Green Science Policy Institute is hosting a symposium on what they’re calling “the flame retardant dilemma” on Feb. 14, 2014, at UC Berkeley, discussing the progress made in eliminating toxic flame retardants from our lives and how to strike a balance between that and fire...
Posted on February 6, 2014
London has successfully finished constructing the world’s largest solar bridge, reported BusinessGreen last week. Network Rail, the company that operates and maintains Britain’s rail network, worked in association with Solarcentury, a solar energy company, to cover the roof of...
Posted on February 5, 2014
JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) will pay $614 million for violating the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting non-compliant mortgage loans submitted for insurance coverage and guarantees, the Department of Justice announced yesterday.
JPMC admitted that, for more than a decade, it...
Posted on February 5, 2014
Due to the efforts of TCG client Anthony Held, Ph.D, P.E., Reebok has agreed to reformulate its softballs to virtually eliminate di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant. Held alleged that Reebok violated Proposition 65 by selling softballs containing DEHP in...
Posted on February 4, 2014
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has designated trichloroethylene (TCE) as a chemical known to cause reproductive toxicity, effective January 31, 2014. Beginning January 31, 2015, companies selling products that...
Posted on February 4, 2014
Excerpted from full article at San Francisco Chronicle: Deluxe Corp., which manufactures checkbook covers and other business and banking supplies, was accused of adding a chemical known as DEHP to its checkbook covers to make the plastic in them flexible. The chemical is considered a...
Posted on January 31, 2014
A new startup company, Aquion, has begun production of a low-cost sodium-ion battery intended to make the grid more efficient and allow consumers to use solar power around the clock, reported MIT Technology Review late last week.
The new battery lasts more than twice as long as lead-based...
