Reusable bags spark Cedar Rapids green efforts
Sue Millar of Cedar Rapids launches Choose Cloth selling American made bags from recycled cloth priced around ten dollars. Hy-Vee and Prairiewoods promote bag use, with campaigns like Fantastic: It's Not Plastic Keep Cedar Rapids Plastic Bag Free.
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Sue Millar
Cedar Rapids
Choose Cloth
Millar
Hy-Vee
Iowa
Chris Friesleben
Cart By Cart
Friesleben
Ing
Aera
Sue Davis Smith
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Prairiewoods
China
Choosecloth
Linn County
Stacie Johnson
Cedar Rapids/Linn County
Smoking and Casino Rule Sparks Costly Debate in Iowa House
The House debated a smoking ban in casinos with leaders claiming varied revenue impacts. Officials estimated up to 60 million dollars yearly could be lost, while others stressed public health benefits. A defeated amendment banned smoking in casinos, with lawmakers arguing over revenue versus health.
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C Rants
Sioux City
Legislative Services Agency
Wes Ehrecke
Iowa Gaming Association
Iowa
Olson
Congress probes CDC withholding report on Great Lakes health risks
A House panel led by John Dingell and Bart Stupak will investigate why the CDC withholds a report on health threats near 26 polluted Great Lakes sites. The study, requested in 2001 by the International Joint Commission, flags potential human health impacts in Detroit Chicago Cleveland and Milwaukee areas.
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Mich
Great Lakes
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S
John Dingell
Bart Stupak
CDC
Julie Louise Gerberding
Dingell
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Stupak
Michigan
Glen Nowak
Nowak
Center For Public Integrity
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
International Joint Commission
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Tazettacameinications.com
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