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Ecology measures fogged in Legislature stalls major eco bills
Sacramento reports six months into the 1971 session with little ecologic legislation advancing. Despite proposals to ban enzyme detergents and phase out lead in gasoline, budget pressures from welfare and Medi-Cal costs dampen support. The assembly favors some reforms while the Senate blocks others, and a proposed “super agency” would consolidate eight regional boards and six departments to review major projects.
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Sacramento
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Senate
Assembly
California
Alister McAlister
D-San Jose
Pete Schabarum
Covina Republican
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Nicholas C. Peiris
Oakland Democrat
Engine Han
Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Environmental Protection Boards