What Women Want in the April 10 Shafter Press
Paul Harvey's What Women Want column denounces a Supreme Court ruling on women’s access to hazardous workplaces as ignorant and prejudiced. The piece argues men’s fetal health risks and calls for universal workplace safety rather than restricting women, noting evidence of toxins affecting offspring and urging equal protection for all workers.
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Paul Harvey
Shafter Press
Harvey
Supreme Court
California agricultural commissioners face potential disruption
Leland H. Ruth warns that creating Cal-EPA and shifting CDFA pesticide authority could dismantle the effective California model. He notes commissioners serve as the vital link between strict CDFA rules and field enforcement, balancing public health with farmers' ability to use pesticides.
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California Environmental Protection Agency
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Your Water Is Fit To Drink Probably
Paul Harvey laments backsliding in U S drinking water safety noting the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and 1986 standards, EPA monitoring, and GAO findings of undetected violations. He cites giardiasis outbreaks, testing limits, and the growing desalination push amid terrorism fears and federal oversight concerns.
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EPA
General Accounts Office
America
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
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