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• President Signs Exemption Allowing Navy to Bypass Environmental Law

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A lawsuit was filed to stop the Navy from conducting high-power sonar exercises off the coast of California. Conservationists believe that the sonar can be harmful to fish and marine animals. An injuction has stopped the Navy from performing high-power exercises within 12 miles of the coast. President Bush signed an exemption last week to allow the Navy to bypass the environmental law. A...

• Inspections of Toy Imports to Increase

  Shannon Weidemann | January 09, 2008 8:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that it will be doing more inspections of toys at the nation's ports. The CPSC is working to reduce the number of dangerous toys that have been entering the United States. Last year saw a large number of toys recalled due to lead content. Lead when ingested can cause developmental and neurological problems. Under the new initiatives, CPSC...