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1986 protest against Proposition 65 California Proposition 65 warning before August 31, 2018 [2]. In 1986, political strategists including Tom Hayden and his wife, environmental activist Jane Fonda, thought that an initiative addressing toxic pollutants would bring more left leaning voters to the polls to help Democrat Tom Bradley in his gubernatorial race against incumbent Republican George ...
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020. [1]
A new study finds California's Proposition 65 law has reduced toxic chemical exposure nationwide, despite longstanding criticism over its effectiveness. Controversial Prop. 65 warning labels about ...
California Proposition 65 (1986) (passed) The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. Requires public notice of products containing dangerous or carcinogenic chemicals. Requires public notice of products containing dangerous or carcinogenic chemicals.
In 2020, California adopted the Advanced Clean Truck Act, which requires manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles between 2024 and 2035.
Propositions can be placed on the ballot either through the exercise of the initiative power by the voters or by a vote of the state legislature. The state initiative power was added to the California constitution in 1911 as part of the ethics reform instituted by Governor Hiram Johnson in the early 1910s.
The Southern California Gas Co. settled a lawsuit stemming from the 2015 Aliso Canyon facility gas leak, the largest natural gas leak in U.S. history.
Proposition 65 was a California ballot proposition on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It failed to pass with 3,901,748 (37.6%) votes in favor and 6,471,506 (62.4%) against. It was a state constitutional amendment that would have required voter approval for any state legislation reducing certain local government revenues