Smokescreen ; California Decision Could Stifle Liberty
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › February 17, 2006
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Folks who have lived in Colorado for more than a few years often take a perverse pleasure at poking fun at what goes on in California politics. It seems hardly a week passes that we don't see some form of wackiness come out of the Golden State, so we weren't surprised to see a news report about the California Air Resources Board's decision late last month to declare second-hand tobacco smoke a toxic air pollutant. But this is no laughing matter.
On Jan. 26 the board took a step that could have serious effects in California and elsewhere. The declaration clears the way for more stringent regulations, according to a story from the Los Angeles Daily News. The report said the board's decision was prompted by research linking second-hand smoke with a host of ailments.See the full content of this document
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Smokescreen ; California Decision Could Stifle Liberty
According to Joan Denton, director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, the decision "rightfully puts second-hand smoke in the same category as the most toxic automotive and industrial air pollutants. Californians, especially par...
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