Don Thompson

Associated Press

In this Feb. 18, 2021 photo, people walk inside a recycling location in Oakland, Calif.

California Could Impose Nation's Strongest Rules on Recycling Labels

The measure aims to crack down against falsely labeling items as recyclable when they in fact are destined for landfills.

In this May 13, 2004, file photo, a foreman watches workers pick fruit in an orchard in Arvin, Calif. On Monday, July 12, 2021 lawsuits were filed in four California counties seeking potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer containing Chlorpyrifos that has been linked to brain damage in children. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 food crops, including oranges, berries, grapes, soybeans almonds and walnuts, though California banned the sales of the pesticide last year and ended spraying this year.

Lawsuit: Pesticide Caused Kids' Brain Damage

Attorneys argue that its effects linger in the agricultural communities contaminated by chlorpyrifos during decades of use.