Abstract:The City Council of Oakland, California has unanimously passed the following resolution on dioxin, making it the first city in the country to approve a measure that aims to eliminate dioxin emissions wherever possible. The resolution was introduced by Council member Nancy Nadel and intense lobbying took place around it. Nevertheless, the resolution retains strong language about the health care industry's role in dioxin loading to the environment. An amendment was added committing Oakland to pursue dioxin reduc… Show more
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