Richmond has joined the growing chorus of local governments denouncing a state plan to use an aerial spray to eradicate the light brown apple moth. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously opposed the spray, saying that the state must study the health effects first and explore safer methods. CC Times 4/3/08
Dow Chemical Company discharges about 500,000 gallons of used industrial water per day from its Pittsburg process water treatment facility and power plant about 100 feet offshore into New York Slough, releasing a tiny bit of the poison cyanide into the water. The amount is roughly the same as putting approximately one-tenth of an ounce into two Olympic-sized swimming pools. As part of the process of granting Dow a new permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board prepared a tentative cease and desist order to address compliance with the cyanide discharge. CC Times 4/3/08
Led by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, yesterday lawmakers introduced a package of eight bills to address the rise in diagnoses of children with autism, including one, SB1563, that would require health insurers to provide coverage for autism-related disorders. CC Times 4/3/08
An NPR story on doctors making use of the internet to consult with patients looks at an office in San Francisco. As more doctors go online to communicate with patients, two of the country's biggest health insurers have started reimbursing patients for the Internet visits. But critics say the online advising could lead to errors, and patient privacy could be compromised. 4/3/08
Napa used to be the first and last word in American wine. But that's changing, with wineries branching into all corners of California, and the other 49 states (yes, Alaska and Hawaii, too). In climates where traditional wine grape varieties struggle, or perhaps won't grow at all, resourceful winemakers have adapted Old World techniques to a range of landscapes. CC Times 4/3/08
Last year, a Schwarzenegger administration investigation found Blue Cross had illegally canceled health insurance policies for 90 sick patients. But more than a year after the administration released its findings, it has refused to require Blue Cross to reissue the policies that were canceled illegally, even though it has the power to do so. Capitol Weekly 4/3/08
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