Proposition 65: Troubled Waters for California
- 1986
This film produced by the group Californians Against the Toxics Initiative encourages Californians to vote against Proposition 65, formally titled The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This bill aimed to prevent toxic substances, like carcinogens, from appearing in drinking water and to require manufacturers to inform the public about hazardous substances in their products by way of a written warning. Voters approved the act and it remains in place as of 2023. Arguments against the bill in this video include the burden it would place on California farmers, the exclusion of many government, military, and public agencies, and the potential for negative economic effects and abuse of the legal system.
This video includes testimony from Henry Voss, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation; Michelle Corash, former General Counsel for the EPA; Alice Ottoboni, former Staff Toxicologist for the California Department of Health Services; and Kirk West, President of California Chamber of Commerce.
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Californians Against the Toxics Initiative. “Proposition 65: Troubled Waters for California.” Vhs, 1986. Science History Institute DVD and Video Collection, Box 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mrp5pbu.
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