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• Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat
Seismic surveys involve firing off loud air guns and critics contend that safety zones and other measures are inadequate. They say boats, drilling platforms and aircraft will add to bears' stress by causing them to flee and expend more energy. ...
• Drug companies: No cold meds for kids under 4
WASHINGTON - Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs work in kids and worry about their safety. The voluntary changes came less ...
• Poor safety ratings for 13 booster seats
WASHINGTON - Several car booster seats do a poor job of positioning children to fit in their seat belts, according to a review by the insurance industry and researchers. The Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of ...
• Chinese lawyers pressured to drop milk cases
... crisis — which has spread overseas with Chinese milk products pulled out of stores in dozens of countries — has forced the government to fire local and even high-level officials for negligence, and make repeated promises to raise product safety ...
• Rail Safety Legislation Awaits President Bush's Signature
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act, a measure that would mandate the installation of positive train control on commuter railroads and certain freight railroads by the end of 2015. The legislation was initiated by Sens ...