Calif panel: cut chemicals in state products

CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO -- A panel appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says California should immediately start reducing toxic chemicals in the state's products and manufacturing.

A report by the panel Tuesday said the state should expand pollution prevention, introduce school science classes that focus on protecting the environment, and give consumers easy access to information about the chemicals in the products they buy.

The report is part of a plan by the California Environmental Protection Agency to eventually eliminate many toxic materials.

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