The Nation - News from March 31, 1987
- Share via
The Food and Drug Administration told drug companies to stop using the substance danthron in their laxatives and to recall any products that contain the ingredient. The decision was based on recent studies showing that chronic administration of high doses of danthron to rats and mice resulted in the development of intestinal and liver cancers. Toxicity of danthron in humans has not been demonstrated.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
