FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2000
3 Grocery Chains Settle Suit, Will Buy New Truck
by MARLA CONE TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
In a landmark agreement, Southern California’s three largest supermarket chains will purchase alternative-fuel trucks and warn nearby communities of the cancer threat posed by diesel exhaust wafting from their big rigs
U.S. Files Civil Suits Against Six California Medical Marijuana Clubs
On January 9, the U.S. Justice Department filed civil lawsuits seeking injunctions against six California medical marijuana clubs and their staff. Operators of the clubs have promised to fight the lawsuit (Press release, "Federal Civil Suits Filed Against California Cannabis Clubs," U.S. Department of Justice, January 9, 1998; Sabin Russell, "California Pot Clubs Targeted," San Francisco Chronicle, January 10, 1998, p. A1; Lisa M. Krieger, "U.S. acts to close pot clubs," San Francisco Examiner, January 10, 1998, p. Ben Chamy and Jeff Israely, "Feds file suit to close cannabis clubs," Oakland Tribune, January 10, 1998, p. A10; Mary Curtius and Maria L. La Ganga, "U.S. Launches Drive to Close Marijuana Clubs, Los Angeles Times, January 10, 1998)