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...altruism? Not exactly. Companies are sensibly responding to political pressures, as more and more communities enact environmental laws mandating recycling programs. Some 20 states are considering some kind of ban or restriction on nonrecycled plastics. Minneapolis and St. Paul have already passed laws that, beginning in 1990, will prohibit nondegradable and nonrecyclable plastic food containers, and a similar law will take effect this summer in Suffolk County, New York. Says John McDonald, director of environmental affairs at Continental Can, which uses recycled plastic to make detergent bottles: "We're trying to stay ahead of the issue...
...council constitution and Harvard policy are promises not to endorse organizations that discriminate on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. In accordance with Congressional legislation (Title X, U.S. Code), the armed forces specifically prohibit women from holding certain jobs. Department of Defense regulations require commands to discharge homosexuals. When the council endorses a campus ROTC program, it violates its constitution and breaks a promise to us, its constituents...
...slogan for Smirnoff might be an attractive come-on: "So superior you can taste it." But the $10 million campaign has not gone down so smoothly with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Last week the agency said the slogan does not conform to rules that prohibit distillers from claiming special qualities for spirits they sell as vodka. The agency defines vodka as "without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color...
...annual migratory path of the Porcupine caribou herd. Prompted by fears that proposed oil development on the coastal plain would interfere with caribou migration and calving, the Gwich'in nation last June convened its first gathering in many generations, and passed a tribal resolution calling upon the Government to prohibit oil exploration or development in the refuge. Says Abel Tritt, a Gwich'in elder: "We don't worry about ourselves but about the herds, and the animals that depend on the herds. If the herd goes, they go, and then...
...court does overturn Roe, it will probably not ban abortions entirely, but give discretion to the states, some of which will prohibit abortion. Idaho already has a law on the books requiring the governor to ban abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe. Most states will place some restrictions on abortions without prohibiting them entirely, while a few will maintain the legal status...