Word: protectedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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California environmentalists are marshaling their forces against the ATVs. In May the state parks and recreation commission renewed a ban on off-road vehicles in California state parks, except for those areas specifically designated for their use. And California conservationists are continuing to push for an even bigger crackdown. Desert...
This attachment is clear in Tarver's senior thesis, which he wrote about an educational issue fought out in the San Antonio public schools. "I wanted to write something about my home," Tarver says. "It's where I'm most comfortable and where I have the most invested." His thesis...
The U.S. leads in the miniaturized guidance and propulsion systems for cruise missiles. Partly for that reason, the Soviets first wanted to ban SLCMs in START and later subject them to stringent limits. Some American military experts have argued that SLCMs are among the nastier creatures to emerge from the...
Researchers are also creating vaccines that consist largely of antigens synthesized from chemicals on the laboratory shelf. When these vaccines prove ineffective, scientists can now usually determine why. Says M.I.T. Molecular Biologist Malcolm Gefter: "Today, when a vaccine doesn't elicit a protective response, it is possible to detect what...
Despite such dangers, Ohio is the only state that regulates the tanning industry, although several other states, including California, are considering legislation. U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety standards, which include warnings to wear goggles and limit exposure, are patchily enforced. Most sun- lamp worshipers assume they are protected because...