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IANAL - anecdotally businesses here ask forgiveness rather than permission, and penalties are a pittance. They usually do not even have to admit guilt in court. An individual may win their case, but their advasary has its own dedicated legal department and comparatively infinite resources.

EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The salient point (emphasis mine):

Federal law requires the EPA to conduct safety reviews before allowing new chemical products onto the market. If the agency finds that a substance causes unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the EPA is not allowed to approve it without first finding ways to reduce that risk.

But the agency did not do that in this case. Instead, the EPA decided its scientists were overstating the risks and gave Chevron the go-ahead

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Court denies Texas Pete hot sauce maker’s request to dismiss lawsuit accusing North Carolina manufacturer of false advertising in c/northcarolina@lemmy.world

[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I learned of it at Chick-Fil-A (in Texas) and have grown to like it. I could not care less it's not made in Texas.

MMO mouse recommendations? in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've also had a lot of problems with many mice from both Razer and Logitech double clicking. I ended up with an ASUS Gladius II as the switches are replacable without soldering, and ordered spares off AliExpress. Not an MMO mouse though, sadly.

EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The salient point (emphasis mine):

Federal law requires the EPA to conduct safety reviews before allowing new chemical products onto the market. If the agency finds that a substance causes unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the EPA is not allowed to approve it without first finding ways to reduce that risk.

But the agency did not do that in this case. Instead, the EPA decided its scientists were overstating the risks and gave Chevron the go-ahead

Anyone can use Resist bot to write their representatives for free. You basically write a short letter on mobile (ios app or text "resist" to 50409 and follow the prompts), and it'll format and send it as a fax.