http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/rss/set/10 News 15 Tire Business Staff Report -- July 30 is the deadline for interested parties to submit comments on a petition by two environmental groups to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban outright the use of lead wheel balancing weights ... http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2009/07/15/environmental-groups-petition-epa-for-lead-wheel-weight-ban.27860 http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2009/07/15/environmental-groups-petition-epa-for-lead-wheel-weight-ban.27860 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:07:00 CDT News Environmental groups petition EPA for lead wheel weight ban By Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle -- The federal government should ban the use of lead weights, those fingertip-size chunks of metal that balance the tires of cars and trucks, says a petition filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ... http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2009/06/01/groups-ask-epa-to-ban-lead-tire-weights.28138 http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2009/06/01/groups-ask-epa-to-ban-lead-tire-weights.28138 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:51:00 CDT News Groups ask EPA to ban lead tire weights By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY -- The little lead weights clipped on the outer rim of your vehicle's wheels may ... http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/08/28/tire-balancing-weights-getting-the-lead-out.18486 http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/08/28/tire-balancing-weights-getting-the-lead-out.18486 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:29:00 CDT News Tire-balancing weights getting the lead out By Martin Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times -- Lead wheel weights, widely used to balance vehicle tires and considered a threat to drinking water, will be phased out in California by the end of next year ... http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/08/21/lead-wheel-weights-to-be-phased-out-in-california-by-end-of-2009.18487 http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/08/21/lead-wheel-weights-to-be-phased-out-in-california-by-end-of-2009.18487 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:29:00 CDT News Lead wheel weights to be phased out in California by end of 2009 By Bob Ulrich, Modern Tire Dealer -- The majority of wheel weights are still made of lead. That won't last forever, however ... http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/07/01/wheel-weight-update-lead-isnt-dead-but-steel-is-the-real-deal.18718 http://www.greenwheelbalance.com/news/2008/07/01/wheel-weight-update-lead-isnt-dead-but-steel-is-the-real-deal.18718 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:06:00 CDT News Wheel weight update: Lead isn't dead, but steel is the real deal