[ad_1] The governor of Hawaii, David Ige, signed this week a bill banning the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate two chemicals found to be harmful to coral reefs . Hawaii …
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[ad_1] (CN) – Hawaii became the first state in the country to ban some sunscreens containing harmful ingredients to major marine habitats. Governor David Ige enacted Law SB 2471, banning the sale …
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[ad_1] HONOLULU, Hawaii (KABC) – Hawaii Governor David Ige promulgated a ban on sunscreens that contain two chemicals considered harmful to coral reefs. Sunscreen containing the two chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate only …
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[ad_1] A study by the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, a nonprofit scientific organization, found that chemicals cause discoloration, deformation, damage to DNA, and ultimately coral death when they are released into the wastewater. …
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