In brief - Updates

Sierra, Nov-Dec, 2003

Fast-food giant McDonald's has agreed to stop buying chickens from suppliers that use growth-promoting antibiotics similar to those prescribed for humans. (See "Lay of the Land," March/ April 2002, page 14.) After 795,750 freestyle strokes and 13 months, intrepid athlete/ activist Christopher Swain finished his 1,243-mile Columbia River swim in July.

(See "Lay of the Land," July/August, page 12.) Despite support from the Bush administration, automakers General Motors and DaimlerChrysler dropped their lawsuits against California after the state gave them more flexibility in meeting requirements to sell low- and zero-emission vehicles. (See "Lay of the Land," March/ April, page 11.)

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