New Law: No More Lead in California

(Tire Review) As of 1 January, 2010 lead wheel weights are banned in the state of California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 757 into law on Oct. 11, bringing to a close a more than five-year effort by environmental groups to ban lead wheel weights in the state. The ban specifically makes illegal the sale and installation of lead wheel weights on passenger vehicles and trucks. The bill was co-sponsored by the Center for Environmental Health and Clean Water Action. Currently there is no federal law regarding lead wheel weights, though the EPA has asked automakers and the aftermarket to voluntarily cease using such weights.