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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

Senate Bill 334 / House Bill 76 establish that a person who meets the threshold standing requirements under the federal Clean Water Act has an unconditional right and the authority to intervene in a civil action initiated by the State in State court to require compliance with certain water pollution control measures. Enforcement.

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

Corp Watch

USA: Coke and Pepsi sued for creating a plastic pollution ‘nuisance’ Erin McCormick | The Guardian | February 27, 2020 Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé and other large companies are being sued by a California environmental group for creating a plastic pollution “nuisance” and misleading consumers about the recyclability of plastic.

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Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation

Circle of Blue

Last year the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the authority of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to restrict large livestock farms to protect the state’s water, a rebuke to a 2011 state law that limited the DNR’s authority to regulate CAFOs. Milking parlor in Lenawee County.