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Fourth District Belatedly Publishes CEQA Opinion Upholding City of Newport Beach’s Approval of Multifamily-Housing Development Pursuant To Addendum To 2006 EIR For Larger Mixed-Use Development

CEQA Developments

Given that the City is fairly built out, there is a dearth of available sites on which to construct multifamily housing, and the City had identified the Center as a possible site for multifamily residential development circa 2006. The project was approved in early 2021 over the objections of one property owner at the Center.

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A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club

New Scientist

The official definition of a planet, which famously saw Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, doesn't really work for worlds outside of our solar system. Now there is a fix – but Pluto is still left out

2006 109
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The Livestock Industry’s Secret Weapons: Expert Academics

Inside Climate News

By Georgina Gustin When researchers at the United Nations published a bombshell report in 2006 called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” the livestock industry soon realized it had a major public relations challenge on its hands. A new paper traces the financial ties between the livestock industry and academic research.

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Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again?

New Scientist

Pluto officially lost its planethood in 2006, and this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about bringing it back by making it bigger, faster and better than ever

2006 116
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Earth911 Podcast: Christy Briggs Scores a Sustainability Touchdown at Seattle’s Lumen Field

Earth 911

Since it started measuring waste diversion from landfills in 2006, when it recycled only 4.6%. The post Earth911 Podcast: Christy Briggs Scores a Sustainability Touchdown at Seattle’s Lumen Field appeared first on Earth911.

2006 94
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DEP Invites Comments On Draft Community Water System Design Standards Public Water Supply Manual

PA Environment Daily

Prior to these revisions, Part II had not received any major revisions since May 2006 Click Here to download a copy of the draft Part II Manual. Comments are due January 15. Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for information on how to submit comments. Questions should be directed to Michael Hess at michess@pa.gov or (717) 772-5679.

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Firearm suicides are rising in the US despite declining globally

New Scientist

While down overall in the US since 1990, they began to climb in 2006 – coinciding with increased access to firearms In the past three decades, suicides involving guns have steadily dropped around the world.

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