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Houston, This is Harvey: Hurricanes are Hazardous

Vermont Law

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City and surrounding areas. Houston, post-Harvey, provides a good case study for examining options for better preparedness and response. Houston is home to 41 listed Superfund (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or CERCLA) sites. News reports.

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Second District Upholds EIR for Kern Water Bank Recharge Project Involving Diversion of Unappropriated Kern River Water In Certain Wet Years; Rejects CEQA Claims Alleging Inconsistent Project Description, Inaccurate Environmental Setting, And Inadequate Water Supply Impacts Analysis

CEQA Developments

The EIR evaluated the Project’s potential environmental impacts, including on hydrology and groundwater resources, and used environmental setting baselines from 1995 (when the KWB began operating) to February 2012 (when the Project NOD was issued). State ex rel. 2015) 242 Cal.App.4th

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FTC Regulates What You can Say about Your Solar Panels

Greenbuilding Law

The FTC issued revised “Green Guides” , 16 CFR Part 260, in 2012 that are intended to help ensure that claims made by businesses about the environmental attributes are truthful and non-deceptive under Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.

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Oil & Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Bill Introduced In The House

PA Environment Daily

Concerns about the health impacts of chemicals used in hydraulic fracking did make their way into the 2012 amendments to the Oil and Gas Act (Act 13). In 2015, Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne) introduced the same legislation in the House. The creation of the Registry was one of many recommendations in the July 2011 report of the Gov.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard Since 2012. Environmental Groups Seek EPA Actions on Phosphogypsum and Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production. OSHA Proposed First Updates to Hazard Communication Standard Since 2012. EPA Takes Steps to Set PFAS Agenda. 15, 2021).]]

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA inspectors found that the two companies failed to submit timely quadrennial reports regarding their imports of five chemical substances between 2012 and 2015 under the 2016 CDR Rule. EPA, Pay $117,000 in Fines (Oct. 6, 2021).]]

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

6, 2012). [7]. 6, 2012, 11:15 AM), [link]. [8]. Instead our Denier-in-Chief has asserted that climate change is nothing but a monstrous plot by the Chinese to gain the upper hand in the global economy: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. 2, 2014). [8]. The Wall Street Journal (Dec.

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