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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Greenbuilding Law

With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

1) The EPA permits states to draft and execute regulations to satisfy national standards in most circumstances. (2) 4) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). (5) FEDERAL OFFSHORE GAS FLARING AND VENTING REGULATIONS 2 (2020),[link] Eric Groten et al.,