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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone.

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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. Neonicotinoids.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

Instead, the Second Circuit held that the rule’s retailer distribution ban to prevent consumer uses was “a reasonable means” to ensure that the risks posed by consumer uses of methylene chloride were “no longer present[ed],” as required by TSCA. Safety & Pollution Prevention (Oct. 26, 2021).]]

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