Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
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. A Few Notable Vetoes.
Law Columbia
MARCH 29, 2024
The SEC’s regime is an investor protection program, and nowhere in the SEC’s rule does a stated goal of pollution control or GHG emission reduction appear. California has a history as a “first mover” on environmental issues, in part due to the state’s pressing need for pollution controls.
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Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The report excluded the capital spending because it varies year to year depending on grant cycles and does not support basic pollution control activities such as permitting, inspections and compliance actions. Budget numbers do not include infrastructure programs, such as the drinking water and wastewater loan and grant programs.
Law Columbia
MARCH 13, 2023
Heat waves can also cause costly infrastructure damage in cities and exacerbate air pollution. Likewise, rising sea levels, hurricanes, and more frequent flooding is already causing billions of dollars of damage for municipalities, while threatening to displace millions of people in the United States by 2100.
Law Columbia
JULY 2, 2021
The Washington Court of Appeals held that the Pollution Control Hearing Board erred when it approved the Washington Department of Ecology’s general permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). June 25, 2021). Washington State Dairy Federation v. Washington Department of Ecology , No. 52952-1-II (Wash. June 29, 2021).
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. In addition, the company filed an appeal with the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board. Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC v.
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