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Bedrock federal environmental, health, and safety laws have gaping loopholes and exemptions that allow radioactive oil and gas materials to go virtually unregulated, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that governs waste management, the Atomic Energy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the CleanAirAct.
On May 30, 2014, in an unanimous decision in National Environmental Development Association’s CleanAir Project v. See National Environmental Development Association’s CleanAir Project v. May 30, 2014). See 40 C.F.R. Environmental Protection Agency , No. 13-1035, slip op. at 17 (D.C.
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Circuit also rejected EPA’s argument that the court did not have authority to review stays issued under Section 307(d)(7)(D) of the CleanAirAct. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ CleanAirAct Jobs Study Lawsuit. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.
Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). USA: Coke, EPA to reach settlement in CleanAirAct ammonia violation charges Shane O'Halloran | Food Engineering Mag | March 19, 2014 EPA alleged 27 violations at a Minute Maid juice processing facility in Michigan.
Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). USA: Coke, EPA to reach settlement in CleanAirAct ammonia violation charges Shane O'Halloran | Food Engineering Mag | March 19, 2014 EPA alleged 27 violations at a Minute Maid juice processing facility in Michigan.
Elmore (2014) Coca-Cola: The Alternative Report by War on Want (2006) The Coke Machine by Michael Blanding (2010). USA: Coke, EPA to reach settlement in CleanAirAct ammonia violation charges Shane O'Halloran | Food Engineering Mag | March 19, 2014 EPA alleged 27 violations at a Minute Maid juice processing facility in Michigan.
In general, environmental data are organized according to media, such as air or groundwater, analytical fraction, such as VOCs, and sampling round, such as 2014 data. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.” The CleanAirAct. It's not necessary.
billion in 2014 to the U.S. References: In Mexico, $2 per hour workers make $40,000 SUVs A Toyota Factory Revs Up in Tijuana Toyota Warns US Workers: Build Camry for Less, or Else Toyota workers urged to reject union Toyota slapped with $180 million fine for violating CleanAirAct U.S. It paid out a fine of $1.2
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Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit Anastasia Pantsios | EcoWatch | November 13, 2014 In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace Campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit Anastasia Pantsios | EcoWatch | November 13, 2014 In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace Campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit Anastasia Pantsios | EcoWatch | November 13, 2014 In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace Campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit Anastasia Pantsios | EcoWatch | November 13, 2014 In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace Campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
Shell Oil Loses Arctic Drilling Lawsuit Anastasia Pantsios | EcoWatch | November 13, 2014 In early October it was announced that the Greenpeace Campaign to get Danish toy company LEGO to sever its nearly 50-year partnership with the oil giant was successful. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
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Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
In addition, the court rejected the contention that the CleanAirAct or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Oliver Schmidt had previously pleaded guilty to violating the CleanAirAct and conspiracy to defraud the US government in August for his role in Dieselgate, where VW was found to have used hidden software to hide the fact that many of its cars weren’t meeting emissions standards. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
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Regulating the carbon emissions of thousands of power plants is not a choice, it’s what’s required under the CleanAirAct and subsequent determinations and court decisions. If this all feels like deja vu, that’s because we’ve been here before. Long story short, they did and it is.
This track record is even more troubling considering that the CleanAirAct requires that only science can be used when setting the standard for major ambient air pollutants, something I covered in depth in a previous blog post. The Obama administration continued this ugly tradition.
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For example, emergency plans submitted by the Arkema plant in 2014—three years before Hurricane Harvey—identified hurricanes and power loss as major hazards, but these plans failed to identify what the facility should do to prevent these hazards. Simply identifying hazards will not ensure that disasters are prevented.
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EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the CleanAirAct but significantly constrained its ability to do so. In 2014 alone, the Times found, the fossil fuel industry donated some $16 million to at least a dozen Republican AG candidates. That “aggressive pursuit” goes both ways.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a decision on Exxon’s application to renew the NPDES permit, which had expired in 2014. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S.
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2, 2014). [8]. as a pollutant at all to the Clean Power Plan, which has no chance of clemency before its swift execution at some point in 2017. [14]. that it should “Amend the CleanAirAct to clarify that it never delegated to the EPA the authority to enact climate policies through the Act.”. [18].
He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. Senators confirmed Richard Spinrad to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by a voice vote. Spinrad is a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University.
He served as NOAA’s chief scientist from 2014 and 2016 and has also led both NOAA’s Office of Atmospheric Research and the National Ocean Service. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, CleanAirAct Citizen Suit. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, CleanAirAct Citizen Suit. Justice Dept. Justice Dept.
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