2021 Politics Regulations 
Circle of Blue
MAY 25, 2023
In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water Lawmakers silence Chris Jones, a prominent University of Iowa water quality researcher. The political pressure came with a personal connection: Sen. Within days of the push from the lawmakers, university administrators shut down Jones’ blog and he resigned.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. A TMDL also is supposed to give regulators the authority to compel point-source polluters to reduce their foul wastes. . By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The absence of baseline regulation of dairy operations isn’t limited to greenhouse gas emissions. But here’s the thing: CARB itself has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from dairies. CARB can regulate dairy methane. Timestamp at 2:05:10). Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The magazine noted the legislation was developed in response to a report published by the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2021 that linked synthetic food dyes to hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral effects in children. This legislation mandates the removal of regulated PFAS chemicals from menstrual products.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 26, 2021
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 26, 2021. Dernbach told Circle of Blue that these amendments act as a steadying force in state politics, for the reason that constitutions are more stable than policies and regulations, which can change from administration to administration.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 28, 2021
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 28, 2021. They worry that scrapping the project after it was approved by state and federal regulators would set a bad precedent for the state and subject future permitting decisions to partisan politics. Proponents of the transmission line have spent more money on their campaign.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle. Weeks before the November 8 election, national political debate centers on control of Congress. Wilce is the treasurer of Arizona Water Defenders, the political action committee that brought the question to the ballot.
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