2021 Politics Waste 
Legal Planet
APRIL 1, 2025
Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers. They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
They introduced a similar bill last session, and the legislation has the public support of more than 170 political scientists who submitted a public letter of support to the House of Representatives. And this public sentiment isnt off base: political scientists agree our democracy is backsliding. According to Reps.
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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. In every other industry, point source permits require polluters to treat their wastes to dramatically reduce contaminants. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.
Legal Planet
JULY 1, 2022
Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. In a welcome reprieve from news coming out of the Supreme Court , here’s an uplifting story from the Golden State: On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed SB 54, a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at significantly reducing single-use waste.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Since the summer of 2021, five Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed bills banning their state governments from doing business with financial institutions that they allege have divested from fossil fuel companies as a result of ESG investment policies. As the climate crisis worsens, there is no time to waste.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 26, 2023
Treasurer Ball has wasted no time in implementing SB205 to push forward this fossil-funded agenda and has named 11 financial institutions that could be subject to divestment for engaging in so-called “energy boycotts.” I know we can agree that we don’t want political grabs for power to fall on us taxpayers.
Circle of Blue
JULY 6, 2021
All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there. By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio — July 6, 2021. All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there. That’s something political leaders have not been willing to do.
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