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NaturalResources Defense Council (NRDC), Clean Air Council, and Clean Wisconsin filed a petition seeking review of EPA’s administrative stay of performance standards and emission guidelines for municipal solid waste landfills. NaturalResources Defense Council v. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017).
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commitments under the ParisAgreement. the Departments of Interior and Energy). But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance. The post An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action appeared first on ACOEL.
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