Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
Panoramic of Ocean Beach in San Francisco, downwind of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. UCS research found that wastewater treatment plants were among the critical coastal infrastructure at risk of chronic inundation at least twice a year by 2030 due to sea-level rise.
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.
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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.
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.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 14, 2024
Million Grant To The Energy Innovation Center Institute In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- WHYY: As Sea Levels Rise, Philly, Camden At Risk Of Being Inundated With Raw Sewage, Study Finds -- WHYY: Philadelphians Missing Out On Flood Insurance Discounts, The City Could Cash In Next Year -- Scranton Times: Scranton Nears $2.7
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
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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