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Sea law 'puts economy before environment' - Stuff.co.nz


Sea law 'puts economy before environment'
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A new law designed to protect New Zealand's waters puts "economic wellbeing" before the environment, a conservation group says. Select committee MPs will hear submissions on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill ...

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APNewsBreak: Ohio AG seeks tougher drilling laws - Lancaster Eagle Gazette


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APNewsBreak: Ohio AG seeks tougher drilling laws
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
By Julie Carr Smyth, AP COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTW) — Ohio's top law enforcer says tougher environmental sanctions on polluters in the oil and gas industry and required disclosure of the chemicals used in the drilling technique called fracking are needed to ...
Ohio attorney general seeks tougher drilling lawsZanesville Times Recorder
APNewsBreak: Ohio AG wants disclosure of drilling chemicals, tougher penalties ...The Republic

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E15 fuel, not quite legal yet, under new challenge - USA TODAY


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E15 fuel, not quite legal yet, under new challenge
USA TODAY
But EPA said E15 had to be "registered" first -- that is, vendors had to guarantee it wouldn't cause environmental problems. Last November, the EPA said the fuel "is not registered with EPA and is therefore not legal for distribution or sale" at ...
House committee members, industry slam effort to delay E15Ethanol Producer Magazine

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Jody Freeman: Renaissance (Wo)man - Motions Online


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Jody Freeman: Renaissance (Wo)man
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What got Freeman interested in Environmental Law? Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? Scuba diving around the world? Surprisingly, neither of these experiences inspired her career. Freeman pursued environmental law for the intellectual experience of coming to ...


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Head in the sand: Govt looks the other way as pollution cases pile up - The Express Tribune


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Head in the sand: Govt looks the other way as pollution cases pile up
The Express Tribune
By Sonia Malik BACKLOG: 1135 cases were pending with the environmental tribunal at the end of January, according to the Environmental Protection Department (EPD). DESIGN: FAIZAN DAWOOD The Punjab government's failure to pass a new environmental law has ...


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MPCA reports 99% compliance with permitting efficiency law - Monte News


MPCA reports 99% compliance with permitting efficiency law
Monte News
... success rate in issuing environmental permits for construction of new projects and expansions to existing facilities within 150 days. The 150-day goal was part of a 2011 executive order from Gov. Dayton which later became law in the 2011 session.

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State law requires waste disposal plan - SunHerald.com


State law requires waste disposal plan
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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has asked Pearl River County for a comprehensive waste disposal plan. The Picayune Item reports (http://bit.ly/zUphAz) that county officials are unhappy about spending the money but can do nothing ...

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FirstEnergy, Citing Impact of Environmental Regulations, Will Retire Three ... - Sacramento Bee


FirstEnergy, Citing Impact of Environmental Regulations, Will Retire Three ...
Sacramento Bee
Since the Clean Air Act became law in 1970, FirstEnergy and its predecessor companies have invested more than $10 billion in environmental protection efforts. Since 1990, FirstEnergy has reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides by more than 76 percent, ...

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Opinion: NJ water quality management has been strengthened by revamped rules - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com


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Opinion: NJ water quality management has been strengthened by revamped rules
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By Times of Trenton guest opinion column By Bob Martin New bipartisan legislation signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie last month will enhance New Jersey's ability to protect some of the state's most environmentally sensitive lands and better ...

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AP Enterprise: CA mine dispute recalls wild past - San Francisco Chronicle


AP Enterprise: CA mine dispute recalls wild past
San Francisco Chronicle
The owner of the mine, Joseph Hardesty, is in a legal battle with authorities who have charged him with multiple violations of environmental laws while mining the gold rush era mine. California's Gold Rush was more than a century-and-a-half ago, ...

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