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Portland installs fencing for new Back Cove sewer project
The City of Portland has installed fences along part of the Back Cove Trail for a new sewer separation project that is part of a larger effort to reduce sewage runoff.
The fence will prevent pedestrians, and ultimately cyclists and…
2021-2028 Automotive Natural Gas Market Report: Size, Share & Trend Analysis, Competitive…
DUBLIN - (BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Natural Gas Automotive Vehicle Market Size, Share and Trend Analysis Report by Fuel Type, Vehicle Type, Region and Segment, 2021-2028." the report was added to ResearchAndMarkets.com from offer.…
Biden must take executive action to say clean water is a human right
the The US Senate recently passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act. The legislation creates a $ 35 billion fund that will allow states and tribes to make urgent improvements to their water systems, with additional…
Nordic Aquafarms Takes Closer Look at Samoa Plan – Times-Standard
Norwegian seafood company Nordic Aquafarms announced this week that it will pursue an environmental impact report (EIR) for its proposed land-based fish farm on the Samoa Peninsula in response to calls for further environmental analysis.…
California Environmental Law and Policy Update – May 2021 # 4 | Allen Matkins
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The Bakersfield Californian - May 24
California oil regulators last Friday released a draft rule this would ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as hydraulic fracturing, as well as certain other…
Three Exxon refineries top the list of U.S. polluters
Exxon Mobil's U.S. oil refineries pump far more lung-damaging soot than similar-sized facilities operated by competitors, according to regulatory documents and a Reuters analysis of pollution test results.The Texas-based company's three…
Senate Democrats call for greater accountability from natural gas industry
Democratic state senators are pushing proposals to increase liability in the natural gas industry. The bills come nearly a year after a statewide investigative grand jury found state regulators failed to protect the public from health…
EPA proposes to expand Colorado bad air zone to add northern Weld County
Federal government officials have proposed expanding the area along Colorado's Front Range, where air quality violates national health standards for ground-level ozone pollution, saying Wednesday they wanted to add the northern half of…
The Supreme Court – May 24, 2021 | Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Today, the United States Supreme Court rendered the following two decisions:
Guam v. United States, # 20-382: The Territory of Guam and the United States are embroiled in a long-standing dispute over cleanup costs over the Ordot…
The double impact of extreme heat, ozone disproportionately harms poorer areas
Scientists at UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and colleagues find that extreme heat and high levels of ozone, often present together during California summers, affect some zip codes more than others.
The most affected areas…