In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Legislature’s Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion renovation of the State Capitol while ignoring actual state businessContinue Reading
A settlement of criminal charges against a gas driller that admitted contaminating drinking water in a rural Pennsylvania town suggests that Josh Shapiro will adopt a tougher enforcement policy on the energy industry when he becomes governor in January, environmental advocates say. They welcome a plea deal announced last weekContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Energy Business The order was issued after an Oct. 5 inspection found the project wasn’t abiding by a compliance agreement supposed to avoid environmental violations. Kitimat on B.C.’s north-central coast, the terminus for Coastal GasLink’s pipeline route to a liquefied natural gas project. PhotoContinue Reading
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On the evening of July 19, when Allegheny County Council met to override Rich Fitzgerald’s veto of a fracking ban in county parks, council members were shown a black-and-white video of natural gas rushing from a well in Boyce Park. The hearing—where the ban on futureContinue Reading
The Vietnamese government recently issued Decree 45 in July 2022, regulating fines in the field of environmental protection. The Decree is a step in the right direction as Vietnam transitions to a green economy, showing serious commitment to environmentally responsible practices as is effective August 25. In July, the VietnameseContinue Reading
Plastic ban: BBMP collects Rs 1 crore worth fines DHNS, Bengaluru, Jul 17 2022, 19:29 ist updated: Jul 18 2022, 04:47 ist The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has collected Rs 1.14 crore in penalty for violating the single-use plastic rule. According to a statement issued by the Palike, theContinue Reading
Austin, TX — Today, 13 organizations petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action in Texas, where the state’s air permitting program has for years failed to meet public participation and environmental justice obligations under federal environmental and civil rights laws. Until EPA addresses the deficiencies identified inContinue Reading
As the coal industry has collapsed in Kentucky, companies have racked up a rising number of violations at surface mines, and state regulators have failed to bring a record number of them into compliance, internal documents show. Enforcement data from 2013 through February, along with recent internal emails, both providedContinue Reading
GRAND FORKS — North Dakota environmental regulators gave a major Grand Forks agribusiness a nearly $40,000 fine late last year for multiple violations, state records show — with another $200,000 in fines ready to snap into place if the facility doesn’t comply with state-mandated changes. And it’s not yet clear,Continue Reading
GRAND FORKS — North Dakota environmental regulators gave a major Grand Forks agribusiness a nearly $40,000 fine late last year for multiple violations, state records show — with another $200,000 in fines ready to snap into place if the facility doesn’t comply with state-mandated changes. And it’s not yet clear,Continue Reading
