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Data underlying atrazine research sought under FOIA lawsuit
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- October 15 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) have been sued in federal court under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for their alleged failure to produce data and research relating to the herbicide atrazine
CERCLA: federal court rules Washington State DOT not liable as owneroperator
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- USA
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- July 23 2010
After ruling that the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) may be liable as an arranger for storm water runoff that contained hazardous substances, U.S. v. Washington State DOT, No. 08-5722 (W.D. Wa. 6710), the same court has ruled that the agency is not liable as an owneroperator for cleanup costs to address offsite contamination
NRC not required to hold hearing on need for EIS on risks of terrorist attack
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- USA
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- February 25 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is not required to hold a closed hearing on its decision to forgo an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the potential effects of a terrorist attack before approving additional nuclear waste storage at a California power plant
Federal court allows contractor’s indemnity lawsuit against U.S. to proceed
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- USA
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- July 1 2011
The Federal Claims Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by a federal contractor seeking indemnification from the United States for toxic tort and environmental cleanup claims arising out of work the contractor performed for the Atomic Energy Commission
EPA to assist communities in Sustainable Building Blocks Program
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- USA
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- February 11 2011
EPA announced February 3, 2011, that it will work with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation to help communities achieve “sustainable planning” through the Sustainable Communities Building Blocks Program
Indiana city agrees to upgrade sewer systems
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- USA
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- January 21 2011
Evansville, Indiana, has entered a consent decree in which the city agrees to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and pay civil penalties of $420,000 to EPA and $70,000 to the state
CalEPA proposes new public health goal for perchlorate in drinking water
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- USA
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- January 21 2011
CalEPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed a new public health goal for perchlorate in drinking water that would lower the current 6 parts per billion (ppb) goal to 1 ppb
CEQ issues guidance on development of climate change adaptation plans
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- USA
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- March 18 2011
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued guidance March 4, 2011, to federal agencies instructing them to take a number of steps to comply with Executive Order 13514
Dubuque, Iowa, agrees to settle sanitary sewer violations
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- USA
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- May 6 2011
The City of Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to spend $3 million to improve its water treatment plant and sewer system over three years as part of a settlement with the state and EPA over alleged Clean Water Act violations
Ninth Circuit rules L.A. County responsible for stormwater discharges
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- USA
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- March 18 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Los Angeles County's Flood Control District (L.A. County) is liable for contaminated stormwater runoff that its storm drains channel into rivers, harbors and eventually the Pacific Ocean
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