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Federal GovEPA accused of not issuing regulations mandated by Congress nearly 30 years ago
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The Environmental Justice Health Alliance For Chemical Policy Reform (EJHA) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the federal government agency's alleged failure to issue regulations mandated by Congress nearly 30 years ago.
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LawsuitsOrganizations allege New Jersey city exposes residents to lead in drinking water
NEWARK, NJ (Legal Newsline) – Two organizations allege the drinking water in areas of a New Jersey city contains elevated levels of lead.
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Alaska court: Conservation groups can challenge Trump's reversal of drilling ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s reversal of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans drilling ban.
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California leads coalition suing Trump administration over fuel efficiency standard delays
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Sept. 11 that he is leading a coalition of five attorneys general suing the Trump administration for its allegedly illegal delay of a fuel efficiency standards rule.
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Environmental groups allege EPA violated federal law
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Environmental groups are suing the EPA, alleging violation of federal law.
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Conservation groups accuse Trump administration of violating federal law
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) — A group of conservation organizations are suing Non profit organization are suing President Trump and other administration officials, alleging violation of federal law.
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Advocacy groups file lawsuit over Trump’s ‘one-in, two-out’ regulation executive order
The groups take issue with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 30 order, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” which calls for rescinding two government regulations for every new rule introduced, along with interim guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, Feb. 2.
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Environmental groups accuse government agency of violating federal law
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Environmental groups are suing a government agency, alleging violation of federal law.
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Side agreements with environmental regulators an uphill battle in court
A recent case in Illinois federal court has brought attention to the fact that organizations need to pay close attention to specific and strict requirements of the environmental regulators, even when they have come to so-called side agreements with them. Why? Citizen lawsuits.
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Environmental coalition sues EPA over wastewater guidelines
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia, seeking to force it to revise and publish new guidelines for the handling of oil and gas waste, in particular wastewater associated with the oil mining method known as fracking.