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And I'll Blow Your Case Down
U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case |
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02 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| And I'll Blow Your Case Down U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case Fans of respiration held their collective breath yesterday as the Supreme Court began hearing a case about Clean Air Act violations. The case addresses claims by Duke Energy and other companies that the U.S. EPA got lawsuit-happy in the Clinton era, trying to force poor, helpless utilities to add poll ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls |
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18 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls Imagine that gavel sound from Law & Order, and here we go: In 1999, the U.S. EPA sued Cinergy Corp. for modifying several coal-fueled power plants without following Clean Air Act pollution-control requirements. (Moment of silence for the days when eco-laws were enforced.) One month before Pre ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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