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 Stories About: environmental justice AND Massachusetts
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Bring on the red tape
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Sarah van Schagen |
14 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would officially label some of the poorest areas in the state 'environmental justice communities.' The special status would create a new layer of red tape (and a special permitting process) that, theoretically, would act as a disincentive to pollutocrats planning undesireable developments ranging from sludge plants to asphalt factories. Says state Sen. Jarrett Barrios, 'It would deter industries which pollute from ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, Massachusetts (all these topics) |
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Kerry on
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22 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Kerry on Massachusetts Democratic Senator and 2004 presidential contender John Kerry is honoring Earth Day today by calling on the federal government to protect the human and ecological health of poor and minority communities through strengthening its commitment to environmental justice. In a speech this afternoon, Kerry demanded the creation of a new environmenta ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, elections, environmental justice, health, Massachusetts, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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The Reilly Factor
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12 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| The Reilly Factor Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly (D) yesterday threw his weight behind opponents of a plan to build a wind farm off the state's coast. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in federal court, Reilly argued that the seabed of Nantucket Sound belongs to the federal government and therefore cann ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, energy, environmental justice, green living, Massachusetts, oceans, politics, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Mass-ive Attack
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31 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Mass-ive Attack Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut will sue the U.S. EPA for violating clean air laws and imperiling the health of citizens by failing to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, the states' attorneys general announced yesterday. In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, the attorneys general will argue that CO2 emissions fr ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, Connecticut, energy, environmental justice, health, Maine, Massachusetts, ozone, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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