Archive for the 'Environmental lawsuit' Category



Appeals court rules for pilots in Watsonville lawsuit (San Jose Mercury News)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 8:17 pm
WATSONVILLE — A state appeals court has ruled Watsonville shouldn't have changed safety zones to allow development near its airport.



Opponents ask court to overturn U.P. mining permit (AP via Yahoo! News)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Four groups have filed a lawsuit hoping to overturn a state permit for a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, saying the project does not meet legal requirements for protecting the environment.



Impunity Continues in Murders of Environmental Organizers in El Salvador (The Narco News Bulletin)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 6:16 pm
The blood from three murders has stained Salvadoran land. The murderers? They reek of gold and silver.



Judge Dismisses New Source Review Allegations Against 5 Ill. Power Plants (New York Times)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 4:23 pm
A federal judge has sided with a Midwestern energy company, agreeing to dismiss allegations of Clean Air Act violations at fi...



Lawsuit filed over Calif. oil field (The Clarion-Ledger)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 9:29 am
This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower painted with flowers.



Purcellville Asks AG To Probe Possible Union Link In Lawsuit (Leesburg Today)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 8:59 am
In the next chapter of the unfolding saga of the lawsuit brought Feb. 26 by four town residents to halt work at the Purcellville Gateway project, Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro is seeking a state investigation of a possible union violation of Virginia's Right to Work statutes.



Lawsuit follows bear hunt vote (The Montclair Times)

Monday 15 March 2010 @ 12:46 am
Coming on the heels of this past week’s vote by the state’s Fish and Game Council in favor of a black bear management policy that includes a hunt, the Bear Education and Resource (BEAR) Group has announced a lawsuit against the Council for “alleged violations of the Open Public Meetings Act Law (OPMA).”



Regulators Accused of Lax Oversight at LA Oilfield (ABC News)

Sunday 14 March 2010 @ 6:39 pm
Groups sue local and state regulators over lax environmental oversight at Los Angeles oilfield Los Angeles - United States - California - Counties - Maps and Views



Purcellville Asks AG To Probe Possible Union Link In Lawsuit (Leesburg Today)

Sunday 14 March 2010 @ 3:54 pm
In the next chapter of the unfolding saga of the lawsuit brought Feb. 26 by four town residents to halt work at the Purcellville Gateway project, Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro is seeking a state investigation of a possible union violation of Virginia's Right to Work statutes.



Groups sue local and state regulators over lax environmental oversight at Los Angeles oilfield (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Sunday 14 March 2010 @ 2:46 pm
LOS ANGELES - This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower painted with flowers.



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