Attorney Generals' offices press releases: on Environment
Martha Coakley:
Endangered Species Act should consider greenhouse gas effect
Attorney General Martha Coakley applauds the action that the Obama administration took yesterday to overturn a late-term regulatory action by the Bush Administration to the Endangered Species Act. Coakley's Office, along with seven other state Attorneys
General, joined California on January 16, 2009, in challenging this regulatory action by the Bush Administration. The regulatory changes sought to relieve federal agencies and applicants for federal permits from having to consider the effects of increase
greenhouse gas emissions on species and habitats under the federal Endangered Species Act."Consistent with the Obama Administration's pledge to put science before politics, the Obama Administration announced its intention to utilize the
unique authority Congress gave it earlier this year to revoke last minute Bush Administration regulations that undermined the vital protection provided by the federal Endangered Species Act," said Attorney General Coakley.
Source: Attorney General Press release on website www.mass.gov
Apr 29, 2009
Martha Coakley:
Enforced hazardous waste management and transport laws
Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office reached an agreement with a western Massachusetts company, resolving claims that the company had transported hazardous waste through several western and central Massachusetts communities without the proper permits
Under the terms of the Consent Judgement, Western Mass Environmental must pay a $225,000 civil penalty to the Commonwealth, with $125,000 of that amount suspended if the company retains a consultant for two years to ensure that it will not engage in
any further violations of the Commonwealth's hazardous waste management laws."The law prohibits companies from transporting hazardous waste without a proper license," said Attorney General Martha Coakley. "The civil penalty in this settlement
agreement reflects the substantial risk to the public and the environment that unlicensed transportation of hazardous waste on our public highways creates."
Source: Attorney General Press release on website www.mass.gov
Apr 27, 2009
Josh Stein:
Applaud the EPA for protecting people, environment
[On "forever chemicals" in drinking water]: "Protecting the people of North Carolina is my number one priority, and that includes the air we breathe and the water we drink," said Stein. "I applaud the EPA for giving us more tools to hold companies
responsible when they put North Carolinians' health at risk. I'm grateful to the continued commitment to protecting people and the environment. My team and I will continue our work to hold accountable the companies responsible for PFAS pollution."
Source: NC Attorney General Press Release, "PFAS Contamination"
Aug 26, 2022
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