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Environment
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Regulators Didn't Act on Nearly 600 Oil Wells Operating Illegally in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's 'Source of Truth' database revealed nearly 600 wells operating illegally by injecting wastewater above permitted pressure limits, exposing systematic rule violations that state regulators allowed to continue.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Nevada legislators blast Elon Musk-owned Boring Company over safety and environmental violations | Fortune

Elon Musk's Boring Company came under fire Tuesday during a more than three-hour Nevada legislative hearing about the Elon Musk-owned tunneling startup's safety and environmental track record as it tries to dig an underground transit system below Las Vegas.State legislators on Nevada's growth and infrastructure interim standing committee presented a lengthy list of violations that Boring has racked up since 2019-including citations over chemical burns; digging too close to the Las Vegas monorail; hundreds of environmental violations;
US politics
Environment
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

Musk's Boring Co. violated environmental regulations nearly 800 times, Nevada alleges | TechCrunch

The Boring Company repeatedly violated Nevada environmental regulations nearly 800 times, including nearly 100 post-agreement infractions, and received a reduced $242,800 penalty.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges' reprieve of Florida's migrant jail

Federal appeals judges paused a closure order, allowing Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigration camp to remain open and rapidly refill despite environmental violation findings.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
9 months ago

Brent businessman fined over 50k after leftover meat and fish dumped on street and roof

A Brent businessman was fined over £53,000 for fly-tipping waste, highlighting a zero-tolerance approach from the council towards environmental violations.
San Francisco
fromThe Mercury News
9 months ago

Richmond fined for sewage water releases into San Francisco Bay

Richmond to pay $336,000 fine for sewage violations affecting the San Francisco Bay; half allocated for environmental education.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
11 months ago

The Battle Over Harry Macklowe's $32 Million Hamptons House May Soon Be Over

Developer Harry Macklowe seeks to resolve lengthy zoning disputes to sell his mansion in East Hampton amid environmental violations and market struggles.
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