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A lawsuit filed by the California attorney general and adozen district attorneys alleges Walmart has dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste, plus confidential customer information, in California ...
California is in hot pursuit of Walmart Inc. for alleged hazardous waste dumping in municipal landfills totaling more than 80 tons annually. The state filed a lawsuit Monday in an Alameda court ...
On Monday, the state of California sued Walmart on the grounds of unlawful dumping — to the tune of an alleged 80 tons of waste each year. Hazardous waste in the form of batteries, aerosol hair ...
In the state of Oregon, throwing a lighted cigarette or other tobacco product is a Class B misdemeanor, [11] [12] and is punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 [13] and 6 months imprisonment. [14] This is in addition to penalties for "placing offensive substances in waters, on highways or other property" [ 15 ] which is a Class A misdemeanor and ...
The Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1972 [3] established legal standards for hazardous waste. Accordingly, in 1972, the Department of Health Services (now called the California Health and Human Services Agency) created a hazardous waste management unit, staffing it in 1973 with five employees concerned primarily with developing regulations and setting fees for the disposal of hazardous waste.
The Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (2003 Cal ALS 526) (EWRA) is a California law to reduce the use of certain hazardous substances in certain electronic products sold in the state. [1] The act was signed into law September 2003.
The new 'right to repair' law could slow down the dumping of e-waste into our landfills and save customers and recycling firms millions of dollars. California's new 'right to repair' law is ...
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA / ˈ s iː. k w ə /) is a California statute passed in 1970 and signed in to law by then-governor Ronald Reagan, [1] [2] shortly after the United States federal government passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection.