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Since 1955, U.S. air pollution reforms have attempted to fight global warming. Climate change is a condition used to describe the observable shift in the Earth’s climate. This shift happens as temperatures rise, causing unintended ecological effects. Shrinking glaciers, rising sea levels, and intense drought are among these unusual weather patterns. Climate change is one of the most widely…

Proposed Legslationa could change the course of the cigarette industry in California. California AB 1690 Addresses Cigarette Filters and Other Cigarette-Related Items A new proposed California bill entitled the Smoking Waste Pollution Prevention Act, introduced by…

Pending Lawsuits for 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a backlog of trials, some initially scheduled to be heard over two years ago. This year there is anticipated resolution of long-awaited civil and criminal cases. Below are some of the highlights of some of these lawsuits. Ongoing Oracle and HP Suit Oracle sued HPE as far back as 2016 for its involvement with Terix,…

Landfills are the third-largest source of methane, but SB 1383 plans to change that. To reduce methane emissions in California, SB 1383  Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016, was passed in September 2016 and goes into effect on January 1, 2022. The purpose of this new legislation is “to reduce organic waste disposal by 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025 and rescue people to…