Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
February 2011 by Scott Harn
• Backdoor Wild Lands order• PLP reports on latest dredge lawsuit
• Massive lands bill avoided
• No cap and trade for now
• RS-2477 rights affirmed
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
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• EPA investigated for environmental ties
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
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The Dredge Report
November 2014
As a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits, I’m not allowed to talk about specifics in the court-ordered negotiations currently underway in San Bernardino. However, I do want to let you know we are making progress…
As a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits, I’m not allowed to talk about specifics in the court-ordered negotiations currently underway in San Bernardino. However, I do want to let you know we are making progress…
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