Lawsuit filed over sludge compost plant
Environmental
Environmentalists and Hinkley residents have filed a lawsuit to stop an open-air sewage sludge composting plant from being built near that town, made famous by the move "Erin Brockovich."
The lawsuit filed yesterday against San Bernardino County alleges that supervisors approved the plant without fully analyzing its potential impact on air quality and public health.
The suit also contends that the project doesn't adequately protect the threatened desert tortoise and the Mojave ground squirrel.
The groups behind the suit say they're not trying to stop the plant. They say they just want to force the county to enclose it and filter its odors.
But officials with Nursery Products, the company building the plant, says that option is too expensive and that the county did a thorough job in evaluating the open-air project when it cleared its construction.
Related listings
-
Ban on plastic bags likely to become law
Environmental 03/28/2007City leaders approved a ban on most plastic grocery bags after weeks of lobbying on both sides from environmentalists and a supermarket trade group.If Mayor Gavin Newsom signs the ban as expected, San Francisco would be the first U.S. city to adopt s...
-
Debate focuses on global warming law
Environmental 03/27/2007[##_1L|1224349631.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]California lawmakers expressed skepticism Monday about how the Schwarzenegger administration plans to reduce greenhouse gases, illustrating the difficulty in implementing the state’s much publi...
-
Gore: No Time Left on Global Warming
Environmental 03/22/2007[##_1L|1193744037.jpg|width="110" height="121" alt=""|_##]Al Gore returned Wednesday to packed crowds in the halls of power, offering ideas on how to reduce global warming that were met with skepticism from some of his former Republican colleagues. T...
New York Commercial Litigation Law Firm - Woods Lonergan PLLC
Founded in 1993 by Managing Partner James F. Woods, Woods Lonergan PLLC has built a strong reputation as a resourceful and industrious firm that provides clients with clear, concise, and straightforward answers to their most challenging legal issues. Partner Lawrence R. Lonergan, who joined the firm in 2008, has been a friend and colleague to Mr. Woods for over 40 years and shares the same business philosophy. Woods Lonergan PLLC’s collective experience and expertise enables the firm to expeditiously and effectively analyze the increasing challenges clients face in an evolving business and legal world, in many instances, avoiding unnecessary time and expense to our clients. Our mission is simple: provide cutting-edge expertise and sound advice in select areas of the law for corporate and business clients. We thrive on providing each client with personalized attention, forceful representation, and a collaborative team effort that embraces collective knowledge.