Environmental
Oct. 21, 2011
Enviro groups target railways using hazardous waste law
Environmental groups are suing two major railway companies alleging they are failing to control toxic diesel pollution from their California rail yards and putting surrounding communities at risk of cancer and other serious health problems.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Environmental groups announced Wednesday they are suing two major railway companies alleging failure to control toxic diesel pollution from California rail yards, which they claim puts surrounding communities at risk of cancer and other serious health problems.
The suit takes a novel approach to tackling stubborn air pollution problems in California. Rather than the conventional Clean Air Act, it invok...
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