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Sacramento sewer district settles suit over discharges of raw sewage
March 10, 2012

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Council reviews consent decree
March 13, 2012 | WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit, MI

Detroit Considers Consent Decree
March 12, 2012 | WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit, MI

American Electric Resolves All Legal Actions Against Turk Plant
December 22, 2011 | Financial News Network

Consent Decree Wikipedia Information

A consent decree is a judicial decree expressing a voluntary agreement between parties to a suit, especially an agreement by a defendant to cease activities alleged by the government to be illegal in return for an end to the charges.A consent decree can be either interlocutory or final. The former is given on some plea or issue arising in the cause which does not decide the main question;...

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FDA aims to halt production at 2 state fish processors
April 17, 2012
April 17, 2012 - Government health and food safety officials are seeking to close down two fish processing plants in California, citing concerns over the spread...

U.S. District Court Finalizes Deadlines for Air Pollution Cleanup Plans
April 03, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 3, 2012 - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has approved an agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Limits on Sea Turtle Deaths in Hawai’i's Longline Fishery
March 19, 2012
Sea turtle with longline fishing hook embedded in its mouth. (UNC) Honolulu, HI. March 15, 2012 - The 9th Circuit Court of A...

EPA and LA Water Board Set Strict New Pollution Reduction Plans for 175 Waterways in Los Angeles Area
March 27, 2012
LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2012 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board today announced the latest in a...

Goldline International Placed Under Injunction, Ordered To Change Sales Practices
February 24, 2012
Feb. 22, 2012 - The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office has obtained a judgment and injunction against Goldline International, Inc., one of the nation's largest...

DOJ Announces Agreement Protecting Chinese, Spanish-Speaking Voters in Alameda County
July 05, 2011
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2011 — The Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced today an agreement with...

From around the web

U. S. reaches pollution agreement with BP plant in Northwest Indiana
May 23, 2012 | indystar.com
Changes outlined in the consent decree, filed in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., require the oil company to dramatically reduce flaring by capturing most of the...

Work begins on Indy tunnel 18 feet wide, 8 miles long
April 26, 2012 | indystar.com
A 2006 consent decree between the city and federal and state environmental agencies requires drastic action by 2025. It resulted in a $1.6 billion Long Term Control Plan. The...

Work begins on nearly $ 180M sewage tunnel project
April 25, 2012 | indystar.com
Once the system is in place' --'' meeting the city' -- s consent decree with federal and state environmental officials' --'' it will significantly reduce combined-sewer...

'' Before we let you take over our city we will burn it down first,''
March 27, 2012 | MetaFilter
We do not want an emergency manager or a consent decree. This is white supremacy and we will fight you.'' Before we let you take over our city we will burn it down first,''...

Des Moines sewer rate increase on table
December 19, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
City officials need to abide by a consent decree reached with state and federal... Under the consent decree with environmental regulators, the city is required to have the...

The U. S. Threat To Sue Apple And Publishers: What It Means
March 08, 2012 | paidContent
When the U.S. concludes that an anti-trust violation has occurred, the companies and the government typically sign a'' consent decree'' that keeps the matter out of court. For...

Consent Decree on twitter

	Maybe they could have muscled him into a settlement and/or a consent decree, but Wellington doubted that also. Twitter: @mipokimexumy
	RT @JoshatNRDC: BP Whiting Consent Decree: handing Big Oil the tab for #tarsands pollution http://t.co/AkQqnbps good post fr @NRDC's Ann Alexander Twitter: @First_Power
	BP Whiting Consent Decree: handing Big Oil the tab for #tarsands pollution http://t.co/AkQqnbps good post fr @NRDC's Ann Alexander Twitter: @JoshatNRDC
	Maybe they could have muscled him into a settlement and/or a consent decree, but Wellington doubted that also. Twitter: @syjyjymizaf
	New Orleans, Justice Department close on decree governing beleaguered police: Consent decree could govern the Ne... http://t.co/7CqpDZOv Twitter: @TPcrime
	RT @NRDCSwitchboard: BP Whiting Consent Decree: handing Big Oil the tab for tar sands pollution http://t.co/InQ583a3 Twitter: @greenpost