Bill would let individuals sue polluters up to three million
Rep Richard Hapua introduces a bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act to grant private citizens and groups the right to sue polluters in federal court for up to 3 million dollars to enforce a safe and healthful environment. The proposal echoes a removed constitutional right language cited as causing fears of widespread lawsuits.
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Richard ‘J. Hapua
Calif
Fullerton Democrat
Hanna
Senate
Hanria
California Population Control Proposals Urged by Study Panel
A blue ribbon California environmental group urged immediate adoption of a population distribution policy and a go slow approach to major public works. Led by David L. Baker, the panel called for stronger air quality rules, full-time state officials on the Air Resources Board, and stricter pollution controls, amid warnings of urban sprawl and environmental decline.
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Sacramento
California
Ronald Reagan
David L. Baker
Orange County
Beteen
Mexico
Frank J. Tyson
University of Southern California
State Air Resources Board
Reagan
Gulf Dead Sea Risk Warns Gulf Pollution Threat
Dr James M Sharp president of Gulf Universities Research Corp told a group of congressmen that the Gulf of Mexico could become a dead sea if pollution continues Two thirds of the nation s water borne waste enters the Gulf near Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas He estimated it would cost about 150 million to identify needed pollution controls in the 1970s and said more time would be needed to learn enough about the Gulf to preserve its value and usefulness for the future He likened the danger to the ecological death of Lake Erie.
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Gulf of Mexico
James M. Sharp
Gulf Universities Research Corp
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Lake Erie
Sharp
Gulf States
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Louisiana
Texas
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Nixon urged to start California antipollution drive
Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke asked President Nixon to launch a federal antipollution push in California immediately to aid cleanup of San Francisco Bay and inland waters. He cited a $359 million federal program requiring facilities to meet state standards by 1972 and cited discharges from federal shore facilities and naval vessels as prime pollution sources, with similar issues in Los Angeles and San Diego areas.
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California
Sacramento
APS
Ed Reinecke
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