21. Cancro said the expanded La Guardia service would require approval of state and federal environmental agencies since it would involve dredging. 22. City and state environmental agencies will attempt this week to pinpoint where in the industrial park the gases are originating, she added. 23. Environmental agencies in California, Massachusetts and Minnesota in particular have been aggressive in pressing for electronics recycling legislation. 24. Essentially, the company and the environmental agency have distinct visions of the river and the way PCBs affect it. 25. Environmentalists applauded the suit, predicting that it would put added pressure on GE to reach a settlement with the environmental agency for large-scale dredging of the river. 26. Facilities determined to be polluters by state or federal environmental agencies are subject to a compliance review by the Agriculture Department. 27. Federal and state environmental agencies say GE is guilty of having polluted its property and the Housatonic River with chemical PCBs. 28. Finally, Parry found Greeley and other officials in the environmental agency who were eager for almost any kind of help. 29. Five years ago, many civil rights groups began challenging state environmental agencies for issuing pollution permits that the groups say violate Title VI. 30. For local water companies, the delay at the environmental agency has meant a shortage of guidance when they need it most. |
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