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  2. Litter in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Similar from state-to-state, these laws define who violators are, the type or "function" of the person committing the action, and what items must be littered or dumped to constitute an illegal act. Municipal ordinances and state statutes require a "human action" in committing illegal littering or dumping, for one to be "held in violation." Most ...

  3. Environmental crime - Wikipedia

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    In 2000, California real estate developer Eric Diesel was sentenced to 6 months in jail and ordered to pay a $300,000 fine for grading an illegal road in the Santa Cruz Mountains. [16] [17] In 2023, eBay is accused by the Justice Department of violating environmental laws.

  4. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act - Wikipedia

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    Illegal dumping in an area just off the New Jersey Turnpike. In the 1970s, landfills throughout the United States began to refuse the acceptance of hazardous wastes for the protection of property, the environment, and liability from what would later become known as Superfund sites, which dramatically increased the cost of disposal. [2]

  5. Hooper: Illegal dumping problem lies with prevention ... - AOL

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    Hooper said that data was very revealing how fast the dumping was duplicated. “That is a very quick regeneration of the waste and shows that we do not have a problem with cleaning up illegal ...

  6. Kansas City has a trash dumping problem. City Hall is taking ...

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    The Neighborhoods Department increased the number of staff members who will investigate illegal dumping cases from one to six — the most investigators the city has ever deployed.

  7. Officials report increase in illegal dumping - AOL

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    Mar. 31—Tahlequah solid waste officials said the issue of illegal dumping and improper use of dumpsters are what they are seeing more of nowadays. According to the City Ordinance, it is unlawful ...

  8. Locally unwanted land use - Wikipedia

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    What makes a LULU such as this unique is that they cause displacement, whereas a landfill, dump, roads, or prisons simply discourage home-buyers from entering the area and keep home prices low. High-end health food stores such as Whole Foods causes displacement by attracting high-earning home buyers into the area, causing rents and home prices ...

  9. Illegal dumping has plagued Watts for decades ... - AOL

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