Despite repeated warnings from contracted experts that their planned work would dislodge asbestos and that safety procedures therefore needed to be put into place, the companies proceeded with demolition.

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That (is) the gist of our challenge, that the National Environmental Policy Act and its state counterpart, the California Environmental Quality Act, are on the books to influence how decisions are derived, not to be applied after they're decided.

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This is a law that did not get spelled out very clearly, so it's been very, very difficult to implement. There was so little directive in the initiative itself, it has put a lot pressure on agencies and local governments to have to interpret it.

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There were issues raised in the series that merit attention, and we are reviewing them.

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Play it safe, protect yourself and stay with the tried and the true.

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The long and short of it is fines are a method of obtaining compliance with the law, so our goal is to get this district to take care of its sewage.

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This is an extremely complicated and murky issue. There are a lot of gray areas.

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