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CA Adopts Less Stringent Wildfire Protection Rules The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) approved regulations designed to protect homes from wildfires. The new rules are less stringent...
Wearable Recording Device Privacy Bill Nears Passage in CA A fast-moving bill ( SB 1130 ) in California would make it a misdemeanor to use a wearable recording device to capture sound or video of another...
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PA Lawmakers to Target Flock License Plate Cameras A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers plans to introduce legislation that would set oversight and privacy safeguards for automated license plate...
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced in a community notice last week that after “carefully reviewing the significant volume of public comments” regarding its proposed general permit to allow certain new data centers to discharge wastewater into the state’s lakes, rivers and streams, it had decided not to move forward with the proposal. The agency said its individual permit process was “the most appropriate path forward at this time.” (OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WCMH)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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