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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

Besides looking at state and local government holiday laws, there is another way of looking at the adoption of either Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Traditionally, progressive laws lag behind public opinion, as was the case with the Women’s Suffrage movement and Civil Rights movements. What do people search for?

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Two Crucial Themes from the GDPR Featuring in US-Privacy Legislation

Connection Cafe

Why does an EU law have such a monumental effect on privacy globally? Second, as the strictest privacy law in the world to date, it has become the gold standard for privacy frameworks. Some of them may not apply to your organization, but it’s a good place to begin evaluating how robust your policy is. Register today!

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Engadget

National chains There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices. Connecticut locations will only accept Insignia and Dynex sets for recycling.) We've outlined policies from a handful of manufacturers below.

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This Pennsylvania landfill sends radioactive waste into a nearby creek—and fracking has only made it worse

Fast Company Tech

[Photo: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate News] The Max Environmental Technologies landfill has been out of compliance with requirements set under the Clean Water Act for most of the past three years and with the federal hazardous waste law, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, known as RCRA for short, since July 2023.

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What to expect if the EPA revokes this key part of U.S. climate policies

Fast Company Tech

As a law professor , I have tracked federal climate regulations and the lawsuits and court rulings that have followed them over the past 25 years. EPA that six greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act and that the EPA has a duty under the same law to determine whether they pose a danger to public health or welfare.

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What will happen with the Equal Rights Amendment under Trump?

Fast Company Tech

Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) the law of the land.The 28 th Amendment, which declares that Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex, is operative, according to ERA advocates.