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EIR - Endangerment Information Report; Environmental Impact Report
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for EIR:

Mirabella plan moves forward  -  04 Aug 2008
San Mateo Daily Journal,A notice to conduct an EIR was issued in April, but the project has changed since that time. The density of the project has increased by approximately 25

Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana  -  04 Aug 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),The annual Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR), the number of infectious bites recieved per individual per year, was 19.2 and 6.6 in UA and U sites,

Judge rules EIR for Caruso project in Santa Anita needs revision  -  Jul 25, 2008
Los Angeles Times,He directed the city to set aside its approval of the EIR and correct the deficiencies. Caruso, who has also developed The Grove in Los Angeles and

Angwin eco-village EIR Expected by year's end  -  Jul 30, 2008
Napa Valley Register,The public will have the chance to comment on the draft EIR before a final report is drawn up, she said. Possible areas of concern, according to Gitelman,

Home Depot pullout won't end East Long Beach project  -  Aug 2, 2008
Long Beach Press-Telegram,The judge also wants the EIR to use better data on the review of the possible impacts projected traffic would have on air quality. He emphasized that he was

EIR change to stall project  -  Jul 25, 2008
Pasadena Star-News,Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant, in a 59-page ruling issued Wednesday, found the EIR faulty in 11 areas ranging from traffic to air

Development Proposal Gets Mixed Reviews  -  Aug 1, 2008
Los Angeles Independent,Melissa Hatcher represented the company known as EDAW that is charged with authoring the EIR. In her report, she outlined the 11 areas the EIR will examine

Transbay Transit Center District Plan moves along  -  Aug 2, 2008
Examiner.comThe purpose of the EIR, according to the SF Planning Department's notice of preparation of an EIR, is to "provide information about potential significant

Industry Moves: Former About.com CEO Scott Meyer Joins Warburg As ...  -  Jul 7, 2008
Washington Post,Scott Meyer, the former CEO of About.com who left the company in February this year, is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus,

Water, money shortages make store bad idea  -  Aug 2, 2008
Hi-Desert Star,To justify the project, the old data predict and the adopted EIR assume steady residential and economic growth in Yucca Valley, comparable to the few years

Beating a Dead Horse: The Bus Rapid Transit Draft EIR  -  Jul 24, 2008
Berkeley Daily Planet,Friends of BRT, myself included, have never said or thought that the final EIR will show â€œthere would be no environmental improvements from this project,â€?

News / Follow-Up  -  Aug 2, 2008
LBReport.com,The court action challenging the EIR had been brought by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust (LCWLT) and the University Park Estates Neighborhood

Swansea Commons developers to draft action plan for MEPA  -  Jul 31, 2008
Wicked Local Swansea,The EIR will require the developers, Swansea Investment Associates LLC, to deal with any concerns that have been brought up during the MEPA process and come

Final Bidwell Park plan EIR ready to review  -  Jul 22, 2008
Enterprise-Record,Copies of the final EIR and proposed updated master plan are available at the city's Planning Services Department, 411 Main St.; at the Chico library,

vSpring Adds EIR  -  Jul 22, 2008
techrockies.com,Salt Lake City-based venture capital firm vSpring Capital has tapped one of its portfolio companies for a new Executive In Residence.

VALLEY PLAN EIR  -  Jul 17, 2008
Santa Ynez Valley Journal,...which was attended by many of those most intimately involved in the process, 26 people in the audience chose to speak on the process and the EIR.

Gold Rush workshop turns into project briefing  -  Jul 31, 2008
Amador Ledger-Dispatch,Hauge explained that the project description in the draft EIR was the most current. Robin Peters, also a commissioner, pointed out that modifications to the

Stadium Appeal Halts Construction for Now  -  Jul 31, 2008
Berkeley Daily Planet,Before certifying the EIR, the regents building committee had given thumbs up to a $112 million budget for the gymâ€”though costs have now soared to an

NAPLES EIR HEARING  -  Jul 11, 2008
Santa Ynez Valley Journal,By Wendy Thompson, Staff Writer The Planning Commission was able to receive all-new testimony at the first meeting on June 30 on the final EIR for the

Supes fund another Ukiah Valley water study  -  Jul 30, 2008
Willits News,County Assistant CEO Alison Glassey admitted an EIR for the long-awaited UVAP has already been completed, and the EIR did contain a section analyzing

Commission receives application for EIR Act exemption from Stephen ...  -  Jul 7, 2008
Lawfuel (press release),Section 17 of the EIR Act prohibits the cross-involvement of electricity lines and supply companies. Â§ by effectively separating electricity distribution

Long Beach Pier S EIR Coming, But Much Work Remains  -  Jul 6, 2008
Cunningham Report,The port won't sign a lease with a tenant for Pier S until the EIR is complete, and a draft EIR on the project isn't expected to be released until late

Officials consider the development of 600-acre site  -  Jul 31, 2008
Camarillo Acorn,..."The EIR is somewhat premature until we kind of get a better feel for the benefits versus the challenges to that piece of property," Councilmember Kevin

REGIONAL: EIR FOR PROPOSED HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT APPROVED  -  Jul 9, 2008
CBS 5,The California High Speed Rail Authority board of directors certified the final environmental impact report for the proposed $31 billion project today,

City of Fortuna General Plan and EIR update -- period of comment ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
Humboldt Beacon,There is an update on the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR) that has been prepared by the City of Fortuna to assess the impacts of the draft

Paulson's Bail-Out Proposal Tantamount To High Treason  -  Jul 31, 2008
Executive Intelligence Review (EIR),Washington intelligence sources reported to EIR that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was demanding that Congress pass legislation that would have no limit

Attorney Generalâ€™s office warns Nestle  -  Jul 30, 2008
Mount Shasta Herald,Fortunately, it appears that Nestle is redesigning the project, which will require a new EIR as well. We encourage the County to consider the issues raised

Lathrop, school district keep people in the dark  -  Jul 31, 2008
Manteca Bulletin,If that were the case, did that approved EIR also address the alternate service of siphoning sewer at the school site daily and having it transported to the

Local officials to present draft general plan  -  Aug 1, 2008
Signal,...â€œWe want to know what the public has to say so we can address those comments in the EIR,â€? said Senior Planner Jeff Hogan. The meeting will be held at 6 pm

Walgreens Will Do Environmental Report  -  Jul 24, 2008
WeHo News,Some of the neighbors of the project have been demanding an EIR for two years, confident that the report would show traffic and density issues needing

HOB Is Building Mixed-Use On Sunset Strip  -  Jul 28, 2008
WeHo News,A scoping meeting on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) contents will be held on July 30 at 6:30 pm at Plummer Park Community Center Rooms 5 & 6,

SaveThePlasticBag.com Sues Los Angeles County to Overturn Plastic ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
MarketWatchInstead of preparing an EIR, county staff prepared a report that was nothing more than a one-sided anti-plastic bag advocacy document.

'New Edgewood Plaza' plans nearly complete  -  Jul 29, 2008
Palo Alto Online,Sand Hill Properties, the site's developer, has asked the City of Palo Alto for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which the company expects will take

Building Heights Before Planners Tonight  -  Jul 30, 2008
Berkeley Daily Planet,...between the baseline height and 180 feet. This opinion led staff to propose only the two hotels plus the two 180-foot buildings for inclusion in the EIR.

Hot topics still unsolved  -  Jul 31, 2008
Napa Valley Register,With an EIR submitted to the county, perhaps the debate â€” which has deteriorated after rounds of incriminations and accusations between the college and its

Interview: Manjula Sridhar, Co-founder Aujas Networks  -  Jul 27, 2008
Citizen Matters,..."Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)" is a fuzzy role depending on the VC firm and the context of activity itself. In my case it was for creating Aujas.

Letter: Worried about Yuba rock quarry  -  Jul 31, 2008
Appeal-Democrat,The draft EIR for the Ostrom Road Quarry and Asphalt Batching Plant is available for inspection at the Yuba County government office, the Marysville Library

Toxin risk viewed as top concern over new oil wells  -  Jul 23, 2008
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers,One of the main aims of the EIR is to mitigate any threat that may arise in the process of adding a new development, as called for in the California

County will cut more than 100 trees at airport next month  -  Jul 26, 2008
RanchoMurieta.com,The EIR estimates 3537 inches of tree loss would have to be mitigated, which is typically done by planting a corresponding number of saplings.

Click the image above to view the full photogallery.  -  Jul 28, 2008
Curbed,The airing of the grievances takes place in Plummer Park at Wednesday night's EIR scoping meeting. Via the InBox: "This is for your WeHo readers who are

Guest Soapbox: Remember Wal-Mart decision at next election  -  Jul 19, 2008
Hi-Desert Star,Wal-Mart paid the fee for the EIR to be completed as required by CEQA â€¦ a process that is the law for land-use decisions. The Town of Yucca Valley went to

Marina del Rey: Supervisors rescind approvals of 544-unit Shores ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Marina del Rey Argonaut,BY GARY WALKER Two months after a Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that a portion of an environmental impact report (EIR) for a Marina del Rey commercial

Richmond OK's Chevron's $1B refinery upgrade  -  Jul 18, 2008
Bizjournals.com,In approving the EIR last month, the commission restricted the types of crude oil the refinery can process as a mitigation measure.

Onus is on mobile operators to maintain security  -  Jul 28, 2008
ComputerWeekly.com,Blacklisting enables users to block certain phone numbers and incoming messages coming from these phones, while EIR systems have proved very useful in

Letter: 'Friends' group added to park pricetag  -  Jul 28, 2008
Enterprise-Record,In 2003, Friends of Bidwell Park questioned the EIR and whether disc golf is an appropriate recreational activity within Bidwell Park.

More on NCRA lawsuit  -  Jul 16, 2008
Willits News,Novato initially sued the NCRA arguing that in going forward with efforts to upgrade the southern end of the rail line without producing an EIR,

Readers Forum: World-lcass plan for weapons station land  -  Jul 25, 2008
Contra Costa Times,A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been released for the reuse of the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS), hearings are under way,

Reader's Forum: Dissenting view on Chevron refinery vote  -  Jul 25, 2008
Contra Costa Times,Much of the EIR and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) discussion involved highly technical arguments about building the capacity for pollution-intensive refining

The 'shoal has risen and the District ship has hit it'  -  Jul 21, 2008
LA Observed,Los Angeles Unified School District is ordered to fully comply witht he requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act by preparing an EIR

Venture into entrepreneurship, graduates told  -  Jul 29, 2008
Daily Express,Such probability might become a reality through a Enterprise in Residence (EiR) workshop being initiated by the Institute for Development Studies Sabah

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