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City of Atlanta Held in Contempt in Eagle Raid Settlement

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale   (APN) ATLANTA — After six years and numerous motions of contempt against the City of Atlanta for not implementing court-ordered changes in training of Atlanta police officers, changes in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other changes to police culture, now serious sanctions have been imposed on the City of Atlanta.   Today, […]

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AG Olens Ignored State EPD in Clean Air Challenge

(APN) ATLANTA — Sam Olens, the Attorney General of the State of Georgia, sought but ultimately ignored the advice of Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD), in a legal challenge of new rules issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the Clean Air Act. EPD advised Olens against challenging the Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule; however, […]

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