Nonprofits’ Calif. Utility Pole RCRA Case Dismissed After Consent Decree Approved

( November 7, 2024, 11:41 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California dismissed a complaint two conservation nonprofits filed against a California electric and natural gas utility corporation alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) over the handling, storage and disposal of treated wood utility poles at six of its waste storage sites following the approval of a consent decree that requires the company to implement remediation efforts and pay $362,500 in costs and fees....