The Suffolk County Legislature OK'd the deal Tuesday, but voters will have the final say on an agreement that would drop two
pending lawsuits environmental groups have filed against the county alleging a misuse of funds they say are reserved for protecting the county's drinking water aquifer.
Not exact matches
A separate
lawsuit — brought by groups including the Urban Justice Center and the New York
Environmental Law and Justice Project — is still
pending, according to Capital New York.
Hundreds of coal plants have been shut down or are currently slated for shutdown, in part, due to
pending environmental regulations and
lawsuits from environmentalists.