Sentences with phrase «win important protections»
«I am proud to have led the fight to strengthen our rent laws and win important protections for tenants for the first time since 1993,» said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
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The Surfrider Foundation won an important victory on June 17th when the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled (with Justice Stevens abstaining) in Florida Department of Environmental Protection v. Stop the Beach Renourishment to reject the challenge by private homeowners, uphold the constitutionality of Florida's beach management program, and hold that the beach belongs to the public after beach renourishment has occurred.
In a testament to her vigilant monitoring of mining - related violations and advocacy efforts, Bonds was also instrumental in winning important concessions from the State Mining Board, which imposed a 30 - day suspension on a polluting Massey mine and set tougher protections for local communities against mine blasting.