Questions tagged [environmental]

The tag has no usage guidance.

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
23 votes
3 answers
7k views

Is it illegal to kill honeybees in Oregon or in the USA?

Recently had an issue with a honeybee hive and a beekeeper said to me "It's illegal to kill honeybees". Not completely believing this at face value, I did a little digging. My research seems to show ...
Scott's user avatar
  • 1,674
2 votes
1 answer
277 views

Are there de minimis exceptions to "food waste" for trash collection?

I'm interested in how de minimis principles can apply in law and especially started thinking about it after reading that certain cities require food waste to be put in a plastic bag. For example, this ...
The Editor's user avatar
  • 1,525
2 votes
1 answer
73 views

Does 7 USC 136j(a)(2)(G) ban the use of a pesticide labeled for use against a pest not mentioned on the label?

In one of the answers to the recent question, Is it illegal to kill honeybees in Oregon or in the USA?, 7 USC 136j (a)(2)(G) was cited, which says: It shall be unlawful for any person... to use any ...
reirab's user avatar
  • 2,931
0 votes
0 answers
64 views

Do city regulations stating that food waste should be in "plastic bags" require bags specifically for food waste?

When regulations say that food waste should be in plastic bags, are these bags separate from the plastic bags everyone already uses for general trash anyway? For example, this source says that food ...
The Editor's user avatar
  • 1,525