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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · United States · 2022

California panel unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desalination plant

Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.

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No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 1 none on record · 1 not measured See the gaps

A California panel unanimously rejected a desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach in May 2022, citing its effect on marine life. The sources reviewed do not describe the plant's size or expected output.

What?
A California panel unanimously rejected a desalination plant at Huntington Beach. Stateline
Where?
Huntington Beach, California Stateline
When?
May 2022 Stateline
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
The panel cited the plant's effect on marine life. Stateline
How?
Unanimous panel vote rejecting the plant Stateline
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who

What happened

The record, in order.

Stateline reported that a California panel unanimously rejected the Huntington Beach desalination plant in May 2022.

According to Stateline, the panel cited the plant's effect on marine life.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not name the plant's developer, its capacity or its expected effects on marine life, and do not say whether the decision was appealed.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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