Law Weeds Out Unwanted Weeds
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By Jennifer Smith, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun.
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By Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 21--Maybe it was all the effort focused on state park issues that sucked the wind out of the Texas Legislature's usual willingness to meddle with statutes governing hunting, fishing, boating and other outdoor recreation.
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Smokers, beware: This bedroom community near San Francisco may soon put you in the same category as rodents, junk cars and weeds. The Dublin City Council gave preliminary approval last week to an ordinance declaring secondhand tobacco smoke a public nuisance, a move designed to make it easier for residents to take to court neighbors who puff with impunity.
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By Matthew Leblanc, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Mar. 12--A local Libertarian group wants to change city law to protect private landowners from efforts by the city to seize their property for economic development.
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Local authorities and recycling companies could be penalised for selling green waste to farmers and gardeners following changes to rules governing green waste.
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By Michael Sluss, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- For the second year in a row, the General Assembly is approaching adjournment with lawmakers trying to hammer out a deal on legislation limiting government's power to seize private property by invoking eminent domain.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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By Carol Demare, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jun. 18--ALBANY -- A new county law was just what Teri Conroy needed to protect her small llama farm in Altamont.
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.
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STAMFORD, Conn. - Perhaps it's just a seasonal affliction, but a man has been arrested in what was described as a "leaf rage" incident.  Michael Peters, 67, became angry when city employees told him they would not remove leaves from his property, police said.
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By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 9--Pueblo County's 1041 land-use regulations are becoming a "smorgasbord for lawyers," as Commissioner Matt Peulen put it.
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New regulations are keeping some fancy foods out of stores
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Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
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Environmental officials believe progress is being made against an invasive weed found in a northern Indiana, though more chemicals will likely need to be applied.
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By Phyllis Coulter, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 24--NORMAL -- It may be a challenge starting and maintaining your own "smart yard," but it can also be a challenge showing the concept to others.
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Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative.
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By LINDA SPICE  One man's collectibles became his neighbors' nuisance before city officials sought relief through the courts and obtained an order that allowed a mandatory cleanup Thursday of the bicycles, rusty pails and even church windows that covered a weed-infested yard on S. 98th St.