abatement
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Lauren Truslow is chief executive of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does hazardous materials abatement with a handful of workers affected by the TPS expiration for El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The judge said Thursday that Meta must create a new $567 million abatement fund in addition to civil penalties of $375 million that a jury previously ordered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado and all five Los Angeles County supervisors were among the elected officials who submitted comments and letters in support of the abatement order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Residents need only call the abatement district to get a special delivery of mosquito-eating fish for their backyard at no cost.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The research was part of a study examining lead abatement methods, and all families involved were black.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Local governments have also offered property-tax abatements to attract the centers, which in the long run can generate revenue to fund schools and police departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 2025 fiscal year, the IRS granted first-time penalty abatements to nearly 220,000 taxpayers, Collins said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Water Street in lower Manhattan has been a popular area for the makeovers, earning it the nickname "Conversion Alley," with buildings offering a mix of luxury and affordably-priced apartments to qualify for municipal abatements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle, where it had been founded in 1916, to Chicago, prompted largely by tens of millions of dollars in tax abatements and other benefits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
The regime which the proclamation set up continued with certain abatements until October 24, 1944.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
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