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Ada County commissioners are considering raising property taxes to balance the budget, with the median Meridian homeowner potentially seeing a $30 increase under the maximum allowable hike.
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Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Rising cases, emerging lawsuits In 2016, during the period one of us (David Michaels) served as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, the agency reduced the allowable level of workplace exposure to airborne silica dust.
—David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
If the variance is not approved, the project would stay within the allowable floor area ratio (FAR) with 12 apartments but no market and less parking.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
In 2021, the EPA accused the company of failing to perform daily checks of a chemical tank, not containing MMA, for 25 days, failing to properly label hazardous material and having excessive levels of volatile organic compounds — 20 times the allowable limit — near a vent.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Rising cases, emerging lawsuits In 2016, during the period one of us (David Michaels) served as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, the agency reduced the allowable level of workplace exposure to airborne silica dust.
—David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
If the variance is not approved, the project would stay within the allowable floor area ratio (FAR) with 12 apartments but no market and less parking.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
In 2021, the EPA accused the company of failing to perform daily checks of a chemical tank, not containing MMA, for 25 days, failing to properly label hazardous material and having excessive levels of volatile organic compounds — 20 times the allowable limit — near a vent.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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