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Other groups have petitioned the board to limit Diablo Canyon’s Clean Water Act certificate to 2030, rather than 2045.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
At the U District station, advocates seeking restrooms have petitioned City Hall.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Equinor and BP have petitioned state authorities to renegotiate their power contracts.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Advocates and the students have petitioned for a halt to the deportations.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
We might have petitioned until the crack of doom, before Congress would have broken the chain.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
