Sentences with phrase «environmental agencies used»

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that the environmental impacts can include greenhouse gas emissions, the production of solid waste — some of which may be hazardous — and the use of watEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that the environmental impacts can include greenhouse gas emissions, the production of solid waste — some of which may be hazardous — and the use of watenvironmental impacts can include greenhouse gas emissions, the production of solid waste — some of which may be hazardous — and the use of water resources.

So, whereas large businesses can afford to commit themselves to large - scale environmental plans, small businesses have to try use reputable firms, certified agencies, and government schemes to tell potential customers that they are committed to being eco-friendly in the workplace.

Naled is commonly used across the US, particularly after mosquito - breeding disasters like hurricanes or floods, and the chemical is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in insecticide.

The Trump Administration has directed various agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Commerce Department, and Transportation Department to find ways to use the Clean Air Act and other laws to require vehicles made overseas undergo strict emissions testing and other reviews, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Fiat of using «hidden software» that appeared to make some of its vehicles perform differently in testing than on - road use, according to a Reuters report.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did extensive evaluations of the product before approving it for use, according to Monsanto, which has described NemaStrike as «blockbuster technology.»

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accused the carmaker of illegally using hidden software to allow excess diesel emissions on Thursday but CEO Sergio Marchionne said the news would not affect the company's financial targets, according to reports in Italy.

Since the Sept. 18 announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of VW's deliberately - doctored tests, the value of used VW and Audi diesels in the U.S. has fallen an average of 13 %, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Regulations are among the the stocks - in - trade of government — they are the tools through which the Environmental Protection Agency implements anti-pollution laws, the Interior Department enforces land - use provisions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau restricts payday lenders.

The Obama administration has turned to the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from the power industry through the Clean Power Plan.

The following are some facts about diesel car engines, the tailpipe pollution they emit and the «defeat device» software that federal regulators say VW used to circumvent emissions standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California.

A Washington consultant who was removed from President Trump's transition team for using his business email address for government work played a central role last year in planning a trip to Australia for Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and then took steps to disguise his role, new documents show.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admits there's «substantial debate» about the type of air duct to use, but doesn't recommend one over the other.

NEC collected or estimated megawatt hour («MWh») generation data for each portfolio project and used region - specific eGRID emissions factors maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine the greenhouse gas («GHG») intensity of each MWh offset by its investments.

Legislation is proposed to ban lead use in consumer goods, and the Environmental Protection Agency is taking a close look at stained glass windows.

The Environmental Protection Agency has told BP that the chemical they've been using to disperse the oil is too toxic.

As synthetic inert ingredients as classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for use with nonsynthetic substances or synthetic substances listed in this section and used as an active pesticide ingredient in accordance with any limitations on the use of such substances.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using water.

As summarised below, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office will continue to work with the Murray Darling Basin Authority, state agencies, research organisations, regional organisations, local groups and others, such as landholders to collect and collate relevant monitoring information that facilitates evaluation and reporting of the use of water under the Basin Plan.

In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- using recommendations from a series of independent panels — set the limit for public drinking water at 10 parts per billion (ppb).

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, you should, «Never cook or mix infant formula using hot water from the tap.»

A fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indicates that about 90 % of exposure for humans is due to eating contaminated food, since dioxins and furans typically accumulate in the fatty tissues of fish and animals that are exposed when these by - products are released into the water and air during manufacturing.2 Dioxin is not metabolized in our bodies, and is passed to our children through the placenta and breastfeeding.3 Sodium Polyacrylate - Super Absorbent Polymers While actual contact with disposable diapers does not contribute to dioxin accumulation in your baby, your baby's bottom does come in contact with chemicals used to increase the absorbency of the diapers.

More than 1.2 billion pounds of pesticides were used in the U.S. in 2001, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency data available.

Researchers with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed that any amount of ingestion of pesticide - laced lanolin by a newborn was unacceptable, and that standards and limits of pesticides shouldn't be arbitrarily set based on regulations used for food.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, you should «never cook or mix baby formula using hot water from the tap.»

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that some 857 million pounds of conventional pesticide were used in the country in 2007.

Permethrin has been successfully used in the United States as an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- registered product since 1977, with an excellent safety record.

Because of its appeal to a variety of insects, conventional cotton gets treated with pesticides more than any other crop except coffee.The pesticides used, cyanide, dicofol, naled, propargite and trifluralin, are all known to cause cancer, and have been classified by the US Environmental Protection Agency as the most dangerous pesticides.

The speaker added the state should wait for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to release its own study on the issue before the process is used in New York.

The Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general will launch another investigation into Scott Pruitt's use of multiple email accounts.

In 1997, New York State, New York City, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upstate communities and environmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communitiEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA), upstate communities and environmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communitienvironmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communities use daily.

That was the phrasing Adirondack Park Agency Chairwoman Lani Ulrich used last week at a forum during the Adirondack Local Government Conference, but state, local government, environmental and economic development leaders also acknowledge seeing a shift.

No one was injured, but the state Department of Environmental Conservation ordered the plant to stop using six of its seven silos until the agency gains a firmer understanding of what caused the explosion and how to prevent it from happening again.

Four sites in the Sound are used for disposal, with two set to close by April unless a management plan is approved, said Jean Brochi, a Long Island Sound project manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In early 2014, months before the DOH staff member suggested the possible use of PFOA in Petersburgh in the email with colleagues, the federal Environmental Protection Agency already had issued a guideline on the pollutant, ruling that it could be dangerous to humans.

Three environmental groups are suing a number of New York state officials and agencies over the planned use of Clean Water Act funds for the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge.

Three environmental groups are suing New York State agencies and officials over the planned use of Clean Water Act funds for construction activities surrounding the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge.

There was also discussion at the meeting about whether the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which has expressed doubts about the use of the loan, has to approve the project.

Others used the event as a platform to call out the Trump administration for interfering with federally funded agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), tasked with ensuring that people are protected from risks to their health and environment and that federal laws that protect human health and the environment are enforced fairly and effectively, among other things.

Over at the United State Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) blog there was a great piece posted a few days ago, «Using the Toxic Release Inventory to Build Power in Communities.

The Belmont Park Community Coalition, in a letter to Howard Zemsky, president of Empire State Development, the state's business development agency, questioned the use of AKRF for the environmental review.

In 2008, the county used a $ 1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Niagara County Brownfields Development Corp., which has issued $ 6.7 million in grants and loans for cleanups.

While the water used would come from Woodstock and is part of Kingston's municipal supply, neither community was granted «involved agency status» under the state Environmental Review Quality Act, a.k.a. SEQR.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced new regulations covering the use of pesticides by employees at farms, nurseries, greenhouses and in forests.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency blocked most of this use of clean water funds, saying the money was intended for localities to reduce their wastewater discharges.

The US Environmental Protection Agency did reject most of the loan request since it was going to be used for basic construction rather than cleaning water or helping the environment.

In the interim, state and local officials assured the public on several occasions that the water was safe — most recently in December, even after the federal Environmental Protection Agency had recommended to the village's mayor that residents avoid using Hoosick's well water.

State officials are fighting for the right to use $ 256 million in money that had been earmarked for clean water projects — which the Environmental Protection Agency disallowed — to defray the overall cost.

Even after the federal Environmental Protection Agency cautioned the state health department about the levels of PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls, the health department handed out a fact sheet that said, «Health effects are not expected to occur from normal use of the water.»