Sentences with phrase «environmental impact studies of»

Ulster County residents want New York City to spend more money locally on dealing with flooding and muddy water, and New York State has promised to involve the public in defining the scope of environmental impact studies of the city's turbid water releases into the lower Esopus.

Rep. Brian Higgins wants the state DOT to expedite a simultaneous environmental impact study of the Skyway's long - term future.

The public forum was on FERC's draft environmental impact study of the proposed pipeline, and both sides at the meeting were passionate.

Last year, NSF embarked on an environmental impact study of Arecibo (and one on the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia), the first step in making a decision on the facilities» futures.

Like other researchers with detailed knowledge of the ocean bed in the Rockall Trough, Lambshead claims he was not contacted by Shell's consultants during their three - year environmental impact study of the Brent Spar dumping ground (This Week, 26 August).

Not exact matches

The revision process, which includes conducting environmental impact studies and taking public comments, has taken about two years in the past, said Connie Gillette, chief of public affairs for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the unit of the Interior Department that oversees the lease schedule.

The National Chicken Council has started to push back against criticisms, releasing a study this week that called out the increased environmental impact of slower - growth chickens.

Responding to pressure from environmental opponents and fearful residents, shale - rich Quebec, France, New York and New Jersey have all imposed moratoriums on shale gas drilling pending further study of environmental and health impacts.

A draft environmental impact study released by the department in March concluded construction of the pipeline would not add to greenhouse gas emissions because the oil would find other ways to market regardless of Keystone XL's fate.

Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, has begun a study with the Natural Resources Defense Council to determine the environmental impact of Uber and Lyft's car - pooling systems.

Using lifecycle analysis, a study conducted by Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada found that while all forms of electricity generation have environmental impacts, solar PV technologies have fewer negative environmental impacts than traditional fossil - fuel - based electricity production.

Most proposals require the consent of the Environmental Protection Agency, with the exception of those deemed to have low environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting Environmental Protection Agency, with the exception of those deemed to have low environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting environmental impact such as scientific studies or mineral prospecting (section 20).

The National Resources Defense Council and the University of California - Berkeley are teaming up to conduct an environmental study on the impact of ridesharing services Uber and Lyft.

At GFI, Isaac Emery studies the significant environmental and human health impacts of industrial animal agriculture and evaluates the reduced impact of plant - based and clean meat.

Some of the same studies that describe the politico - economic impact of the transfer of modern agricultural technology also raise questions about the long - term environmental impact.

The peer - reviewed study, commissioned by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) and conducted by the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), measures the environmental impacts of a 1 kg industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2010 and shows substantial improvements over the industry - average product manufactured in 2006, as reported in the industry's first baseline LCA.

On the other side of the debate, the National Irrigators» Council chairman, Tom Chesson, demanded the government release the overdue CSIRO multiple benefits study, which is supposed to improve the understanding of how environmental benefits can be weighed against the economic impact to irrigation - dependent communities such as the Goulburn Valley in Victoria and the Murrumbidgee region in NSW.

«Understanding Economic and Environmental Impacts of Single - Stream Collection Systems» (December 2009) 2009 study conducted for the Container Recycling Institute

An increasing number of studies focused on the analysis of food waste, related environmental impacts and mitigation options

The study revealed that packaging disposal represents a fraction of a product's environmental impact across its entire life cycle.

Heller et al. (2013) reviewed 32 studies using an LCA framework to assess the environmental impacts of diets or meals.

Studies have found that packaging has an environmental impact equivalent to approximately 10 - 15 % of the environmental impact of the product.

The role of packaging in the reduction of food losses and related environmental impacts is elaborated by several studies (e.g., Grant et al. 2015).

The present study considered only yield differences; Ms Seufert's next project is to analyse existing research on the environmental impacts of organic and conventional agriculture.

Bernstad Saraiva Schott and Andersson (2015) analyzed the potentials of food waste minimization in households to reduce environmental impacts in a case study in southern Sweden.

This study was a top news story across the UK when it was released yesterday, May 19, 2005, concluding that «there was no significant difference between any of the environmental impacts» for the diaper systems studied.

Kridler notes that while disposable diaper advocates try to cite «a British study that suggested all the washing and drying of cloth diapers meant their environmental impact was about equal to that of disposables», that the study has been criticized by environmentalists who point out that «the combination of chemicals in the diapers and their baby waste make for an unhealthy contribution to landfills and potentially ground water.»

Karl Brooks, a professor in Kansas University's environmental studies program, hasn't researched any scientific studies about the environmental impacts of cloth versus disposable diapers.

Much less is known about the impact of environmental and psychological exposures, but some potential threats include: • Air pollution: A small study of 60 newborns in New York City found that expectant mothers» exposure to combustion - related urban air pollution — emissions from cars, trucks, residential heating, power generation and tobacco smoking — may alter the structure of chromosomes in their fetuses.

I second the comment about the 20 YEAR age of the study comparing environmental impact of cloth vs. disposables.

An article on the environmental impact of the production and disposal of millions of plastic and cloth diapers reveals the length to which corporations will go to ensure profit margins: couching advertisements in «scientific studies»; funding studies based on controversial methodologies; using unscientific statistical studies to cook the books on cost - benefit analyses of environmental damage; and employing shrewd, manipulative and effective public - relations strategies.

After a three year 200,000 pound ($ 419,000) study, the London - based environmental agency concluded that disposable diapers had the same environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effects of laundering cloth diapers is taken into account.»

Tiny Houses embody many of the things I want in life and with my degree in Environmental Studies, I can see many opportunities to help my family reduce our environmEnvironmental Studies, I can see many opportunities to help my family reduce our environmentalenvironmental impact.

After a three - year, 200,000 - pound (about $ 360,000) study, the London - based Environmental Agency concluded that disposable diapers have the same environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effect of laundering cloth diapers is taken Environmental Agency concluded that disposable diapers have the same environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effect of laundering cloth diapers is taken environmental impact as reusable diapers when the effect of laundering cloth diapers is taken into account.

«Although there is no substantial difference between the environmental impacts of the three systems studied, it does show where each system can be improved,» said Tricia Henton, director of environmental protection at the Environment Agency.

The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo, is taking the lead in the largest - ever, multi-institutional study of how physical habitat, environmental enrichment, and animal training impact the welfare of cetaceans in zoos and aquariums worldwide.

The Department of Environmental Conservation and the state Department of Health are finalizing a health - impact study of fracking, the controversial natural gas extraction process, and announced last week that three experts have been contracted to sort through the guidelines.

Led by State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos along with co-chairs Sen. Thomas O'Mara and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, the Task Force was tasked with conducting a study and developing a solution to the use and disposal of plastic bags and how best to deter their environmEnvironmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos along with co-chairs Sen. Thomas O'Mara and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, the Task Force was tasked with conducting a study and developing a solution to the use and disposal of plastic bags and how best to deter their environmentalenvironmental impact.

Long said fracking risked the possibility of «death by indecision» as the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation put together a health assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC latEnvironmental Conservation put together a health assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC latenvironmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC later this year.

The Cuomo Administration is currently reviewing over 40,000 comments submitted by the public about a draft environmental impact study on the effects of fracking on New York.

The study will compare the engineering, environmental, social, and economic impact of the tunnel to the other options - the community street grid or a new elevated highway to replace the existing viaduct.

Also at 9 a.m., Staten Island Assemblyman - elect Ron Castorina, Jr., NYC Councilman Joe Borelli and Perth Amboy Mayor Wilma Diaz highlight «the need for major improvements to the Outerbridge Crossing» and call on the Port Authority to commence an environmental impact study for the potential project, overpass of Tyrellan Avenue, between Veterans Road West and Boscombe Avenue, Staten Island.

Vanderbeek also served as Stony Point Town Engineer and was project manager and engineer in the development of sewer systems in western Ramapo, overseeing environmental impact study, survey and design.

Also Friday, Cuomo announced that the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project, a plan to move train cargo between New Jersey and New York, had reached a milestone: issuance of a request for proposals to conduct an environmental impact study for the project, which aims to ease truck traffic.

Chairperson of Rockland County Environmental Management Council Natalie Patasaw stated that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publEnvironmental Management Council Natalie Patasaw stated that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publenvironmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publenvironmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous public inquiries.

«In budget negotiations, the Welsh Liberal Democrats agreed that no construction of the M4 relief road will start before the next Assembly elections and that a detailed Environmental Impact Study into the project will be commissioned.

In 2009, a previous version of the Department of Environmental Conservation's report, known as an environmental impact study, recommended allowing hydrofracking in the watersheds; environmental groups intensely cEnvironmental Conservation's report, known as an environmental impact study, recommended allowing hydrofracking in the watersheds; environmental groups intensely cenvironmental impact study, recommended allowing hydrofracking in the watersheds; environmental groups intensely cenvironmental groups intensely criticized it.

Schneiderman had sought the stipulation in the ongoing battle over the re-licensing of the Westchester - based Indian Point facility after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided to not require the environmental impact study, his office said.

On Tuesday, about 40 anti-fracking activists with New Yorkers Against Fracking (a coalition of 60 groups) held a rally in front of the Department of Environmental Conservation «s headquarters in Albany, demanding a human health study be added to the department's ongoing environmental Environmental Conservation «s headquarters in Albany, demanding a human health study be added to the department's ongoing environmental environmental impact study.

Environmental groups and city officials denounced the State Legislature's decision saying it would lead to another year of bags contributing to waste and pollution, but state lawmakers argued more time was needed to study the financial impact of the fee on low income residents.