Sentences with phrase «few environmental regulations»

Few environmental regulations existed in the late nineteenth century.

Not exact matches

Progress in a few areas has been solid: slashing of bureaucratic red tape has led to a surge in new private businesses; full liberalization of interest rates seems likely following the introduction of bank deposit insurance in May; Rmb 2 trillion (US$ 325 billion) of local government debt is being sensibly restructured into long - term bonds; tighter environmental regulation and more stringent resource taxes have contributed to a surprising two - year decline in China's consumption of coal.

China has been called out in the news numerous times in the past few years for its poor environmental and waste management practices, excessive application of chemicals and fertilizer, and lack of government and food safety regulations.

As streams, rivers and watersheds absorb more small dams, however, surprisingly few scientific studies have considered their environmental impact, and policies or regulations are lacking or largely inconsistent.

Most of the schools that contain friable asbestos are trying to cover or remove it, but few schools have complied fully with federal regulations, according to a national survey released last week by the Environmental Protection Agency.

It made me curious, and I have a background in environmental regulation so I took a few minutes to do some research.

The study concluded with few details on which industries would grow to replace the coal industry, leaving little in the way of detail for those concerned with the economic implications of greater environmental regulation.

«Imposing excessive new regulations, or closing coal - fired power plants, would produce few health or environmental benefits.

The report finds that few regulations exist to control this problem, and that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to enforce those that do exist, which only cover old cathode ray tube TVs and monitors.

Specifically, this post will describe a looming issue with New York State energy policy and environmental regulations that will bear watching in the next few years.

The past few years have been good for many large apartment owners, despite high costs for construction and other barriers they often cite as issues to getting new units, such as lack of available land, environmental regulation and community opposition to new dwellings.