Sentences with phrase «us federal inaction»

«Making progress on climate change and clean growth is hard and at times slow work, and we can't ignore the fact that Canada is still digging out from a deficit of previous federal inaction.
Criticizing federal inaction on Russian interference in U.S. elections, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democrat - led Assembly said they plan to try to pass a law in New York that would require social - media companies to disclose who paid for their ads.
That program, known as CHIP, technically ran its course at the end of September as a result of federal inaction, and New York stands to lose $ 1.1 billion if it is not reauthorized, the governor said.
Cuomo has blasted federal inaction on guns, and said recent calls to restrict access to those under 21 are «incremental at best.»
A top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed federal inaction on PFOA for the state not acting quickly enough after a contamination was first reported in Petersburgh 11 years ago.
Cooperation among state governments could help harmonize methane policy despite US federal inaction.
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In spite of federal inaction, states are leading on clean energy.
In the face of such federal inaction, states have taken the initiative to fight climate change.
Even though immigration is governed by federal laws, due to federal inaction, some states have laws dealing with landlords and requirements to know the immigration status of housing lease applicants.
If not, the Métis are hopeful the Daniels case will provide additional judicial direction that federal inaction on Métis rights and claims is no longer an option.
During an interview with CNN, Lori Alhadeff — whose 14 - year - old daughter Alyssa Alhadeff was killed during the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — screamed a message shared by so many frustrated with federal inaction on gun control.

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Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
Based on the chart you have on Katusa Research of the U.S. dollar versus gold and in the wake of the Federal Reserve's inaction at its last meeting, what's your thesis for gold for the rest of 2015?
Tiger Management CEO and billionaire investor Julian Robertson said the market is valued «very high,» and it's due in large part to inaction from the Federal Reserve.
Despite the day's developments, there was deep skepticism in Washington that anything would change because of the long history of inaction by state and federal politicians after similar mass shootings.
«The federal government's continued inaction on this issue has not only allowed the epidemic of gun violence to spread, but it has left it to the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on,» Gov. Cuomo said.
As Feb 22nd federal deadline looms, Assemblyman Tedisco blasts inaction by Assembly Majority to pass Public Assistance Integrity Act to prevent EBT cards to be used for tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and cash withdrawals at liquor stores and casinos
Gov. Cuomo says the federal government's inaction in tackling gun violence «has left it the states to provide the leadership needed to confront this problem head on.»
However, the federal government's continued inaction on this issue has not only allowed the epidemic of gun violence to spread, but it has actually prevented the laws like the SAFE Act from being fully effective,» Cuomo said.
«When I first ran for Congress, I left a 20 - year career as a federal prosecutor because I was frustrated with the inaction in Washington and knew that if I wanted to see real change for my children and for future generations that I needed to get off the sidelines and do something about it.
«In the face of the federal government's complacency and inaction, New York will lead.
De Blasio's inaction on what to do with a stash of $ 326 million in federal 9/11 funds could hurt the effort to pass a bill to give more aid to sick and dying 9/11 workers, Rep. Peter King warned.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Washington's inaction on gun control is a «disgrace» and that Congressional Democrats should threaten to shut down the federal government unless legislation is advanced.
In line with the change agenda of the federal government of Nigeria and the «Change Begins with Me Campaign», the Nigeria Police force under my leadership is ensuring accountability by ensuring that citizens and residents of the country have a unit through which all grievances against police actions and inactions are taken and redressed.
With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two - year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities.
Mayor de Blasio's inaction on what to do with a stash of $ 326 million in federal 9/11 funds could hurt the effort to pass a bill to give more aid to sick and dying 9/11 workers, Rep. Peter King warns.
January 9, 2016 • There's growing concern among former federal land managers that the government's inaction against one Nevada rancher is helping the cause of armed anti-government militants elsewhere in the West.
After more than a year of inaction, Boston educational and political leaders, led by Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, are moving toward developing a new student - assignment plan to replace the controversial system imposed by a federal - court order in the 1970's.
Urge your federal lawmakers to stop sequestration and halt further education funding cuts before our nation's students are forced to pay the price for Congress's inaction and inability to compromise.
Reliance upon a CDR for any reason other than assessing compliance with minimum standards for participation in the federal financial aid programs may lead to misinformed and detrimental action (or inaction) by law schools.
The next day headlines will celebrate the «stunning» reduction in GHG and Peter Kent will be quoted as saying that Canada has met half of its Copenhagen target (a 50 - something Mt drop would mean total emissions of around 680Mt), etc., neutralizing any criticism of Canada's inaction on climate change on a hot political year, with 7 provincial elections and, in all likelihood, a federal one.
Governor Brown and business leaders will discuss climate leadership in the face of federal government inaction, including engagement in We Are Still In and the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit.
At present, the US itself lacks a federal adaptation strategy, and faces escalating costs of inaction in both monetary and human terms.
Lax oversight from the state government and inaction on federal protections mean these sorts of events are likely to continue into the future.
As crucially, the taxpayers» burden for the federal government's inaction on the nuclear waste impasse is getting ever heavier.
Born in 1941, he became a climatologist at the University of Iowa, developed the groundbreaking «Zero Model» for projecting climate change, and later became the head of climate research at NASA, only to leave under pressure when, while still a federal employee, he filed a lawsuit against the federal government charging inaction on warming (along the way he got arrested a few times for protesting, too).
Civil disobedience is a tactic growing more common in the climate movement in the face of federal and state inaction.
WASHINGTON (CNN)- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Wednesday rebuked the federal government's inaction to prevent gun violence in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.
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