Sentences with phrase «water protection act»

The Clean Water Protection Act is a bill in the US House of Representatives which will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining by protecting our headwater streams, where our rivers, like the Mississippi and the Ohio, are born.

Either Congress or the Obama administration need to reinstate the Stream Buffer Zone rule and to pass the Clean Water Protection Act.

Not exact matches

Indeed, Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 %, and specifically eliminates measures designed to preserve clean air and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Water Rule.

Contrast that with B.C., where the Liberal government is proposing a new water act that will leave similar water resources without legal protections.

A total of 367 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat throughout the River Murray for improving the condition, movement and recruitment of native fish — both silver (critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and golden perch were detected spawning in the Mid Murray in response to flow variability; improve riparian and wetland vegetation condition; and contribute to the managed export of salt from the River Murray system.

In order to comply with the general environmental duty and protect the environmental values in the Lower Balonne under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act), reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by prescribed water contaminants should occur.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney slammed Trump last year for «weakening Clean Water Act protections,» but the Manhattan Democrat has made millions from companies that were sued for polluting wetlands in violation of the same law.

The New York Democrat in September introduced an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to expand water testing for unregulated drinking water contaminants to all public water suppWater Resources Development Act that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to expand water testing for unregulated drinking water contaminants to all public water suppwater testing for unregulated drinking water contaminants to all public water suppwater contaminants to all public water suppwater supplies.

«This administration has taken aggressive action to address water quality issues across New York, creating the Water Quality Rapid Response Team, enacting the historic $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and record $ 300 million Environmental Protection Fund,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi in a statement released Wednesday afterwater quality issues across New York, creating the Water Quality Rapid Response Team, enacting the historic $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and record $ 300 million Environmental Protection Fund,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi in a statement released Wednesday afterWater Quality Rapid Response Team, enacting the historic $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and record $ 300 million Environmental Protection Fund,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi in a statement released Wednesday afterWater Infrastructure Act and record $ 300 million Environmental Protection Fund,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.

He also co-sponsored the Long island Water Quality Control Act to establish a commission on clean water and aquifer protecWater Quality Control Act to establish a commission on clean water and aquifer protecwater and aquifer protection.

The Manhattan Democrat slammed Trump last year for «weakening Clean Water Act protections» — but she's made millions from companies that were sued for polluting wetlands in violation of the same law.

A joint statement issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health pushed back on the comments made by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday that the state did not act swiftly when warned of a chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls's drinking water.

The state will unlock $ 60 million in grant funding for the initiative's execution, including new monitoring and treatment technologies, with funds coming from the Clean Water Infrastructure Act and the Environmental Protection Fund.

«The Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 commits historic levels of funding and takes aggressive actions to preserve our water supply while creating a national model for the protection of drinking water,» said New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard ZuWater Infrastructure Act of 2017 commits historic levels of funding and takes aggressive actions to preserve our water supply while creating a national model for the protection of drinking water,» said New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zuwater supply while creating a national model for the protection of drinking water,» said New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zuwater,» said New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 protects all marine mammals, including whales and pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) within the waters of the United States.

Two Atlantic Ocean coral species — elkhorn and staghorn — are listed as «threatened» under the Endangered Species Act, and NOAA is considering whether an additional 82 coral species also warrant some level of protection under the law because of threats from warming water, ocean acidification and pollution.

Efforts to undermine the Clean Water Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. ecoWater Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. ecowater protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. economy.

The Environmental Protection Agency's latest survey for capitol improvement identifies the need to invest $ 298 billion over the next 20 years on wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to meet the Clean Water Act public safety goals of swimmable and fishable waters.

«Other provisions within the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 would push for greater energy efficiency, updates to the energy grid, and a grid storage program; ease the permitting of natural gas pipelines; and permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which provides money for habitat protection.

But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- empowered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agWater Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agwater, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agents.

However, the recent spike in juvenile great white shark sightings means that legislation like the Clean Water Act and the Marine Life Protection Act have proven effective in protecting and boosting marine life off the state's coast.

The order, which the White House did not immediately make public, will kick off what will likely be a lengthy process to undo the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 to clarify which bodies of water are covered by the Clean Waterwater are covered by the Clean WaterWater Act.

The species is designated as «Critically Endangered» on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, and is protected in U.S. waters by the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

She pointed to an ongoing lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Resource Protection Council that charges Kennecott under the Clean Water Act.

But climate change naysayers were not relishing a return of Browner, who clashed with Republicans over the latters» attempts to dilute the Clean Water Act but also was praised for working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to strengthen the Safe Drinking Water and Food Quality Protection acts.

OW is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, and portions of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Ocean Dumping Ban Act, Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, Shore Protection Act, Marine Plastics Pollution Research and Control Act, London Dumping Convention, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and several other statutes.

The U.S. Food Quality Protection Act and amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act are passed, mandating that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develop a new chemical screening program to help identify endocrine disruptors.

Funding for the Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program is provided in part through Clean Water Act grants from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Primary funding for the program is provided through a Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Congress formally recognized EDCs as a public health concern in 1996 when it passed the Food Quality Protection Act and amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act.

As an extra bonus, coconut oil acts as a safe and natural sunscreen, offering mild protection against the sun's rays that are magnified when in water.

To put that number in perspective, even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says lead levels in water exceeding 15 ppb are very dangerous and must be acted upon.

Kahn rips a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report that lists a representative sample of 175 academic institutions that regularly violate the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to - Know Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, to name just a few.

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East Hants (January 26 2016)-- On October 23 2015 Jenny Jessop and Tyler Northup of East Hants had pled guilty to violating the Animal Protection Act; Section 22 (a) failure to provide adequate food and water, Section 22 (b) failure to provide adequate medical attention and Section 22 (1) and for causing an animal to be in... Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: East Hants couple convicted of animal cruelty

Teresa Steadman and Johanna Steadman have both been charged with causing an animal to be in distress; contrary to section 21 (1) of the Animal Protection Act of NS, AND failing to provide an animal with adequate food and water; contrary to section 22 (a) of the Animal Protection Act of NS, AND failing to provide an animal with adequate medical attention when the animal is wounded or ill; contrary to section 22 (b) of the Animal Protection Act of NS, AND confining an animal to an enclosure or area with unsanitary conditions, so as to significantly impair the animals health and well - being; contrary to section 22 (d) of the Animal Protection Act of NS.

Adequate housing, food, water, vet care, sanitation and protection from extreme temperatures must be provided animals who fall under this Act.

(Halifax, NS) November 25, 2016 — Gloria Adel Martel was charged on November 23rd, 2016 with failing to provide several dogs with adequate source of water contrary to section 22 (a), confining her dogs to an area or enclosure with unsanitary conditions 22 (d) and causing her animals to be in distress, section 21 (1) of the Animal Protection Act.

The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) protects all marine mammals, including cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters, and polar bears within the waters of the United States.

[1] CO2 absorbs IR, is the main GHG, human emissions are increasing its concentration in the atmosphere, raising temperatures globally; the second GHG, water vapor, exists in equilibrium with water / ice, would precipitate out if not for the CO2, so acts as a feedback; since the oceans cover so much of the planet, water is a large positive feedback; melting snow and ice as the atmosphere warms decreases albedo, another positive feedback, biased toward the poles, which gives larger polar warming than the global average; decreasing the temperature gradient from the equator to the poles is reducing the driving forces for the jetstream; the jetstream's meanders are increasing in amplitude and slowing, just like the lower Missippi River where its driving gradient decreases; the larger slower meanders increase the amplitude and duration of blocking highs, increasing drought and extreme temperatures — and 30,000 + Europeans and 5,000 plus Russians die, and the US corn crop, Russian wheat crop, and Aussie wildland fire protection fails — or extreme rainfall floods the US, France, Pakistan, Thailand (driving up prices for disk drives — hows that for unexpected adverse impacts from AGW?)

by NWEI on November 14, 2012 0 2012 election Clean Air Act clean energy Clean Water Act climate change endangered species environmenal protection environmental policy extinction Obama administration ocean acidification safeguard public lands

«The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act championed by Sen. Ed Muskie have provided essential protections for our natural resources for generations.

The Republican - led House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would block a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify what streams, tributaries and wetlands can be protected under the Clean Water Act.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed two lawsuits this week against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act against stormwater polluters in the Baltimore and Los Angeles areas.

These policies could bring to an end a decade of anti-environmental policies initiated under the Bush administration that have resulted in the loss of countless streams, lakes and wetlands and threatened many of the water bodies that contribute to the drinking water of 117 million Americans Here's the background on this latest move to protect our water (You can also learn more in this excellent NY Times editorial): The latest threats to clean water began in 2001 with the first of two Supreme Court decisions that threatened historic Clean Water Act protectwater bodies that contribute to the drinking water of 117 million Americans Here's the background on this latest move to protect our water (You can also learn more in this excellent NY Times editorial): The latest threats to clean water began in 2001 with the first of two Supreme Court decisions that threatened historic Clean Water Act protectwater of 117 million Americans Here's the background on this latest move to protect our water (You can also learn more in this excellent NY Times editorial): The latest threats to clean water began in 2001 with the first of two Supreme Court decisions that threatened historic Clean Water Act protectwater (You can also learn more in this excellent NY Times editorial): The latest threats to clean water began in 2001 with the first of two Supreme Court decisions that threatened historic Clean Water Act protectwater began in 2001 with the first of two Supreme Court decisions that threatened historic Clean Water Act protectWater Act protections.

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether it can use the Clean Water Act to control greenhouse gas emissions because of ocean acidification.

Under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the responsibility and authority to set and enforce emissions limits for pollutants deemed harmful to human health and the environment.

We look forward to working with our fellow plaintiffs to show in court that the President acted outside his authority when he removed protections for these waters.»

The Trump Administration has tried to enable the dumping of dental mercury into water systems, to allow the use of a substance harmful to child brain development, to enable the environmental release of such dangerous toxins as lead, to let gas companies leak poisonous and climate change enhancing methane plumes into the local environment, to allow trucks and automobiles that spew smog, to halt the protection of key species like bumblebees, and to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Waterwater systems, to allow the use of a substance harmful to child brain development, to enable the environmental release of such dangerous toxins as lead, to let gas companies leak poisonous and climate change enhancing methane plumes into the local environment, to allow trucks and automobiles that spew smog, to halt the protection of key species like bumblebees, and to roll back the Clean Power Plan, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean WaterWater Act.

«UNITED STATES SENATE REPORT: From Preventing Pollution of Navigable and Interstate Waters to Regulating Farm Fields, Puddles and Dry Land: A Senate Report on the Expansion of Jurisdiction Claimed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act» (PDF), United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, September 20, 2016.