Sentences with phrase «against pollution controls»

As shown in «Polluting Democracy,» Mike Rogers (R - MI) has no large coal plants in his district, but takes coal company cash and votes against pollution controls on coal plants in neighboring districts that kill about 454 people every year, very likely including people in his district.

I agree that arguments against pollution controls often hinge on the scientific uncertainties, of which there are always many, instead of the body of evidence and the price of doing nothing.

To beat the cold, China has temporarily eased restrictions on coal production until the end of the year as Premier Li Keqiang said there was a need to balance demand to ramp up power output against pollution control.

Not exact matches

I know you're against clean air and water and would prefer to have industry control all that stuff, oh wait you can go to Delhi India for all the best in air pollution.

Environmentalists were furious at Stachowksi for voting against a 2009 wetlands protection bill, two clean air acts and a global warming pollution control act).

«It is possible to secure the reef's future if we continue to invest in local controls of pollution and start taking serious action against climate change.»

«We have spotted almost five such dogs here and have asked the pollution control board to act against such industries.»

I'm not against EPA getting into some stringent controls of real pollution that may be associated with coal fired power; enough is known about clean coal that there is no reason for the (US) to put up with the kinds of gunk we used to.

The danger of allowing such extreme air pollution to get out of control affects health especially, but also global warming and all the ecological dangers against which we all stand.

In addition to its relative low cost, Illinois Basin coal is more likely to be used in larger, more efficient plants with modern pollution control equipment, helping it compete against low natural gas prices.

In January 2016, Scenic Hudson and a coalition of partners filed a lawsuit against Global, claiming that Global failed to obtain a required air pollution permit and institute necessary pollution controls when it modified its Albany facility in 2012 to allow a five-fold increase in the amount of crude oil handled at the facility and that Global has violated its air permit by handling Bakken crude, which emits far more air pollutants than conventional crude oil.

Represented a municipal water pollution control authority (WPCA) in claims against a centralized waste treatment facility for unpermitted discharges and unpaid sewer use charges.