Sentences with phrase «by an environmental group finds»

A new report and campaign by the environmental group finds that slashing our meat intake by 50 per cent by 2050 is an important way to stop the worst effects of climate change, and the best way to alleviate a raft of health issues linked to eating too much meat.

An analysis by an environmental group finds hundreds of cases in which drillers used diesel fuel without obtaining permits and sometimes altered records

A study published in late April by an environmental group found that Europe's biofuel regulations created 80 percent more carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than the conventional oil they replaced.

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This was driven in part by the rise of public interest litigation — think, for example, of an environmental group finding a third - party plaintiff to sue a company to stop an environmentally sensitive development project.

Many of the states affected by human - caused earthquakes have acknowledged the phenomenon, but, as The New York Times notes, «state regulators around the country have not gone as far in controlling industry practices as environmental groups have asked, and there is little sign that the new federal findings will goad them to go farther.»

It's the Environmental Working Group's list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables to avoid by the amount of pesticide residue found in them.

The Legislature also determines that recent findings by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make clear that ETS, or as it is more commonly known, «secondhand smoke», is a human carcinogen belonging in the category of Group A (known human) carcinogens.

The Soil Association, which has long been at the head of the British organic movement, was founded in 1946, by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who posited direct connections between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health.

The non-profit organization, Climate Reality Project, was established in 2011 after the joining of two environmental groups founded in 2006 by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

A survey of environmental groups finds that Teddy Roosevelt was the president with the highest environmental cred, followed by Richard Nixon.

BERLIN (Reuters)- Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has found traces of chemicals that can pollute waterways in children's clothing and shoes made by luxury brands, challenging the sector's reputation for higher standards than those of mass fashion.

The survey, released today by the Environmental Working Group, found that 78 brands use BPA - lined cans for all of their products, 34 brands use BPA - lined cans for some of their products and 31 use BPA - free cans for all of their products.

Despite the findings of these studies and others, the EPA did not update emission factors for the U.S. refinery and petrochemical sector until 2015, seven years after Houston had petitioned the agency to do so and two years after it was sued by environmental justice groups.

But New Scientist has learned that plans drawn up by the Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research, a coordinating group for government agencies, to commission research into treating dip waste to make it more environmentally friendly have recently been dropped because no funds could be found.

The findings presented in the paper are the result of a collaboration between two research groups at the University of Milan: the first led by Prof. Ivano De Noni in the Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), and the second led by Prof. Anita Ferraretto in the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health.

A group of environmental health researchers, led by Trevor Penning, PhD, director of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, published their findings this month in Environmental Health environmental health researchers, led by Trevor Penning, PhD, director of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, published their findings this month in Environmental Health Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, published their findings this month in Environmental Health Environmental Health Perspectives.

CTA and other environmental groups have written the EPA Administrator demanding that the agency implement the Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts, et al v. EPA (CTA Global Warming Case) by issuing proposed regulations and an endangerment finding.

A new report by the Environmental Working Group found chromium - 6 — a potential carcinogen you might recognize from the highly publicized Erin Brockovich case — in water supplies in all 50 states.

This is by far the most effective carpet cleaner I've found and it is completely natural and receives an «A» safety rating from the Environmental Working Group (it is also Green Certified).

We usually make our own detergent, but for times when we are traveling or I haven't had time to make it, I've found a few good brands of eco friendly laundry detergent that actually work (all received an «A» by the Environmental Working Group):

In a study done by Environmental Working Group in 2012, it was found that newborn babies had over 200 different chemicals in them including: Mercury — ...

In a study done by Environmental Working Group in 2012, it was found that newborn babies had over 200 different chemicals in them including: Mercury — harms brain development and function Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons — linked to cancer Polybrominated dibenzodioxins and furans — toxic to endocrine system Perfluorinated chemicals — linked to cancer,... Read More»

A 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that blood samples from newborns contained an average of 287 toxins, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and chemicals from non-stick cookware.

A study by the Environmental Working Group found a total of 167 chemicals (the average was 91) in the blood and urine of the study's participants, including 76 carcinogens, 94 chemicals known to be toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 79 that can cause birth defects or abnormal fetal development.

The Environmental Working Group has found that people can lower their pesticide exposure by almost 80 percent by avoiding the top twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables (or buying them organic) and eating the least contaminated instead.

A new analysis by Environmental Working Group has found that harmful artificial trans fatty acids lurk in more than 27 percent of more than 84,000 processed foods common in American supermarkets.

WASHINGTON — A new analysis by Environmental Working Group has found that harmful artificial trans fatty acids lurk in more than 27 percent of more than 84,000 processed foods common in American supermarkets.

About Blog NRDC was founded in 1970 by a group of law students and attorneys at the forefront of the environmental movement.

According to a recent press release by the Environmental Working Group, excessive amounts of fluoride were found in 8 major national brands of dog and puppy food.

Back in late 2009, in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Los Angeles — area bird advocacy groups against City of Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found in favor of the bird groups that LAAS programs in support of trap / neuter / return (TNR) as a community cat management strategy was in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the agency had not conducted an environmental impact study regarding the effects on the environment of sterilizing free - roaming coEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the agency had not conducted an environmental impact study regarding the effects on the environment of sterilizing free - roaming coenvironmental impact study regarding the effects on the environment of sterilizing free - roaming community cats.

A recent report by the Environmental Working Group found 48 chemicals in pets» blood (out of 70 tested for); 43 of them reached levels far higher than in people: 5 times as much mercury; 2-1/2 times more perfluorochemicals in dogs (from stain - and grease - proof coatings), and 23 times more fire retardants in cats.

About Blog NRDC was founded in 1970 by a group of law students and attorneys at the forefront of the environmental movement.

Founded in 1995 by Amy Franceschini, Futurefarmers is an evolving interdisciplinary group whose work often explores social and environmental issues.

The installation above, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was organized by Vanessa Dalmau, an artist and campaigner who founded 350 Dominicana, a youth group focused on the ethical issues raised by an environmental problem when the source of emissions is mainly rich countries and anticipated impacts are mainly in poorer ones.

All proceeds will go to 350.org, the international environmental group founded by Bill McKibben.

That paper is by Clive Hamilton, an Australian environmental ethicist who chastised me and others for proposing that a «good» path could be found in this era of human - dominated Earth systems, and Jacques Grinevald, a historian focused on the interface of environment and technology and member of the Anthropocene Working Group.

Founded in 1999, ASAP is led by a steering committee that includes representatives from energy efficiency organizations, the environmental community, consumer groups, utilities, and state government.

Although the group does not boast of any high - level support, it's a partner of 350.org, the massive environmental activism group founded by Bill McKibbon.

Local environmental advocates are using the findings by the nonprofit think tank, Frontier Group, to argue that providing more carbon - neutral transportation options could improve public health and safety.

If it does not, liberal states and environmental groups are likely to sue the agency based on its carbon endangerment finding — an agency review ordered by the Supreme Court in 2007.

As a member of the large plaintiff group in Massachusetts v. EPA, we celebrated the Supreme Court's April 2007 decision declaring CO2 a pollutant under the Clean Air Act and ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to take the next step toward regulation by making what's called the «endangerment finding» — an agency determination that a pollutant «endangers public health and welfare,» leading directly to controls on that pollutant.

Founded by staff of the state Public Interest Research Groups, the decade - old program is valued by environmental groups, which vie to hire its gradGroups, the decade - old program is valued by environmental groups, which vie to hire its gradgroups, which vie to hire its graduates.

Contrary to the report's central finding, the rate of major environmental accidents in Pennsylvania has increased since 2008, according to an analysis by Connor's group.

One of the Locke Institute's criticisms is that the Center for Climate Strategies was founded by an «environmental advocacy group.»

Following a report commissioned by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests that found violations and non-compliance with environmental conditions by Adani Group's Mundra Port, NGOs are now calling on the Indian government to withdraw the CDM approval for the project.

Earth Day Network, the group founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day to coordinate the annual day of action that builds and invigorates the environmental movement, said that this theme was chosen because of the need to highlight the mounting impact of climate change on individuals around the world.

The Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED) was founded by a group of researchers, educators and community activists who saw the need to affirm and revitalize principles of democracy and social justice in energy and environmental policy.

«A citizens audit of the IPCC study found that 5,587 cited references, nearly a third of all sources, were not peer - reviewed publications, but rather «grey literature,» such as press releases, newspaper and magazine articles, discussion papers, masters and PhD theses, working papers and advocacy literature published by environmental groups,» Sensenbrenner said.

Thanks to a study by the Environmental Working Group's Top Ten Foods to Eat Organically, (who've done lots of worthwhile work in the past, including finding benzene in soda and creating a national tap water quality database), we now know where to look for alternatives to high - pesticide conventional produce when organics aren't available.

Founded in 1892 by John Muir to «make the mountains glad,» the Sierra Club is the oldest and arguably the most powerful environmental group in the nation.