Sentences with phrase «by environmental restoration»

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Proposed cuts include reducing the climate protection budget by nearly 70 percent to $ 29 million, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 97 percent to $ 10 million and environmental justice programs by 79 percent to $ 1.5 million.

Mandated by Section 20 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Environmental Studies Program is an indispensable requirement informing BOEM's decisions on offshore oil and gas, offshore renewable energy, and the marine minerals program for coastal restoration.

Other CIA initiatives have further enhanced the college's position of leadership on these vital issues, including Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives ®, a continuing medical education (CME) conference co-presented by the CIA and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health; and Menus of Change ®, a ground - breaking leadership initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA in collaboration with select partners who are working to create a long - term, practical vision for the integration of optimal nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and beyond.

This program will allow Waterkeeper to evaluate the types of litter found at restoration sites and begin management strategies by working with local companies, agencies, and other stakeholders on ways to reduce pollution and by working with schools to directly inform young people on how they can become better environmental stewards.

Mass Audubon has collaborated in a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) habitat restoration project on the North Shore, the Great Marsh Resiliency Partnership, which was selected by the New England office of the US Environmental Protection Agency to receive a 2017 Environmental Merit Award.

-- Mass Audubon has collaborated in a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) habitat restoration project on the North Shore, the Great Marsh Resiliency Partnership, which was selected by the New England Office of the US Environmental Protection Agency to receive a 2017 Environmental Merit Award.

Trump's proposal to cut the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 90 percent could hurt wildlife, water quality and people, environmental leaders say.

Work for the Ship Canal Commons project was performed under the Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) authorized by New York state's 1996 Clean Water / Clean Air Bond Act.

This study is part of a research award from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to Lodge and the University of Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative with funds provided to the NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research by USEPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Copy of technical paper by Research Director Paul Robinson on innovative aspects of the remediation and restoration of a mine and mill complex in northern New Mexico titled: «Innovative Administrative, Technical and Public Involvement Approaches to Environmental Restoration at an Inactive Lead - Zinc Mining and Milling Complex Near Pecos, New Mexico» (48k document) in «Proceedings of Waste Management» 95», University of Arizona / DOE / WEC, Tucson AZ, restoration of a mine and mill complex in northern New Mexico titled: «Innovative Administrative, Technical and Public Involvement Approaches to Environmental Restoration at an Inactive Lead - Zinc Mining and Milling Complex Near Pecos, New Mexico» (48k document) in «Proceedings of Waste Management» 95», University of Arizona / DOE / WEC, Tucson AZ, Restoration at an Inactive Lead - Zinc Mining and Milling Complex Near Pecos, New Mexico» (48k document) in «Proceedings of Waste Management» 95», University of Arizona / DOE / WEC, Tucson AZ, March 1995.

If health is your objective, however, restoration of gut barrier integrity should be prioritized, since, «The autoimmune process can be arrested if the interplay between genes and environmental triggers is preventing by re-establishing intestinal barrier function» (Fasano & Shea - Donohue, 2005).

By providing greater accountability of investment in environmental restoration projects, REF helps justify the case for minimizing adverse impacts on human health and the environment.

The peace councils also take part in environmental restoration by planting peace trees, bringing Professor Wangari Maathai's philosophy that «when we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope» into practice.

They are solved by the most modern theories and models of human behaviour in the broader context of development, population, technology, agricultural production and environmental conservation and restoration.

The methodology, developed by Tierra Resources with funding from Entergy's Environmental Initiatives Fund, creates a pathway through the sale of carbon offsets to raise much - needed funds for wetland restoration.

To date, they have advocated to promote smart growth, reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions, fund ocean restoration, advance the market for alternative transportation fuels and cleaner - operating vehicles, and ensure that initiatives funded by state - issued bonds embody environmental principles.

«Wetland restoration provides a wealth of benefits including storm surge reduction, habitat preservation, carbon sequestration and recreation; as well as job creation, and economic development that are vital to Louisiana's sustainability and resilience,» states Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. «By innovating creative financing solutions for coastal restoration, local companies like Tierra Resources are contributing to the growing hub of Emerging Environmental expertise that can be found in Greater New Orleans.»

The study, supported by Entergy Corporation through their Environmental Initiatives Fund, and prepared in partnership by New Orleans - based Tierra Resources and Portland - based nonprofit The Climate Trust, examines existing wetland restoration techniques — river diversions, hydrologic restoration, wetland assimilation, and mangrove plantings — identifying areas for future scientific investigation to support carbon offset programs.

Jan developed recommendations to the Puget Sound Partnership on the use of innovative financial mechanisms for the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem, worked with the Puget Sound Restoration Fund to establish a payments for services pilot for nitrogen removal by shellfish in Puget Sound, assisted BC Hydro develop performance measures for their long term environmental goal, and led studies evaluating impacts of flow alteration on aquatic ecosystems for King County.

Chesapeake Bay health is a focal point of the Senator's environmental leadership, where he has introduced a bill to accelerate Bay restoration by engaging states, counties, municipalities, businesses, sportsmen and environmental groups.

We've recently updated it to reflect our project's work by their focus areas: Agriculture and Food Systems; Clean Energy and Climate Change; Conservation, Preservation, and Restoration; EnvironmentalEducation; International and Indigenous Communities; Leadership Development; Ocean and Water; Pollution and Toxics; Sustainability and Community Resilience; Wildlife Projection; Women's Environmental Leadership; and Youth Empowerment.

«With an alliance of environmental NGOs, universities and private businesses, we're developing the capacity to significantly accelerate funding from markets supporting «Payments for Ecological Services», including carbon credits, wetlands banking, biodiversity banking, etc, and to direct that funding to the best ecosystem restoration projects as determined by solid science», he explains.

Many of us who are passionate about sustainability and environmental restoration would love to live our values by purchasing a green home.

If the land is in restoration process, its potential use will be determined by its State's environmental agency.

As noted by our nominating partner, International Rivers, Day of Action for Rivers celebrates environmental wins such as dam removal and river restoration, informs about the threats to rivers and how to take action, and remembers those who have made profound sacrifices in defense of our earth.

It can order miscreants to stop illegal activities, impose fixed and variable monetary penalties, order the restoration of environmental damage, and accept «enforcement undertakings» which give offenders an opportunity to voluntarily correct their behaviour and make amends for any adverse impact on the countryside, for example, by making restitution to the local community.

In particular, she rejected Environmental Restoration's assertion that is was not a facility «operator» as defined by CERCLA.

The Working on Country program [38] aims to achieve the maintenance, restoration, and protection of Australia's land, sea and heritage environment by contracting Indigenous people to provide the necessary environmental services.

While the Working on Country Program is limited to those who have already secured rights to their lands, environmental outcomes such as the maintenance, restoration, and protection of Australia's land, sea and heritage environment can be achieved by contracting Indigenous people to provide the necessary environmental services.

Through programs such as Working on Country, a program administered by your Department, environmental outcomes such as the maintenance, restoration, and protection of Australia's land, sea and heritage environment, can be achieved by contracting Indigenous people to provide these necessary environmental services.

Back in April, the Senate sent a loud and clear message about its impatience with the slow pace of reform by passing, 99 - 0, the NAR - backed Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S. 350.