Sentences with phrase «concerns over water»

While it is up to the N.R.C. to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

While it is up to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations, and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

Investors managing more than $ 2.6 trn in assets have sent joint letters to 15 international food and drink companies amid growing concerns over water security and pollution.

Not exact matches

With average rents peaking and a growing number of stores in hot water, concerns over Manhattan's retail market are becoming palpable

Dr. Kaza applauds Dr. Paul O. Ingram's enthusiasm for Buddhist - Christian dialogue on the critical topic concerning the terrible cumulative impacts on the planet's air and water, landforms and ecosystems and their devastation as an outcome of human activity over the recent past.

Who I am is of no concern and my name, Philip, draws much attention from those who troll these waters and lurk for me and focus on me rather than these truths I have learned over decades of earnest and tear - filled pleas for God to show me what this world is all about.

I found it helpful to use the wrapper from the stick of butter, which I had already dropped into the bowl I would melt it in over the water on the stove, being concerned concerned about making it too hot in the microwave for the recipe, to smear a large pinch of butter without making a mess of my fingers or wasting a paper towel and butter that would be absorbed (probably used between 1/2 and 3/4 tbsp, but I did not measure).

Coconut Shrimp — There's some concern over whether eating shrimp is a safe or ecologically - sound idea, but if you have a brand you trust, this is a mouth - watering Paleo preparation.

Record rainfall and growing concern over the politics of the Murray Darling Basin have not been enough to dent the values and demand for water entitlements in Australia's booming farming regions such as the Murrumbidgee.

Despite almond milk's surging popularity, almond production is highly water intensive, and many have voiced concerns over the sustainability of the industry.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Long espoused by elite endurance athletes for hydration and recovery, coconut water delivers a powerful recovery tool to help brand holders recover from evolving consumer health concerns over sugar consumption.

Made before there was concern over the environment, before worries about water conservation, the Tiger Stadium showers are man - sized showers, torrents of water that can't be found anywhere else.

The Park District has cited concern over safety as its reason for wanting underground storm - water retention, rather than having a string of detention basins.

Concerns over BPA's health effects prompted manufacturers to start making BPA - free products like baby bottles and water bottles starting in 2010.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hard - plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A will be pulled from stores over the next few months because of growing consumer concern over whether the chemical poses a health risk.

There are other reasons to boycott Nestlé, such as concern over its exploitation of water resources (see Council of Canadians boycott call), treatment of dairy and coffee farmers, accusations of child slavery and labour in its cocoa supply chain and other issues (see report to the UN Global Compact office, 2009).

And I am sure Japan would express concern over deployment systems reaching their water regardless of whether they were at any risk of being a target.

Mr. Apoya expressed concern over the silence of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency about the development, since most of the areas listed to have the boreholes fall under their jurisdiction.

They expressed concern for the health of the water that divides Long Island and Connecticut if dredged materials, possibly containing toxins, were dumped back into it over the next 30 years.

He's reduced taxes and debt twice, continued to make water quality a signature issue, and addressed his long - standing concerns over the lack of affordable housing on the East End by working with developer Georgica Green Ventures and community members to gain town board approval for a 38 - unit workforce housing project in Speonk.

The residents complained that the state health department has not given them enough answers, and they are also concerned over a news report that said officials in the health department knew about the heightened PFOA levels in the water 18 months before they warned residents of potential dangers.

And long after village officials indicated concern over the detection of PFOA in the water — they requested advice from the state health department on what to tell residents — the department continued to assure the county and village that the levels of PFOA in the water were not harmful, emails show.

Federal officials have also voiced concerns over using clean water funds for the bridge construction.

The bill's approval comes amid heightened concerns over the safety of drinking water in the state writ large.

NORDU chiefs expressed concern over bad roads, lack of potable water, and youth unemployment.

However, any MPA acquisition now seems to be back in limbo — despite the worries over Russian resurgence, continuing global instability and Britain's obvious concern about monitoring and protecting a large expanse of open water.

Flint, Michigan Mayor Karen Weaver thanked Hillary Clinton, saying the former secretary of state's concern over the city's water crisis helped spur government action for her constituents.

He says he's also concerned about a «high volume of truck traffic» and possible over withdrawal of water from aquifers.

According to the meeting agenda, Board members can read a letter from State Senator James Seward to the DEC sharing town concerns over expansion of a gravel pit near the town water wells.

The crisis of lead in the municipal water in Flint, Michigan, earlier this year was cited when advocates for the New York bill released a list of 67 of the state's more than 700 school districts that have been the subject of news reports noting concerns over lead in water.

It was not the first water - related public health concern the state has been tackling over the past year.

A Rockland County legislator says he is concerned that United Water New York waited too long to notify customers about a water quality problem over the suWater New York waited too long to notify customers about a water quality problem over the suwater quality problem over the summer.

And the exhibit plays to local concerns over contaminated water supplies, fracking - induced earthquakes, methane leaks, noise, dust and dirt.

Increased shale - gas production created a boom in some parts of the country but has also led to concerns over potential contamination of drinking water and possible human health impacts related to hydraulic fracturing.

Yale University, which has more than 300 buildings in New Haven, is planning new construction projects and renovations, and it has voiced concern over how it will deal with the rising waters.

Concerns over hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas extraction method that injects millions of gallons of freshwater and chemicals into shale, have largely focused on potential impacts on water quality.

Dr. Mona Hanna - Attisha, a pediatrician, director of a pediatric residency program in Flint, Mich. and the first person to raise public concerns about elevated lead levels in the blood of Flint area children, talked about the consequences of sounding the alarm over her research that found Flint's water system was leaching lead into drinking water and making her young patients sick.

By Alister Doyle and Nina Chestney OSLO / LONDON (Reuters)- World governments are likely to recoil from plans for an ambitious 2015 climate change deal at talks next week, concern over economic growth at least partially eclipsing scientists» warnings of rising temperatures and water levels.

Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean are strong — a cause for concern because the glacier holds more than 11 feet of sea level rise and acts as a plug that helps lock in the ice of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

«We've recently concluded that there's not much doubt or cause for concern over produced - water discharges in Norway's North Sea sector today, although some uncertainty remains,» says Sanni.

Health officials from South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines are beginning to screen food imported from Japan for radiation, and several other Southeast Asian countries are expressing concern over the potential for contamination of soil and water that could affect food sources.

However, technical challenges and concerns over cost and the amount of water used in these systems has limited their use.

Growing concern over polluted air and water in China and India is more immediate.

It is generally thought that these compounds have reached the aquatic environment for as long as they have been commercially used, but only during the last decade or so has environmental research been widely conducted and concerns over the effects of pharmaceuticals in water bodies been raised.

Berry expresses concern over the implications for marine life of the ballast water discharged from vessels involved in the transportation of rock from the superquarries projected for the Scottish Highlands and Islands, and the problems that such discharges could present to fish farmers in the region.

Mike G, DeSmogBlogWaking Times After California state regulators shut down 11 fracking wastewater injection wells last July over concerns that the wastewater might have contaminated aquifers used for drinking water and farm irrigation, the EPA ordered a report within 60 days.

Not just in Flint, Michigan, but all over the country people are concerned about lead in drinking water.

Their center of gravity is altered, so if they're squatting over a pot of boiling water, I would be very concerned about somebody losing their balance and injuring herself,» Dr. Minkin explains.

I've started drinking water with added lemon every morning for about a week, it feels great, but my only concern I have is the loosing weight part since I'm a very slim person and short I'm 4 ’10 and weight 95 pounds even after 3 kids I do have a under active thyroid but surprisingly I'm not over weight what so ever.by the way I also rub the left over lemon on my face, I read lemon does help brighten skin and clears out scars.thank you.