Sentences with phrase «environmental accidents in»

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.

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The gas projects have encountered somewhat less opposition, in part because of the perceived lower environmental damage from a gas pipeline or tanker accident, but also because the economic fundamentals of gas exports provide more benefits to the local economy because much of the gas will come from BC fields and the need for construction and operation of LNG facilities on the coast.

He has said Entergy has a «steep hill to climb,» and in July 2011, he won a key decision from the federal government that would require the facility to submit an action and environmental cleanup plan for accidents before being re-licensed.

A Troy man pleaded guilty to his involvement in a fatal accident that killed a well - known local environmental advocate, Amy Stock.

After all, no one has ever died in a commercial nuclear power accident on American soil; in contrast, emissions from fossil - fuel plants kill 24,000 Americans each year, according to a 2004 report commissioned by the Clean Air Task Force, an environmental group.

In 1993, when the energy department desperately needed a place to store the pits after Rocky Flats closed, it prepared an environmental study which concluded that it was not a «credible» accident scenario that an plane could crash into the bunker at Pantex.

Based on the guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the experience from the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, populations in the red and orange areas would have to be relocated for many years, and many in the yellow area would relocate voluntarily.

The Centre for Urgent Environmental Assistance, based in Geneva, will provide emergency technical assistance to countries that would not otherwise be able to contain or monitor damage from disasters such as oil spills and chemical accidents.

In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, materials scientists from Drexel University and Deakin University, in Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material, called a boron nitride nanosheet, that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in oils and organic solvents — a trait that could make it an important technology for quickly mitigating these costly accidentIn hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, materials scientists from Drexel University and Deakin University, in Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material, called a boron nitride nanosheet, that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in oils and organic solvents — a trait that could make it an important technology for quickly mitigating these costly accidentin Australia, have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material, called a boron nitride nanosheet, that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in oils and organic solvents — a trait that could make it an important technology for quickly mitigating these costly accidentin oils and organic solvents — a trait that could make it an important technology for quickly mitigating these costly accidents.

But the crazy thing about empty space, weighing something --[well,] there are many crazy things — it produces a gravitational repulsion, rather than the attractions so the expansion of the universe is speeding up; but this stuff is so mysterious and inexplicable — completely inexplicable right now — that many physicists have been driven wild and mad and have changed what we might mean by fundamental physics by suggesting, for example, that the fundamental concepts in nature are not really fundamental at all, they are accidental; they are an environmental accident; that the are many universes and we just happen to live in the one that has the values it does because if you changed it a little bit then we wouldn't be living.

With assistance from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Praveen Edara, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the MU College of Engineering, tested the use of variable advisory speed limit (VASL) systems and the effect they may have on lessening congestion and reducing rear - end and lane - changing accidents on a fairly dangerous stretch of I - 270, a major four - lane highway in St. Louis.

From the perspective of traffic safety, the ways in which the driver obtains environmental information that is relevant to the selection of the driving direction and speed can be a background factor in run - off - road accidents particularly among young and inexperienced drivers.

100 % Internalization of environmental costs for the full life - cycle of products; this includes full insurance costs for greatest expectable accidents in case of high - risk technologies.

Since her accident, Si Bao has continued to fight on in the face of adversity and recently gave birth to four beautiful puppies, who she immediately doted on upon their arrival into the world, trying her best to be a great mother despite the environmental and physical challenges of her situation.

Some are motivated by anxiety after experiencing traumatic car accidents, while others are involved in environmental activism or simple disinterest in car culture.

I suppose that puts it somewhat in the economics and environmental arena... It's not an accident that Africa suffers the most immediate effects of climate change.

Also nuclear power becomes a serious environmental issue only in case of accidents or blatant disregard for waste removal procedures.

The UK's nuclear energy programme had been abandoned in the 1980s following the environmental movement's successful mobilisation of public opinion after the Chernobyl accident.

In 1999, David Platt Rall, a prominent environmental scientist, died in a car accidenIn 1999, David Platt Rall, a prominent environmental scientist, died in a car accidenin a car accident.

If so, now may the time to set standards and engage in more coordinated exploitation of the Timor Sea, protected by adequate safety and environmental standards and well - developed accident remediation plans.

Besides its role in ensuring that no nuclear explosion escapes detection, the system generates a wealth of scientific data that can be applied, for example, to tsunami warnings, probing the Earth's structure, tracking emissions from nuclear accidents, analyzing meteor blasts and volcano eruptions, listening to whales or environmental monitoring of the atmosphere and oceans.

And as I wrote in October, accidents in the Arctic could amount to environmental disasters for the ecologically vulnerable region (not to mention the increased risks of sailing through a region where search - and - rescue operations are still inexperienced).

Officials at the Interior Department's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement say the new rules will reduce the risk of accidents in the future.

The Toyota executive accepting the award dedicated it to Dave Hermance, Toyota's lead environmental engineer, who died last week in a plane accident.

Global Environmental Change General Contributions II, starting at 1:40 pm, I'll be examining the null hypothesis that humans are not the cause of the rise in temperature that happens to merely correlate by pure accident so perfectly with the rise in population and the CDIAC's 250 years of fossil fuel consumption records.

The environmental effect was only the latest question prompted by the disaster on the Deepwater Horizon rig, which could shape up to be one of the worst U.S. offshore oil accidents in a generation.

Jason Pettus is a civil litigation defense attorney with a strong litigation background through the representation of general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in the resolution of all manner of construction issues, including construction / design defect claims, environmental claims and contractual disputes, catastrophic injury, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents in both state and federal courts, as well as insurance coverage analysis, advisement of clients, and coverage litigation.

In the case of an environmental accident, cleanups must be performed according to the guidelines set forth in certain state and federal laws, including the New Jersey Spill Act and the Industrial Site Recovery Act, the federal Superfund law and various underground storage tank lawIn the case of an environmental accident, cleanups must be performed according to the guidelines set forth in certain state and federal laws, including the New Jersey Spill Act and the Industrial Site Recovery Act, the federal Superfund law and various underground storage tank lawin certain state and federal laws, including the New Jersey Spill Act and the Industrial Site Recovery Act, the federal Superfund law and various underground storage tank laws.

Both the union and Suncor agreed that safety protocols were critical to preventing workplace accidents that could result in human or environmental disaster.

The corporate crimes landscape in Brazil ranges from the most complex financial matters, passing through to environmental cases, and to labour accidents.

Clearly, you can appreciate that we have a duty to protect Albertans from a potential catastrophic accident caused by B.C. licensed motor vehicles in Alberta that are not compliant with our environmental, social and safety standards.

Many circumstances can cause accidents in South Florida; some are environmental causes, and some are caused by human error.

He defends numerous corporate and commercial clients in state and federal courts involving commercial litigation and casualty defense litigation, including catastrophic trucking accidents, construction accidents, products liability, environmental matters and premises liability.

In the event of a serious workplace accident or injury or an environmental enforcement action, Kelly helps clients navigate those circumstances toward the best possible outcome for their companies.

Kris is a trial lawyer and represents clients in all areas of civil litigation, including: Personal Injury; Auto Accidents; Business Litigation; Consumer Rights; Fraud; Defamation and Slander; Bank Fraud; Foreclosure Fraud; Environmental Litigation; Real Property and Contract Disputes.

The skilled lawyers at Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC fight for the rights of those injured in environmental accidents.

The firm represents individuals and government and business entities in areas as diverse as dangerous pharmaceuticals and medical devices, environmental contamination, the Gulf oil spill, financial fraud, overtime violations, deceptive advertising, automotive defects, trucking accidents, nursing home abuse, and asbestos - related illnesses such as mesothelioma.

The Cochran Firm, D.C.'s truck accident attorneys will examine if the commercial vehicle involved in your accident was in compliance with safety, environmental, and other regulations.

We are specialists in inquests, fatal accident investigations and corporate manslaughter, and our 24/7 incident hotline offers instant support in the event of a major accident, fatality or environmental incident.

Ignoring these regulations can result in severe environmental damage, injury and death, through either onsite accidents or environmental contamination.

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As noted in the previous chapter, health inequalities can be fairly broadly defined to include differences in: specific health outcomes (such as low birthweight, obesity, long - term conditions, accidents); health related risk factors that impact directly on children (such as poor diet, low levels of physical activity, exposure to tobacco smoke); as well as exposure to wider risks from parental / familial behaviours and environmental circumstances (maternal depression and / or poor physical health, alcohol consumption, limited interaction, limited cognitive stimulation, poor housing, lack of access to greenspace).