Sentences with phrase «environmental agencies make»

Other environmental agencies make a list of foods that are grown mostly in genetically modified conditions.

The factors color everything we know about air quality and many of the decisions the EPA and state environmental agencies make, from risk assessment to rulemaking.

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The Trump Administration has directed various agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Commerce Department, and Transportation Department to find ways to use the Clean Air Act and other laws to require vehicles made overseas undergo strict emissions testing and other reviews, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Fiat of using «hidden software» that appeared to make some of its vehicles perform differently in testing than on - road use, according to a Reuters report.

In a briefing in Santa Rosa, officials asked them to ease red tape that will make it easier to erect temporary housing and to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency has the resources it needs to clean up any hazardous material before it infiltrates the water supply.

While Trump has made eyebrow - raising hires in segments including the Environmental Protection Agency, Powell is considered a consensus - builder, and a continuation of the previous Fed chair.

The Environmental Protection Agency's own analysis, which assumed about half of corn residue would be removed from fields, found that fuel made from corn residue, also known as stover, would meet the standard in the energy law.

Last week Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dropped the Obama - era rule, claiming modern mining practices, as well as other state and federal requirements, made the financial responsibility rule superfluous.

It makes a bold recommendation: get rid of the NEB's Environmental Assessment Agency, have a single...

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will make no reference to ethics issues or complaints about lavish spending on travel and security that have dogged him in recent months, according to an opening statement for an appearance before a House energy panel Thursday.

Donald Trump made clear on the campaign trail that he intends to «get rid of» the Environmental Protection Agency and many of its Obama - era regulations.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is testifying in potentially make - or - break hearings on Capitol Hill, where he will face questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered...

By contrast, a separate research study showed the process of combining linerboard and medium to make corrugated packaging is sufficient to destroy common food pathogens, effectively meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) requirements for chemical sanitizers.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using water.

Consumer Reports says disposables make up 1.7 percent of the weight in U.S. landfills, and the Environmental Protection Agency reports 3.3 percent by volume.

Emily has also served as a consultant for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working to tell the stories behind their work and shed light on how public programs and services can make a difference in the lives of Americans from all walks of life.

And a 1998 study by the Environmental Protection Agency found that diapers made up 3.4 million tons of waste, or 2.1 percent of U.S. garbage in landfills that year.

US Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt made his international debut on Sunday at a climate conference in Bologna, Italy, but left halfway through the first day of the two - day event.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make - or - break hearings today on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to be peppered with questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster.

Chris Amato, a staff attorney for Earth Justice and former official with the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, said his organization has experienced delays at that agency and the Public Service Commission that have made it difficult to weigh in on policy proposals.

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.

In addition to Homes and Community Renewal, eight other state agencies and authorities have pooled together resources to be made available through the CFA including: Empire State Development; NYS Canal Corporation; Energy Research and Development Authority; Environmental Facilities Corporation; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Department of State; and Department of Transportation.

This year's First Congressional District candidates both agree more needs to be done to protect the area's natural resources, but how the Environmental Protection Agency goes about making that happen is where they disagree.

The nine state agencies and authorities whose funding will be made available through the CFA process are Empire State Development; NYS Canal Corporation; Energy Research and Development Authority; Environmental Facilities Corporation; Homes and Community Renewal; Department of Labor; Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Department of State; and Department of Transportation.

On the environment, Delgado said the country needs to properly fund the Environmental Protection Agency and make sure it is run by a person who supports the environment and believes in climate change.

The agency is also creating an advisory panel of environmental and industry experts to make recommendations on monitoring steps to mitigate potential hazards and explore fees that would be levied on the industry.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appearing in Keene, Essex County, yesterday to survey damage to the North Country, announced he would suspend the permitting prcoess required by the Adirondack Park Agency and Department of Environmental Conservation so that rural areas could make emergency repairs to bridges, roads and other infrastructure damaged by Irene.

Trump's first budget for the federal government is a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military.

«Program Enhances Employment Opportunities» In honor of our local Veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan Oneida County's Lead Primary Prevention (LLP) Program will make available two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) training slots at no cost to returning vets seeking employment in construction, County... Read more

Zucker, testifying under oath, blamed the federal Environmental Protection Agency for any mix - up, saying they kept making «sudden» changes on their guidelines for safe levels of PFOA for human consumption, and the state health department struggled to keep up.

My personal favorite platform coming from Pataki's past was when he supported the idea of making the Environmental Protection Agency a Cabinet department in May of 2002.

A joint statement issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health pushed back on the comments made by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday that the state did not act swiftly when warned of a chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls's drinking water.

County Honors Vets» Service With Free Training «Program Enhances Employment Opportunities» In honor of our local Veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan Oneida County's Lead Primary Prevention (LLP) Program will make available two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) training slots at no cost to returning vets seeking employment in construction, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced today.

His environmental agency says it will review the pipeline permits and make a decision based on «sound science.»

And tough new rules from the federal Environmental Protection Agency on power plant emissions will make closing Indian Point that much harder, if the state is to do so and still meet its other environEnvironmental Protection Agency on power plant emissions will make closing Indian Point that much harder, if the state is to do so and still meet its other environmentalenvironmental goals.

«Program Enhances Employment Opportunities» In honor of our local Veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan Oneida County's Lead Primary Prevention (LLP) Program will make available two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) training slots at no cost to returning vets seeking employment in construction, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced today.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck made a few stops in the Capital Region this week.

The statement comes as Governor Cuomo says he's not pushing his environmental agency to make a final decision on fracking any time soon.

As a member of the Republican minority in the 1980s, DeLay made a name for himself by criticizing the National Endowment for the Arts and the Environmental Protection Agency.

That view was reinforced by two developments last week: Cuomo's aides proposed a new energy plan for the state's future that, unlike previous plans, made no mention of fracking in the Southern Tier, and Cuomo himself named former New York City Councilman James Gennaro, a fierce fracking opponent, as a deputy commissioner at Martens» environmental agency.

Under the Environmental Protection Agency's new lead in drinking water rules that were set to go into effect in January, hydrants as they're made now would be deemed unusable because they contain too high of an amount of lead.

Grimes has made it a point to draw a bold line between herself and the White House - most recently on the Obama administration's new Environmental Protection Agency rule that would drastically reduce carbon emission from power plants.

The proposal has not yet been formally submitted to the state, but will be reviewed by a Siting Board made up of officials from state environmental and health agencies, according to James Denn, a spokesman for the board.

cuomos trying to move money from one state agency to another how slick is that, a governor who wants unsurped power so he can play king and do things that no other governor has done in new york state and yes governor cuomo, it has not escaped the eyes of the people who serve under you wanting to move money between state agencys example and this one is right on the money no funds for the department of environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOU.

In the wake of the swim party, Judith Enck, Environmental Protection Agency regional director, points out portions of the lake are still a Superfund site, and there are areas where storm water and untreated sewage flow into the lake, making it dangerous for swimmers.

The Environmental Protection Agency calls climate change a threat to human health.Judith Enck, EPA administrator for the region that includes New York state, says the new standards will make the air easier to breathe for people with repertory illnesses, like the 25 million Americans who live with asthma.

The state's Business Council will make a push in early May to upgrades to energy infrastructure and to win swifter approval of energy pipelines, which are often stalled due to reviews by the Cuomo administration's environmental agency.

«And DEC, the state's environmental agency, is going through an exhaustive scientific review and will make the decision based on the science and the facts,» said Cuomo.

The Western New York Welcome Center received funding as part of Phase II of the Buffalo Billion and construction work got started a few months ago after the Town of Grand Island approved the state environmental quality review (SEQR) and made the state the lead agency on the project.

In an unusual exercise of its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on December 30 the establishment of a «chemicals of concern» list and action plans that could prompt restrictions on four types of synthetic chemicals used widely in manufacturing and consumer products, including phthalates used to make flexible plastics, often for toys, household products and medical equipment.