Sentences with phrase «environmental agencies say»

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Debt - ridden Spain and Italy could hinder the European Union from achieving its goal of cutting greenhouse emissions under an international climate pact, the EU's environmental agency said Wednesday.

In its final assessment, the environmental agency says the «construction, drilling, hydraulic fracturing, production, and reclamation phases can result in adverse environmental impacts» which can still be present decades after a well has been drilled and capped.

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

Three outside experts were contracted to review health data that the environmental agency said it had on hand.

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Trader Joe's also agreed to enter a consent decree and pay a $ 500,000 civil fine to resolve claims it violated the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

All of North America's water pipes and pumps need an upgrade, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says will cost US$ 384 billion between now and 2030.

With Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt also said to be on thin ice, political observers have been guessing which official might be next to depart an administration engulfed in multiple controversies.

She says the government agency gives practical advice on modern crises such as cyber - or terror attacks, pandemic or environmental threats, along with conventional warfare.

President Donald Trump talked to embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday evening, the White House says, following reports that the EPA chief is under review for paying cheap rent for a Washington apartment linked to an energy lobbyist.

US President Donald Trump said he would order the Environmental Protection Agency to cut more regulations on manufacturers.

Then came the most - publicized case of well - water contamination near fracking operations, in Dimock Township, Pa., just east of Bradford County; the federal Environmental Protection Agency said in 2012 that preliminary results found the water was safe to drink, though it did contain chemicals as well as explosive methane.

On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has assessed data from the scene of the explosions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accused the carmaker of illegally using hidden software to allow excess diesel emissions on Thursday but CEO Sergio Marchionne said the news would not affect the company's financial targets, according to reports in Italy.

Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.

The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the air with their own equipment, but the Aclima blog says that its tools can provide us a more detailed picture of our immediate surroundings — what we breathe in as soon as we step out of a subway station.

McMillan said initiatives including the recently proposed replacements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the National Energy Board are harming Canada's reputation as a transparent and fair place to do business.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the Michigan incident showed that, unlike other types of crude, bitumen can sink in water — the Kalamazoo will have to be dredged to contain damage — and might emit dangerous levels of benzene, a carcinogenic substance, when it breaks out.

He has long criticized the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency, saying that its proposals to tighten emission standards on coal - burning power plants are killing American jobs.

The following are some facts about diesel car engines, the tailpipe pollution they emit and the «defeat device» software that federal regulators say VW used to circumvent emissions standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California.

On the eve of critical hearings on Capitol Hill, top White House officials are intensifying efforts to document wasteful spending by Scott Pruitt as President Trump weighs whether to keep supporting his controversial Environmental Protection Agency chief, senior administration officials said Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday in a press release that some Puerto Ricans have been trying to get drinking water from contaminated Superfund sites on the island.

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is setting itself up for a hard legal battle over fuel economy standards, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said.

«Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector,» Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said...

Richard Smotkin, a lobbyist who secured a contract with the Moroccan government after helping organize Pruitt's trip to Morocco last year, was also a critical link between Environmental Protection Agency officials and a Washington consultant and former lobbyist who helped plan the trip to Australia, the sources said.

Freedman declined to comment, but the executive board of the American Australian Council said in a statement to CNN that the organization «authorized board member Matthew Freedman to have discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency» and that the group sent Pruitt a letter in July asking to host him in Australia during his planned visit.

«The Environmental Protection Agency has required the city conduct asbestos abatement in many of the homes, which the city says is prohibitively expensive.

The Environmental Protection Agency has required the city to conduct asbestos abatement in many of the buildings, which the city says is prohibitively expensive.

All I can say is that from reading this news article, there seems to be a lot of conspiring and manipulation between big bucks companies and the so called ethical / environmental certification agencies at the expense of small coffee farmers and mother nature.

Ian Atkinson, Nature Foundation SA Chief Executive said his agency was proud to be the first non-government organisation entrusted with management of Commonwealth environmental water.

The Environmental Protection Agency says that it's okay to eat up to 12 ounces of light tuna or six ounces of white tuna in a week.

She said the park district is hoping to hear in the next two months whether its application for a $ 233,000 stormwater management grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant program will be approved.

In June 1998, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the park needed to obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit because the lead shot from shotgun shells may contaminate the ground and run - off water.

Park officials said the lake water is tested every weekday, and swimming bans or advisories are based on Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

Park officials suspended shooting in the park last summer and have said they will not allow shooting to resume until a permit is obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

There was a 30 percent lower risk of pesticide contamination in organic than in conventional food, but it was rare for food from either group to exceed limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, she said.

Did you know that the Environmental Protection Agency says that disposable diapers can last for centuries in landfills?!

«Only high - quality studies will be included in the final summary, regardless of where the authors were employed or who funded the study,» said Gray, a biologist in the reproductive toxicology division at the Environmental Protection Agency.

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.

«We welcome the Secretary's participation,» Clayton said, «and value our longtime partnership with his office and the state's environmental agencies in encouraging residents to connect with the nature of Massachusetts.»

«I quickly found Mass Audubon to be a valued partner during my tenure with the state environmental agencies,» Griffin said.

«Although there is no substantial difference between the environmental impacts of the three systems studied, it does show where each system can be improved,» said Tricia Henton, director of environmental protection at the Environment Agency.

We won't stop until the agency that protects us all is spared the recklessness of those that put polluter - friendly policies ahead of public health,» said Environmental Advocates of New York Executive Director Peter Iwanowicz.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has broken months of silence about his frequent premium - class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers.

Spokesman Sean Mahar said the public comment period was already extended to «ensure the public had adequate opportunity» to help the environmental agency in its review.

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.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

The eight members that the governor appoints include four state agency representatives from DOH and DEC [Department of Environmental Conservation] and then four others,» says Hutton.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

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