Sentences with phrase «environmental arguments often»

In Pennsylvania, environmental arguments often succeed in blocking projects.

Not exact matches

Their argument ignores the common practice of imposing environmental risks on one group (usually poorer, less powerful, and often rural) for the benefit of others who suffer none of the environmental risks.

Legal experts note that judges» opinions in environmental cases won't necessarily fall strictly along ideological lines, but that conservative judges are often more likely to reject arguments calling for more regulation or trying to fit climate change rules within the existing Clean Air Act.

I hear echoes of «Wilson's Law» above, and also some resonance with articles I've written focusing on how environmental and animal - welfare groups, while often working toward shared goals (an end to whaling, for instance) rarely use the same arguments, with one focused on population statistics and the other on ethics.

Aside from any larger environmental issues, people who make the personal freedom argument often speak out of both sides of their mouth.

TH: So often Republicans seem to be on the wrong side of the environmental argument... what's the role of leadership to change that versus make it worse?

Still, I bring all this up because we often hear arguments against smart environmental policies that don't stand up to scrutiny.