Sentences with phrase «environmental groups who»

[94] MLDRIN engage primarily with State Governments and departments, the Murray - Darling Basin Commission, and the Commonwealth Government, and it works closely with environmental groups who are concerned with the health of the rivers and their interconnected waterways.

The EPA has dragged its feet long enough, say environmental groups who filed a lawsuit yesterday to force the agency to finalize new regulations for the containment and disposal of coal ash — the toxic solid waste from coal plants that most people had never heard of before the TVA spill in Tennessee in December 2008.

The national Sierra Club was one of several environmental groups who sued the Army Corps of Engineers to stop a 1996 plan to raise and fortify Mississippi River levees.

I ask this question not because I doubt the integrity or competence of the researchers and environmental groups who are getting billions of dollars from government agencies, corporations, foundations and private donors concerned about climate change.

On March 21, 2012, right before these most recent studies were released, 27 beekeepers and four environmental groups who were frustrated with the lack of action on CCD filed a petitionwith the EPA asking the agency to take clothianidin off the market until a complete, scientifically - sound review of the pesticide is conducted.

Equally, the event became a lightning rod for environmental groups who attempted to depict the panel discussion as a trade show for fossil fuel industries.

I'm not sure what I will do about my relations with the many environmental groups who opposed I - 732.

A view not shared by radical environmental groups who, including the UN, believe that in order to «save the planet» we must fundamentally change the current economic development model.

And shame on the environmental groups who would lend credibility to this kind of a front.

Cassini also received flak from environmental groups who were concerned that when the spacecraft flew by Earth, its radioisotope thermoelectric generator (nuclear power) could pose a threat to our planet, JPL added.

The EPA had been under pressure from environmental groups who first petitioned it to regulate aircraft emissions under the Clean Air Act in 2007 and sued it in 2010.

But this one continues to grow because of the indolence of governments, the prevarication of shipping companies and the inattention of environmental groups who, had they waged a serious campaign, would surely have prevailed by now.

The EPA has yet to issue its «endangerment finding,» despite pressure from environmental groups who first sued the agency to start the rulemaking process in 2010.

The recommendation follows years of protests by environmental groups who say the mushrooming of biosafety level 3 and BSL - 4 facilities across the United States since 2001 poses a public health risk.

Meanwhile, environmental groups who oppose fracking are frustrated by what they say is a the lack of transparency.

Environmental groups who brought the complaint to the independent watchdog board, feel vindicated.

It was a move designed to aid small dairy producers, but brought some consternation to environmental groups who are already skeptical of the governor over the hydrofracking issue.

Environmental groups who oppose the subsidy, like Hudson River Clearwater, say that's unfair.

For now, it's unclear which track Cuomo will take: Either anger environmental groups who want to cut down on waste or upset those — including Democrats — who believe the fee is a regressive tax.

The opposition puts him within the same camp of labor leaders and environmental groups who had opposed holding a convention on the grounds constitutionally protected rights and benefits would be put at risk.

Opposition to the convention has been fueled this year in large part by labor unions and environmental groups who worry about the consequences of opening up the constitution.

So Cuomo is facing headwinds from two different directions: Environmental groups who want to reduce waste and those opposed to a tax that is seen as regressive.

The group of 18 includes representatives from municipal governments, First Nations, Metis communities, the energy industry, and environmental groups who will «advise government on the oil sands aspects of the Climate Leadership Plan and ensure that its initiatives are effective and widely supported.»

On October 28, 1994 Premier Klein told the media that he had axed the appointment as a result of public pressure from the oil industry and environmental groups who claimed the posting would politicize the regulatory board.

It's a gamble that will certainly run into lawsuits from environmental groups who will fight tooth and nail to keep drillers away from the unspoiled wilderness.

Not exact matches

Former CSIRO energy group executive Dr Tom Hatton has been appointed to the board of the Environmental Protection Authority, along with Elizabeth Carr, who has been reappointed as deputy administrator.

Opposition to NAFTA was also strong among environmental groups, who contended that the treaty's anti-pollution elements were woefully inadequate.

The protest also comes amid continued activism by indigenous groups across the U.S., who have rallied over issues ranging from sports mascots to environmental causes such as the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines.

David Suzuki calls economists brain damaged while grossly misrepresenting and denigrating the growing group of environmental economists who put a price on climate change, solution and a host of other extrenalities.

I would have to say that the people here with a corner on the market of «hate speech, legalism, and self - righteousness» would have to be the secular groups here: the politicians (any flavour), local environmental groups, the local anti-religious groups, public servants who want to squeeze Christians out of community life, and the local media.

Adds the former president of a national environmental organization, who has looked in vain for support from religious groups in efforts to protect wilderness and wildlife: «The Unitarians occasionally let us meet in their buildings; that's been our primary contact with churches on this issue.»

The Earth Charter is the project of a loose group of NGOs who hoped to use their accreditation to the 1992 UN «Conference on Environment and Development» at Rio de Janeiro (the «Earth Summit») to get a document containing some more radical environmental views on the formal agenda and, if possible, adopted.

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.

For people who want to start buying some organic foods, Karr and Goldstein recommended the Environmental Working Group's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce and its Dirty Dozen list, which points out which produce is best to buy organically, due to high levels of synthetic pesticides in conventional food.

We are very grateful for the expertise, advice, feedback and support provided by our delivery partners, environmental water holders, members of the scientific community, regional advisory groups who invite us to participate in their processes, and the many landowners who work with us to plan, manage and monitor the use of environmental water in the Basin.

He is Vic Yannacone (right), fiery attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund, the nation's most militant conservation group, and he hauls into court those who wantonly defile our habitat

David found fellowship with others who teach nature in the Environmental Education professional groups that he has worked with for over 30 years.

School districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitchens.

Everyday exposure is especially dangerous for babies, who, according to Sonya Lunder of the Environmental Working Group, are exposed to more than 12 times as much BPA as adults.

The Women's Environmental Network, a London - based environmental group, points out that the current British report surveyed 2,000 parents who use disposables, but included only 117 parents who use cloth diapers in thEnvironmental Network, a London - based environmental group, points out that the current British report surveyed 2,000 parents who use disposables, but included only 117 parents who use cloth diapers in thenvironmental group, points out that the current British report surveyed 2,000 parents who use disposables, but included only 117 parents who use cloth diapers in their research.

For example, in environmental legislation, who is the administrator, who are the environmental groups, who lives there, and knowing what economic actors are affected are vital for predicting the outcome.

As chairwoman of a cross-party parliamentary group on international corporate responsibility, I frequently meet businesses whose ethos is «people before profit», who treat their staff properly and mitigate against their social and environmental impact, particularly in the developing world.

In June, Reinvent Albany joined a coalition of environmental and sustainable transportation advocacy groups who oppose using $ 511m in state and federal clean water loans for construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The county started taking comments on a 654 - page draft environmental view Wednesday, alarming a group of environmentalists and members of the Onondaga Nation who said 30 days is not enough time to comment.

This year, it's been opposed by a coalition of environmental and labor groups who are worried a convention would open up the constitution to changes that impact benefits and protections.

There were possibly whistleblowers at VW, who are still unknown, only silently giving hints to the press or environmental groups.

Opponents include environmental groups, as well as some national conservative organizations, who believe the bail out represents corporate welfare.

Opposing the convention is a broad array of powerful interest groups — including most of state's unions and environmental advocates — who argue that it would give business interests and other well - financed groups an avenue to weaken existing labor and environmental protections.

That's according to Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, who was among more than 65 environmental group representatives who pitched ideas to state Senator Ken LaValle earlier this month, during his annual environmental round table at Suffolk County Community College's culinary arts center in downtown Riverhead.

The Soil Association, which has long been at the head of the British organic movement, was founded in 1946, by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who posited direct connections between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health.