Sentences with phrase «environmental impact of every decision»

The company is committed to seeking environmentally sound business solutions and considers the environmental impact of every decision they make.

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With coal trains already coursing through the Lower Mainland to the much larger Westshore and Neptune terminals, it's not surprising the environmental report behind the port authority's decision found no appreciable impacts on the health of area residents.

«1) create a material positive impact on society and the environment, 2) expand fiduciary duty to require consideration of non-financial interests when making decisions, and 3) report on its overall social and environmental performance using recognized third party standards.»

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juEnvironmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juenvironmental justice.»

Many of the metrics that drive CEO pay are short - term and provoke decisions with negative long - term impact; underinvestment in research and development and choices that have long - term negative environmental impact.

I suspect that the people with power to make relevant decisions are already fully aware, and those that don't know about the environmental impact of the oil sands can't do much (anything) about it.

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«The ability to gauge the impact of different river and land management practices on river systems across the Basin is crucial to informing environmental watering decisions, as well as Landcare and other similar projects, thereby enhancing the outcomes we are able to achieve.»

They found that some of their decisions — living in a smaller home, having one «family» car and one smaller car, using compact fluorescent bulbs and line - drying clothes — were effective ways to keep their environmental impact low.

While there will always be controversy and it will be hard to weigh the final impact of our decisions, there are certainly lots of environmental reasons to feel good about choosing cloth diapers.

The commissioners «decision was praised by citizens concerned about the environmental impact of the golf driving range on nearby Bakers Lake, a nesting spot for herons and waterfowl.

Quoted in the New York Times, Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety, said his group would seek to have the decision reversed based on the alleged inadequacy of the environmental impact statement on which the USDA relied in making its decision.

Breastfeeding is a lifeline for infants and young children in emergencies, has zero environmental impact, and States have a human rights obligation to ensure that mothers are enabled to make an informed decision on infant feeding, free of conflicts of interests.

I have read different opinions on the environmental impacts of diapers, but visiting The Real Diaper Association website and reading about the environmental costs of manufacturing and disposing of single - use diapers truly solidified this decision for me.

Although Entergy filed a lawsuit challenging DEC's finding of «adverse» environmental impact, the decision has been upheld and the DEC is moving forward with a trial - type hearing to determine whether closed - cycle cooling must be installed at Indian Point.

A decision due in December was delayed until January after the cabinet split on overlooking the environmental impact of a third runway.

Driscoll, now the acting executive director of the state Thruway Authority, said state officials realize the decision means the draft environmental impact statement — which ultimately will recommend a preferred option — will be delayed for an additional year.

Environmental groups and city officials denounced the State Legislature's decision saying it would lead to another year of bags contributing to waste and pollution, but state lawmakers argued more time was needed to study the financial impact of the fee on low income residents.

Katherine Nadeau, with Environmental Advocates, says it's good news that there will be another public hearing and comment process, she believes the tens of thousands of comments from public hearings late last year led to the decision to go ahead with a health impact review.

Both pro and anti fracking groups are anxiously awaiting the fracking decision, in the form of a final environmental impact statement from the state Department of Environmental environmental impact statement from the state Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation.

«The decision implies that at least 30 other states, Senator Schumer and the Obama Administration's Environmental Protection Agency are wrong about the health impacts and do not care about the well - being of millions of American citizens, and discounts the successes that are occurring in Pennsylvania and elsewhere,» Skelos said.

Although there is a pending court decision on the casino's environmental impact, Lago is expected to open in spring of 2017.

«At the same time, the severity of flood impacts is not only determined by environmental factors, but also to a significant extent by human decisions: flood defense measures can counteract the increasing flood risk,» says Boettle.

This decision is not only based on a current surplus in the country's energy supply, but also on concerns over lack of efficiency in large reservoirs and the environmental impacts of these projects, themes which are central to the study.

The aim is to provide useful information for decision - makers and stakeholders in assessing the environmental impact of future climate change.

According to a company spokesperson, SpaceX is not commenting on the environmental impact of the Boca Chica facility beyond what is in the Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the reenvironmental impact of the Boca Chica facility beyond what is in the Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the review primpact of the Boca Chica facility beyond what is in the Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the reEnvironmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the review prImpact Statement, Record of Decision and the USFWS Biological and Conference Opinion, which include long lists of mitigation approaches developed by the company and the agencies through the review process.

Last year, NSF embarked on an environmental impact study of Arecibo (and one on the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia), the first step in making a decision on the facilities» futures.

Trudeau has also said his party will embrace «evidence based policy» and «data - driven decision - making,» do more to address climate change, protect endangered species, and review the environmental impact of major energy and development projects.»

«The lack of baseline data for deep - sea ecosystems identified by the report has a direct bearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process... without continued efforts to produce basic underpinning science, regulation and governance of the deep sea will remain an exercise on paper rather than knowledge - driven decision making.

«The environmental justice issues facing Native American communities range from direct environmental, public health, cultural and sacred sites impacts, to lack of meaningful involvement and fair treatment in the governmental decision - making processes,» according to an emailed response by the EPA's press office.

The decision raises wider questions about the validity of environmental impact assessments in Japan.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1503.1 (4)-RRB-(b), SRIC submits these comments on the West Valley Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), and requests that DOE specifically respond to them in any supplemental EIS, which SRIC believes should be issued, or any Record of Decision (ROD).

In collaboration with scientific colleagues and regulatory scientists, she has worked to develop scientifically valid and transparent tools for assessing the cumulative impacts of chemical and non-chemical stressors to improve regulatory decision - making and environmental policy in ways that advance environmental justice.

It includes information submitted by a wide range of UN agencies on human, socio - economic and environmental impacts as part of a drive to provide a more comprehensive, UN-wide policy brief for decision makers on the interplay between weather, climate and water and the UN global goals.

Mission The mission of PNNL's Aerosol Climate Initiative is to advance the current scientific understanding and parameterization of aerosol processes and properties to improve comprehensive climate modeling frameworks and to inform policy decisions related to global climate change and the environmental impacts of aerosols.

She thinks schools need to give kids «a basic environmental literacy, a basic understanding of how earth systems and human systems interact, and how decisions individuals make will impact those systems.»

High school students investigate their own community to understand the environmental, social, and economic impacts of decisions connected to community growth and change.

(2) NEPA. - No funding shall be obligated for a project that has not received an environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).»

This is PIJAC's largest and most expensive effort in 2017, as it is likely to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to challenge the court's decision and fund the development of an environmental impact study.

Use the links below to read the General Management Plan / Final Environmental Impact Statement, released in April 2014, the General Management Plan Record of Decision, signed January 2015, or the 2015 General Management Plan / Final Environmental Impact Statement Summary Edition.

«Divestment further affirms the Institute's commitment to environmental responsibility and ensures that students have an understanding of the impact of their decisions as creative professionals on the environment.»

The model explores short - term scenarios of policy decisions by simulating social - economical - environmental systems, including the impact of climate - induced drought on crop failures and food prices.

«Recent vivid and memorable media coverage of climate change impacts around the world and domestically have brought global warming onto the radar screen of the residents of New York, elevating it to a risk worth worrying about,» said Elke U. Weber, a psychologist and professor of international business who is co-director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University.

The New York Time's Elisabeth Rosenthal and Dan Frosch today gave a lot of ink in the «Paper of Record» to the State Department's decision to hire Cardno Entrix, an environmental contractor based in Houston, to write a portion of its environmental impact statement (EIS) for the permit of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

If peer review is required for all public utterances and assertions about the possible environmental and health effects of fracking, then let's strip all the non-peer review studies from the 1,537 - page planning document for fracking — the supplemental generic environmental impact statement (sGEIS)-- that is the science on which will rest Governor Cuomo's upcoming decision to permit or prohibit fracking.

«The population of the Little Brown Bat in particular is now at 5 - 10 per cent of its historical levels, so, as the Environmental Review Tribunal stated in the White Pines decision in Prince Edward County, even a few deaths will have a serious impact on the species as a whole.

That EPA letter certainly played a part — as did sustained grassroots advocacy efforts, exposes on conflicts of interest between State and the pipeline's profiteers, and relentless debunking of false jobs and energy security promises — in the State Department's move to punt the decision for a year, take a fresh look at the proposals, and go back to the drawing board to create a new supplemental environmental impact statement.

This framework must also include the fair treatment and meaningful community involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of any impacts related to transportation planning and policy to ensure everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision - making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.

Sabrina works with the Save the Mekong network to raise awareness of the impacts of large dams, advocate for greater public participation in decision - making, and campaign for stronger environmental...

In 2014, Daniel Tencer of The Huffington Post Canada reported that the Koch Foundation had made several large donations to the Fraser Institute, which may have impacted Canada's environmental policies and legislative decisions.