Sentences with phrase «environmental projects at»

It was used by Waste Management to invest in additional environmental projects at other facilities, so that these facilities could also improve their performance over and above regulatory requirements.

Not exact matches

The slowdown in mining project work has resulted in a 26 per cent fall in the number of environmental professionals employed at the state's biggest consulting firms over the past year.

The approval follows a 12 - month environmental assessment of the project that looked at the adequacy of emissions estimates and air quality modelling, cumulative air emissions, potential health impacts and worker health issues.

As an environmental sciences professor at Huston - Tillotson University in Austin, Jeff Wilson lived for a year in a dumpster as part of project designed to rethink home design and sustainable living.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended strict conditional approval of Sinosteel Midwest Corporation's proposal for exploration drilling at its Blue Hills Mungada East hematite project.

The Environmental Protection Authority has given conditional approval to Chevron's fourth train expansion proposal at its Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island.

Toro Energy has received the environmental watchdog's backing to mine two additional deposits at its Wiluna uranium project, subject to a number of strict conditions.

The company is also at the forefront of efforts to change the oilsands» poor environmental image, investing in the $ 1.35 - billion Quest project, which captures carbon emissions from oilsands operations and buries them beneath the surface.

The Environmental Protection Authority has rejected Sinosteel Midwest Corporation's proposal to develop a new mine pit at its Blue Hills Mungada East hematite project due to irreversible environmental Environmental Protection Authority has rejected Sinosteel Midwest Corporation's proposal to develop a new mine pit at its Blue Hills Mungada East hematite project due to irreversible environmental environmental consequences.

At the same time, environmental groups and local communities opposed to the project are not about to give up.

(In 2011, Cenovus Energy let on that output from two of its in situ oilsands projects could meet the standard, which mandates that crude oil imported to the state have lower wells - to - wheels emissions than the average of all crudes sold in the U.S.) «Yes, I think that's feasible,» says George Hoberg, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia who specializes in environmental conflict.

Martin told the committee she made the decision to go with a Class 1 environmental assessment last June 1 after Northern Pulp filed a project description with the department at the end of April.

The year - earlier loss included asset impairments at Pascua - Lama, a development project on the Chile - Argentina border that has been stalled by environmental issues.

«Within our new Environmental Services segment, incinerator utilization in the first quarter was seasonally strong at 87 %, while landfill volumes rose 58 % from the same period a year ago, driven by a large project and higher base business,» McKim said.

ALBANY - BASED Supersorb Minerals has taken a significant step in its drive to develop environmental technology projects as an extension of its core absorbent minerals business, starting test work for mine water treatment and mine site remediation at th...

The project will still face at least National Energy Board approval, but more likely a federal joint review panel including both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the National Energy Board, similar to the proceedings currently underway for the Northern Gateway Pipeline.

A year of hellish relations with aboriginal groups; a possibly fatal public - relations cloud over the Keystone project, based precisely on the Harper government's poor environmental record; serious opposition in Europe to any extension in Canada - EU relations at the very same time we're trying to negotiate a trade deal; and a set of controversies that still motivate NDP supporters and the NDP caucus today, another year closer to a federal election.

One of the studies from this project looks specifically at Bangladeshi migration and found that 70 per cent of Bangladeshi migrated to Canada because of environmental reasons.

Nigel Bankes, chair of natural resources law at the University of Calgary, said he believes the province will lose on the validity question because it is targeting a federally approved project, even though the legislation covers broad environmental concerns.

Having recently called out the federal government for failing to provide a justification for its decision to approve Shell's Jackpine mine oil sands expansion project (an approach that serves no interest other than the government's, as even industry would stand to benefit from knowing why one project is justified while another, e.g. Taseko's original Prosperity mine, is not), it was reassuring to see that at least this Joint Review Panel (JRP) shares my understanding of this obligation under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, SC 2012, c 19.

The Advanced Energy Centre (AEC) at MaRS Discovery District, the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) and the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their working relationship and to jointly explore potential deployment opportunities for Ontario's advanced energy and water technologies in China.

The AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Reports provide an in - depth look at the U.S. wind industry each year, including market rankings of major players, state - by - state details, economic and environmental impact, assessment of power offtake and wind capacity ownership, manufacturing and supply chain, project finance, offshore wind, transmission, and more.

Despite opposition from environmental activists, and governments at the provincial and municipal level in British Columbia, the pipeline expansion project should proceed for that reason.

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.

At that time there was pressure on the World Bank to do environmental impact studies on its projects.

I worked at an environmental consultancy for nearly a year for one of my CO-OP placements during my undgergrad, and one of the experiences from my time there that really stuck with me was doing groundwater sampling on a landfill site for a groundwater monitoring project.

interview with Lisa Francioni, Project Manager, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, and Environmental Affairs Coordinator, at the SF - based Wine Institute by Willi Paul

Councillor Trevor Norton (District Council of Loxton Waikerie), Craig Ferber (Project Manager, Loxton to Bookpurnong Local Action Planning Committee), Michelle Campbell (Local Engagement Officer, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office) and Ian Atkinson (Chief Executive Officer, Nature Foundation South Australia) watching environmental water flowing into a wetland at Loxton Riverfront ResEnvironmental Water Office) and Ian Atkinson (Chief Executive Officer, Nature Foundation South Australia) watching environmental water flowing into a wetland at Loxton Riverfront Resenvironmental water flowing into a wetland at Loxton Riverfront Reserve in 2014.

More information on the Murray - Darling Basin Environmental Water Knowledge and Research Project can be found at: Environmental Water Knowledge and Research

They include: Karen Block, Industrial Relations Manager, Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis; Hunter Francis, Director / Founder, Center for Sustainability in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Allison Jordan, Executive Director, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance; Camron King, President, Lodi Winegrape Commission; Karissa Kruse, President, Sonoma County Winegrowers; Kelli McCune, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Conservation; Michelle Novi, Industry Relations Manager, Napa Valley Vintners; Cyril Penn, Editor in Chief, Wine Business Monthly; and Beth Vukmanic Lopez, SIP Certification Manager, The Vineyard Team.

Criteria include projects that are innovative and have social, economic and environmental aspects, that can be replicated at different scales, and are inspirational.

This report is the product of the first year of monitoring and evaluation at the whole of Basin - scale as part of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office's five - year Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) Project.

Delivering the right amount of water to the right place, at the right time, is generating positive results for the environment, as demonstrated by a series of scientific reports analysing the impacts of Commonwealth environmental water use during 2014 - 15 - part of a $ 30 million investment in monitoring and evaluation projects across the Murray - Darling Basin over five years (to 2020).

The full research plans and more information about MDB EWKR can be accessed on the Murray - Darling Freshwater Research Centre website at Murray - Darling Basin Environmental Water Knowledge and Research Project.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office and Murray - Darling Basin Authority presented a poster on the classification project and its potential applications at the 2014 International River Symposium.

Irish agri - tech business BHSL has agreed a $ 3 million pilot project with the State of Maryland to trial its pioneering manure - to - energy technology which is aimed at transforming the environmental impact of the global poultry industry.

Previously, Lisa was a project coordinator and communications manager at Sustainable Monterey Bay and worked for environmental and planning consulting firms in England.

Our work at the Non-GMO Project is fueled by our shared belief that our diverse genetic inheritance is essential to human and environmental health and ecological harmony.

But that was before the Cook County Department of Environmental Control requested additional asbestos inspections and testing at the decades - old shopping center, pushing the project back several weeks.

The project would cost the park district from $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 a year, funding that would be used to gradually transform the land into a sanctuary aimed at providing environmental education.

Prior to that, Polly provided comprehensive research and grants administration for a portfolio of externally funded projects, including a $ 3 million Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Center for Risk Science and Public Health at The George Washington University.

«Mass Audubon values its long relationship with the DCR and other state environmental agencies, and the boardwalk project is another great example of this partnership at its very best.»

At 2 p.m., the Public Authorities Control Board meets, and will consider the $ 511 million loan from the Environmental Facilities Corp. to the Thruway Authority for Tappan Zee Bridge - related projects, Room 131, state Capitol, Albany.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

President Donald Trump is at Trump Tower in Manhattan, where he is scheduled this afternoon to participate in an infrastructure discussion, and also will sign an executive order establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects.

At 10:30 a.m., a news conference featuring environmental and medical professionals launches a new project focused on identifying illnesses possibly linked to people exposed to the toxic chemical PFOA, LCA Press Room, Room 130, LOB, Albany.

That's when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek's resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at -LSB-...]

Tom Mailey, spokesman for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said in a statement: «State technical experts are actively working with counterparts at HUD and Suffolk County on all details of the four critical sewer extension projects announced by Governor Cuomo this past October so that they qualify for a maximum of federal funding.»

Also at 9 a.m., Staten Island Assemblyman - elect Ron Castorina, Jr., NYC Councilman Joe Borelli and Perth Amboy Mayor Wilma Diaz highlight «the need for major improvements to the Outerbridge Crossing» and call on the Port Authority to commence an environmental impact study for the potential project, overpass of Tyrellan Avenue, between Veterans Road West and Boscombe Avenue, Staten Island.

«When you look at all the public health impacts and environmental conditions that were systematically ignored there is only one conclusion, that there were other motivations and incentives at play,» said Pramilla Malick of Protect Orange County, a local organization that has been opposing the project for several years.