Sentences with phrase «environmental rules for»

More stringent environmental rules for aging coal plants — almost three - quarters of U.S. coal plants in operation today were built from the 1940s to the 1970s — also play a role.

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The movie, which weaves together extraordinary feats of engineering and military, environmental and cultural achievements, hit theaters three days before China's rubber - stamp legislature convened to amend the constitution and allow Xi to potentially rule China for life.

The Chinese government's environmental crackdown could provide a boost for the beleagured Sino Iron project, notwithstanding a recent adverse court ruling.

Indeed, Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 %, and specifically eliminates measures designed to preserve clean air and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Rule.

Singh, who has long stood in opposition to the project on the grounds that it was approved under what he calls flawed environmental assessment rules adopted by the previous Conservative government, said Wednesday the Trudeau government should, in tandem with B.C., ask the Supreme Court for a reference to resolve what he calls jurisdictional issues.

The 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision in April to declare U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules through 2025 «not appropriate.»

New LEED rules poised to remake market for environmental forest products, Canadian timber.

The manual is highly technical and outlines concerns specific to the industry, including accounting rules for oil reserves, how to review engineering reports, environmental issues such as potential oil spills and other risks.

Although TPP is often seen as another in a line of treaties aimed at liberalizing trade further, a more important goal may have been to «raise the bar» on trade, and to set up a body of rules, including on environmental and labor issues, with which to create pressure for countries like China to comply.

South32 said there has been no disruption to production following a ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court that the mine had caused health problems and environmental damage for local communities.

The lawsuit filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, seeks to set aside and hold unlawful the Environmental Protection Agency's effort to weaken the existing clean car rules.

It is that aspect of the law that frightens environmental groups that have fought for years for the coal - mining rule and another rule to restrict energy companies from burning off natural gas during drilling operations on public lands.

On the investment side, while the detention of Canadian investors John Chang and Allison Lu for commercial disputes with politically connected counterparts in China has gotten most of the publicity, other practices, such imposing technology transfer requirements on foreign investors, targeting foreign over local firms in enforcing environmental rules, and denying reciprocal treatment of investments in resource projects, banking, telecommunications and professional services are also cause for serious concern.

For example, under the B.C. Liberals» rules, no environmental assessment is required for the «temporary» storage of toxic waste, no matter how much of the lethal waste is being storFor example, under the B.C. Liberals» rules, no environmental assessment is required for the «temporary» storage of toxic waste, no matter how much of the lethal waste is being storfor the «temporary» storage of toxic waste, no matter how much of the lethal waste is being stored.

The Lodi Winegrape Commission created Lodi Rules ™, California's first third - party - certified sustainable winegrowing program, which recently won Gov. Brown's annual Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)-- the highest environmental award in the state of California — for its mission to address major environmental, economic and social challenges facing California's agricultuEnvironmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)-- the highest environmental award in the state of California — for its mission to address major environmental, economic and social challenges facing California's agricultuenvironmental award in the state of California — for its mission to address major environmental, economic and social challenges facing California's agricultuenvironmental, economic and social challenges facing California's agricultural industry.

Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Here's How Big Wine Gets to Avoid Environmental Rules in Napa In 2006, Napa County officials issued a permit for The Caves at Soda Canyon, a new winery in the hills east of the city of Napa.

The importance of this achievement was acknowledged in 2006 when the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing were awarded the afore - mentioned Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award.

The packaging industry is celebrating after EU negotiations ruled that packaging would retain its Internal Market legal base, making it harder for national governments to introduce unilateral bans for environmental reasons.

This coffee is certified by both Rainforest Alliance and Smithsonian — rest assured your purchase supports biodiversity if it complies with the strict environmental rules set forth for Smithsonian Bird - Friendly certification.

For further information regarding the trade of Commonwealth environmental water refer to the Commonwealth environmental water Trading Framework, which includes operating rules, procedures and protocols.

The group says the proposed rules «will not result in environmental protection», but will instead «set an unreasonable bar» for drillers, and make New York uncompetitive with other states.

IOGA says the proposed rules «will not result in environmental protection», but will instead «set an unreasonable bar» for drillers, and make New York uncompetitive with other states.

And while Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens hinted at a possible do over on the rule - making process for fracking, Cuomo says there's «no step back.»

The Department of Environmental Conservation is developing rules and regulations that could pave the way for high - volume hydrofracking in the state's Marcellus Shale formation in the Southern Tier region.

Wilson criticized Stefanik's environmental record, including for what she said was a vote to nullify the Stream Protection Rule, an Obama - era rule that sought to restrict coal companies from dumping waste into waterwRule, an Obama - era rule that sought to restrict coal companies from dumping waste into waterwrule that sought to restrict coal companies from dumping waste into waterways.

The State Environmental Conservation Department is making apparent major changes in its rules for air emissions.

A potential EU directive would not come into effect for some time, and environmental minister David Heath told the Commons yesterday that the government was not aware of any plans to bring in a ruling.

1118 - FCO - For first time in 64 year history the Commonwealth will have a formal Charter setting out core values: democracy; human rights; peace and security; tolerance, respect and understanding; freedom of expression; separation of powers; rule of law; good governance; sustainable development; environmental protection; access to health, education, food and shelter; gender equality; and the importance of young people and civil society.

Schneiderman in a statement Thursday contended the rules change amounts to a rollback of environmental protections by suspending it for two years, replacing it with regulations that are outdated and confusing.

Federal environmental officials today dismissed protests from New York and issued a final ruling that will allow operation of an open - water site in eastern Long Island Sound for disposing of dredged materials from harbors and ports.

But their lack of clear policies - beyond those environmental ideas that would lead to all the lights going out - surely rules them out for most.

Flow control found support, however, on the Ulster County Legislature's Environmental, Energy and Technology Committee where Chairman Carl Belfiglio said he had advocated for the new rules since July.

A Lockport company has been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating chemical safety rules for handling the potentially deadly gas phosgene.

Erie County, New York - Legislator Patrick Burke who garnered national recognition for his ban on microbead plastics, has submitted a resolution expressing his opposition to the Trump Administration's proposed elimination of the Clean Water Rule, as well as the stark reductions in Environmental Protection Agency funding that would cut funds for the Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 %.

The order gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the authority to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan, the set of rules that established goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil - fueled electricity plants through a national trading system.

The Department of Environmental Conservation says the voluminous technical document was initially posted Wednesday, a day before a deadline for adopting rules for the controversial drilling known as «fracking» or making changes and allowing more comment.

ALBANY — State Department of Environmental Conservation plans for an agency vote Wednesday on rules governing the installation of new outdoor wood boilers has New York Farm Bureau officials concerned that end - of - year politics are at play.

New York City Housing Authority Chairwoman Shola Olatoye said on Friday that the agency has been out of compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules requiring training for work involving lead paint since 2014.

Connecticut's legal conflicts with the federal government over air quality issues escalated again last weekwhen the state joined New York in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce ozone pollution rules.

The lawyer for the casino opponents who sued, Daniel Spitzer, said the ruling has ripple effects because other related decisions relied on the town's proper implementation of the state environmental review law.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he expects the State's Department of Environmental Conservation will fail to meet a November 29 deadline to propose new rules for the gas drilling process known as hydro - fracking.

A spokeswoman for the DEC says since the environmental assessment is now delayed because of the new health review, the rule making process has also fallen behind.

By Sean Ryan Public wastewater utilities argue they can not afford projects to satisfy new phosphorous rules for water quality that environmental groups are demanding.

Several progressive movements — for women's rights, environmental rights, worker safety rules, gay rights, civil rights — he exclaimed, started in New York and that inaction in Washington, D.C. necessitates that states forge ahead on tackling the issues accompanying elections in the digital age.

The role of bull's - eye size in UV protection does not necessarily discount other environmental factors correlated with latitude; for example, ornithologists have argued that Gloger's rule arises because darker pigmentation comes from a compound that protects feathers from bacteria in the wet, humid tropics.

The hearing on the quota is scheduled for 12 December, and Agata Szafraniuk, a lawyer at the environmental nonprofit ClientEarth in Warsaw, expects a ruling next year.

The Environmental Protection Agency has new rules for how much carbon dioxide power plants can spew.

«Any agency's proposed rulemaking must have a rational basis behind it,» says Robert Routh, an attorney for the Clean Air Council, a Philadelphia environmental organization among those challenging the methane rule suspension.

As for medical data, supporters of the bill say names and other private information could be scrubbed — but that would likely be expensive and time - intensive, and thus another factor limiting the number of studies the EPA could use to make its environmental protection rules.

A Government Accountability Office report says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from oil and gas drilling