Sentences with phrase «environmental safety of public»

Over the past few months, the Council has asked many questions about the environmental safety of public buildings, especially schools, libraries, and recreation centers.

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For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

1 is 1 project, to become the digitalization assistant for all industries; 3 is the three roles of connector, toolbox and ecosystem builder; 5 is the five remits of civic services, consumption, manufacturing services, health and environmental protection; and 7 refers to the seven tools of public accounts, mini programs, mobile payments, social media advertising, safety capabilities and something referred to as big - smart - cloud: big data, AI capabilities and cloud computing.

To run DOI's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, one of two agencies that regulates offshore drilling, Zinke chose Scott Angelle, a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission who served on the board of directors of (and was paid $ 989,238 by) oil pipeline operator Sunoco Logistics.

Clean Harbors is working with the town and the Department of Environmental Protection on a clean - up plan, and there will be a public information session about the plan Wednesday at the Public Safety Facpublic information session about the plan Wednesday at the Public Safety FacPublic Safety Facility.

32.3 whoever supports the regulation of business for purposes of public safety or environmental protection can not be my disciple.

Concern is mounting among physicians, health professionals, environmental advocacy groups, public safety officials, as well as consumers because of the possible effects of these chemicals on our children.

In 1987, Archy Kirkwood's Access to Personal Files Act was passed, giving the public access to manually held social work and housing records, which was followed by the Liberal MP's Access to Medical Reports Act in 1988, Chris Smith MP's Environment and Safety Information Act, giving the public access to environmental enforcement notices, and Doug Henderson MP's Access of Health Records Act 1990.

Nonetheless, state environmental officials downplayed residents» complaints and vehemently disputed local studies that found a link between elevated blood - lead levels among children and the water source switch, until, in October, Snyder conceded the situation had become a «public safety issue» and announced a $ 12m plan to transfer Flint back to its previous supply with the city of Detroit.

A diverse group of local governments, environmental protection organizations, business groups, recreational enthusiasts, newspapers and former federal and state government officials and environmental leaders are asking New York State voters to help make the Adirondacks and Catskills safer for residents and visitors alike by voting Yes for Ballot Proposal # 3 — The Public Health and Safety Land Account — this Election Day.

Chairperson of Rockland County Environmental Management Council Natalie Patasaw stated that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publEnvironmental Management Council Natalie Patasaw stated that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publenvironmental impact statement (DEIS), a preliminary study of the plant's environmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous publenvironmental effects and safety, failed to address numerous concerns raised in previous public inquiries.

It is congested, chaotic and poses a serious threat to public safety in this time of heightened terrorist threats... Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews.»

«The recent public health crisis in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh is a critical reminder of the need to be vigilant about protecting our public health and safety,» the mailer states, «and making smart investments in water quality and environmental protection.»

And he sat impassively at an open cabinet meeting as two of his appointees — acting health commissioner Howard Zucker and Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens — recommended that the state not allow natural gas hydrofracking, citing public health «red flags» and a lack of scientific data supporting its safety.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are conducting a sweeping investigation of environmental health and safety conditions, including cases of elevated blood lead levels, in public housing and homeless shelters and the possibility that the New York City housing and homeless agencies filed false claims to federal housing officials for payment related to the conditions.

The Bureau of Environmental Health and the Oneida County Health Department will present an update on community gardening efforts on Tuesday, June 18th beginning at 6:30 pm at the Thomas Lindsay Public Safety Building on James Street in Utica.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of environmental impacts of a derailment.

In fact, the panel is charged with providing «recommendations as to actions that can be taken to improve the safety and environmental performance of shale gas extraction processes and other steps to ensure protection of public health and safety,» according to Chu's memo (pdf) laying out its mission, which must deliver «immediate steps to be taken to improve the safety and environmental performance of fracking» within 90 days of its first meeting.

A group of risk experts is proposing a new framework and research agenda that they believe will support the most effective public warnings when a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard threatens safety.

The Environmental Protection Agency's latest survey for capitol improvement identifies the need to invest $ 298 billion over the next 20 years on wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to meet the Clean Water Act public safety goals of swimmable and fishable waters.

Those involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, site safety, availability of materials, logistics, inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays, preparing tender documents, etc..

Some of the ingredients are considered trade secrets, and there is little public information on the volumes used or the results of basic safety tests submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Many environmental public health advocates say the findings play a critical first step in prioritizing the thousands of chemicals currently in the market today, many of which have little safety data publicly available.

At the opposite end of precipitation extremes, drought also poses risks to public health and safety.192 Drought conditions may increase the environmental exposure to a broad set of health hazards including wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat events, flash flooding, degraded water quality, and reduced water quantity.

Graduates find careers in a range of private, public and academic positions, which include consulting firms; state and federal health and environmental regulatory agencies; product safety evaluation organizations; chemical, consumer products, pharmaceutical industries; and major universities.

With our submission of the Near Surface Disposal Facility's Environmental Impact Statement, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will be accepting comments from the public and Indigenous groups for the next 60 days.

This advanced nuclear power plant has major appeal in domestic and international markets, offering a right - sized, cost - effective solution for carbon - free energy, and ensuring attainable power options to existing and emerging global economies demanding increased certainty of public safety, environmental protection and security from intrusion and proliferation of nuclear materials.

In 1996, the EPA assembled its own task force, the Endocrine Disruption Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC), comprised of representatives from industry, government, environmental and public health groups, worker safety groups, and academia.

Managing and developing NanoMalaysia Centre and other approved Strategic Infrastructure and Facilities for the NND [National Nanotechnology Directorate Division] Pre-commercialisation and commercialisation of nanotechnology products Education and public awareness programmes Bringing in venture funds and international investments in nanotechnology Building capacity and R&D facilities Health, safety and environmental initiatives International linkages and networking

Dr. Kuiken also managed the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, also at the Woodrow Wilson Center, where he focused on public policy and the environmental health and safety aspects of nanotechnology.

Los Angeles About Blog FairWarning focuses on public health, safety and environmental news, and related topics of government and business accountability.

By depressing a 2.25 - mile downtown stretch of the rail corridor into a 1.75 - mile - long, 54 - foot - wide by 33 - foot - deep trench, the ReTRAC project resolved numerous environmental, public health, and safety issues.

OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulaSafety and Health Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulasafety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulasafety and consumer financial reform regulations.

Additionally, PIJAC is taking part in a workgroup formed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, in conjunction with the University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation, to identify issues and develop recommendations pertaining to public safety and potentially dangerous animals in Virginia.

Los Angeles About Blog FairWarning focuses on public health, safety and environmental news, and related topics of government and business accountability.

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has called for a moratorium on GM foods and advised physicians to â $ œeducate their patients, the medical community and the public to avoid GM foods.â $ This concern has been repeated by organizations such as the American Medical Association and Center for Food Safety.

The disingenuous aspect nonetheless requires immediate recognition, before addressing the environmental, cultural, and public safety aspects, lest discussion of the details be mistaken for accepting Winograd's initial premise.

They are not only educated to protect the health care of pets, livestock as well as zoo, exotic, competition and laboratory animals but they play an important role in environmental protection, food safety and public health.

Los Angeles About Blog FairWarning focuses on public health, safety and environmental news, and related topics of government and business accountability.

The Panel is actively involved in communicating on advocacy issues, current research, as well as educating government agencies and the public on health, safety and environmental arising from the production, use, storage, transportation and disposal of hydrogen peroxide.

A likely answer is that California is so focused and busy on environmental projects that redistribute wealth to various constituencies that they no longer are concerned about public safety (the San Bruno natural gas line explosion in San Francisco in 2010, the constant blow ups of water pipes under the streets of Los Angeles, the retrofitting of the San Onofre Nuke Plant, so that it could be a peaker plant that could ramp up and down to back up intermittent green power, failed and the plant was shut down eventually resulting in the South West Blackout in 2011).

In 2008, the Public Utilities Commissions in Oregon and California concluded that removing the dams, instead of spending more than $ 500 million to bring the dams up to 21st century safety and environmental standards, would save PacifiCorp customers more than $ 100 million.

API's ongoing workshop series «Commitment to Excellence in Hydraulic Fracturing» is one of the tools that the oil and natural gas industry uses to reinforce with regulators, remind lawmakers and educate the public on industry's commitment to and leadership on safety, health, and environmental protection.

The Sierra Club, along with our broad coalition of public health and safety, and environmental organizations, has requested that the Pipeline and Hazardrous Materials Safety Administration broaden the scope of the study to include an assessment of the consequences of a diluted bitumen safety, and environmental organizations, has requested that the Pipeline and Hazardrous Materials Safety Administration broaden the scope of the study to include an assessment of the consequences of a diluted bitumen Safety Administration broaden the scope of the study to include an assessment of the consequences of a diluted bitumen spill.

Other chapters of the TPP could put at risk green standards for public purchasing, efforts to block dirty energy projects such as oil drilling and coal mining, environmental labeling of consumer products, at - the - border regulations related to food safety, feed - in tariffs for renewable energy and the list goes on.

Politics provides a legislative framework for consumer protection, worker and public safety, environmental conservation and a host of other things.

(The industry funding of Michaels's publications was first made public by Bud Ward, editor of Environment Writer, the newsletter for journalists published by the Environmental Health Center of the National Safety Council.

The budget includes some priorities which are important to advocates of clean energy and climate progress, and directs money to education, public safety, and environmental protection.

There may be interest in addressing public and environmental safety issues concerning last year's Gulf oil spill (so that rules can be clarified and drilling allowed to increase) and nuclear power in light of Japan's recent struggles.

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