Sentences with phrase «examine water issues»

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The panel's work included examining the levels of PFOA in the blood of those who consumed the contaminated water or were exposed to PFOA in other ways, and also researching their health issues in connection with how much tainted water they may have consumed over time.

This week the New York State Assembly Committees on Health and Environmental Conservation announced hearings into examine the quality of the state's drinking water and state government's responses to contamination issues.

The Tory manifesto had included a commitment to examine the specific issue, but the pledge was watered down in the coalition's programme for government.

At 10 a.m., Assembly Standing Committees on Environmental Conservation and Health, and the Subcommittee on Oversight of the DEC, hold a joint public hearing to examine water quality issues and to review implementation of the $ 2.5 billion in water infrastructure funding contained in the 2017 - 18 budget, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

Cuomo's health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker says as he examined numerous completed and still on going studies on fracking's effects on drinking water, air quality and other health issues, several «red flags» were raised, and he says he has «identified significant health risks in the current data» that have not been answered by conclusive long term studies with «large population pools».

They say the purpose of the hearing is to «explore the sources of water contamination, examine local, state, and federal oversight issues, and hear from experts, local residents, and others on what can be done to assist affected communities and mitigate future incidents.»

In a statement, Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan said the hearings would allow the Senate «to explore the sources of water contamination, examine state and federal oversight issues, and determine how we can prevent this from happening in the future.»

The organization has also assembled some 1,000 scientists, engineers and medical professionals at the ready to work on pro-bono basis to help non-profits and human rights organizations on issues as varied as studying the potential for oil development in Kenya by examining unique geological conditions and assessing the potential for detrimental effects on local water quality.

As water scarcity and quality issues grow in California and around the world, a new book co-edited by UC Riverside water economist Ariel Dinar and water experts in Spain and Argentina examines the experience of 15 countries where conservation has been achieved through water - pricing incentive systems.

In the same issue of PLoS Biology, Kai Chan of the University of British Columbia and his colleagues examined the overlap between preserving ecosystem services, such as providing water or pollinating crops, and preserving overall biodiversity in the central coast region of California.

The study grew out of work the authors undertook in the Pacific, where scientists met with community members and local, regional, and national government experts to examine issues such as food security, access to fresh water, quality education, sustainable tourism, and protection of marine and terrestrial resources.

Then they examine the supply and demand issues around their local water source (s), and they meet a hydrogeologist who introduces students to some of the issues around the sustainability of...

This is because important issues may be evident such as water damage or erosion when examining concrete - based features.

Plan B thoughtfully examines the critical global issues of our time: fresh water scarcity, soil depletion, deforestation; desertification; fisheries collapse; habitat destruction; species extinction; extreme weather; global warming, energy policy, and human population growth.

This issue attempts to examine the dogma and the policy responses in India to protect environmental water quality of the mountains.

Other articles in the issue examine future projections of river flows and climate extremes in the Columbia Basin, the effect of water and environmental management behaviours on water resources and vulnerabilities, the effect of climate oscillations on year - to - year variation in river flows and the glacier monitoring programme in the upper Columbia.

Issues examined include: whether we really are facing a «Green» energy future or not; the rise of electric vehicles; the long term relevance to law firms of growing demand for natural resources — including water resources; and how a global economy will demand a far greater global transport infrastructure.

The Native Title Report 2008 examines in detail the topical issues of climate change, water resources and the way in which Indigenous traditional knowledge can be used to respond to these challenges.

This year, in addition to examining the progress the government has made in achieving greater rights and equality for Indigenous peoples, and how the government can complement its symbolic Apology with practical, beneficial changes to the native title system, the focus for the Native Title Report 2008 addresses the topical issues of climate change and water.