Sentences with phrase «expanded federal protection»
During the trip, Muir convinced the president to expand the federal protection of the land in and around Yosemite National Park after exposing him to the exploitation of the valley's resources and the degradation of the land.
https://www.treehugger.com/ Not exact matches
Should the impasse not be resolved, the group asks the federal government to utilize all appropriate federal powers at their disposal, including expanding, if required, the Ocean Protection Plan to ensure the Trans Mountain pipeline project proceeds without further delay.
Boosted Fuel Efficiency Standards Coordinated International Response to Financial Crisis Passed Mini Stimuli Began Asia «Pivot Increased Support for Veterans Tightened Sanctions on Iran Created Conditions to Begin Closing Dirtiest Power Plants Passed Credit Card Reforms Eliminated Catch - 22 in Pay Equality Laws Improved Food Safety System Expanded National Service Expanded Wilderness and Watershed Protection Gave the FDA Power to Regulate Tobacco Pushed Federal Agencies to Be Green Leaders Let Space Shuttle Die and Killed Planned Moon Mission Improved School Nutrition Expanded Hate Crimes Protections Brokered Agreement for Speedy Compensation to Victims of Gulf Oil Spill Pushed Broadband Coverage Expanded Health Coverage for Children Helped South Sudan Declare Independence Killed the F - 22
His Senate has blocked Cuomo's attempts to expand abortion rights to protect late - term abortions, as well as efforts to make sure federal protections would continue if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, the expanded protections provided by the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (WPEA), and the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, protect individuals who report Federal agency misconduct from retaliation.
While some states use federal laws as building blocks for more stringent state laws, Texas does little to expand upon national protections.
These laws not only expand upon federal protections but also tread where national laws don't.
We want to expand protections granted under this important federal law, not weaken it.
HABRI urges passage of H.R. 909, Pet and Women Safety Act, which would expand federal law to include protections for pets of domestic violence victims and establish a federal grant program that will help ensure that victims have access to safe shelters for their pets.
Called the Pet and Women Safety Act, they would expand domestic violence protections to help safeguard women and their pets across state lines and establish a federal grant program to assist in securing safe shelter space for endangered pets.
Whether you believe legal services should be expanded or not through deregulation, surely we can all agree that federal prisoners deserve protection from incompetents who seek to profit from their misfortune.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 authorized the creation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, expanding federal funding of home visiting programs.
That means buttressing existing federal protections at the state level to ensure that anti — family planning activists and policymakers, including those in the Trump administration, do not undermine Medicaid, private insurance or family planning grant programs.22, 23,25 And it means expanding on current protections in various ways: For example, policymakers could address gaps in insurance coverage by requiring Medicaid and private insurance plans to cover vasectomy and condoms, as well as methods obtained without a prescription.
On Aug. 15, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published in the Federal Register a proposal to implement new Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) rules that expand the coverage of this statute and tightens the limits of what is considered a high cost loan.
Demand for medical services and facilities will continue to increase because of changing health care needs of aging baby boomers and expanded health insurance coverage created by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.