Sentences with phrase «federal environment»

In the present federal environment, there is a definitive need for independent analyses and research.

A scientific panel struck by former federal environment minister Jim Prentice found «significant» weaknesses in monitoring pollution from the oilsands that must be corrected.

The work was funded by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA).

Determined to do something to help the neighborhood where I lived (which was later declared a Superfund environmental cleanup site by federal Environment Protection Agency), I worked with my friends to launch our own club.

The court dismissed claims by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) that former federal environment minister Greg Hunt's 2014 approval of the Carmichael mine violated international obligations to protect the reef, a UNESCO world heritage site.

The Turnbull government faces a test of its $ 500m budget commitment to protect the Great Barrier Reef, after federal environment officials ruled that a farmer could clear almost 2,000 hectares of Queensland forest.

Last week Jochen Flasbarth, state secretary at Germany's federal environment ministry, told New Scientist that buried CO2 is seen as almost as bad as nuclear waste.

-- German Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendriks September 17th, 2014.

Wynne — speaking at a home in East York with Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to announce funds for rebates for eco-friendly renovations — also said she has not had any contact with the state government since both sides enacted their trade - limiting laws.

Even the counter charge from federal Environment Minister John Baird that the Harper government's approach would be stronger, while lacking in credibility, in its own way advances the day when a mandatory and effective carbon - pricing system will be put into place across Canada.

He has proven to be a strong ally as the city reforms the homeless shelter and homeless services sector, works to create more affordable housing, and fights for resources in a hostile federal environment.

September 17th — The Link: Public Consultation opens floor for criticism of Federal Environment Policy

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signs new rule requiring the underlying data of scientific studies used to make federal environment and energy policy be open to public inspection.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act requires federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq to approve the substitution request.

Feb. 14, 2014: Federal Court finds federal environment and fisheries ministers broke the law by failing to enforce Species at Risk Act in a lawsuit brought in relation to pipeline route.

Groups such as Clean Up Australia have long campaigned for plastic bags to be banned «forever,» and in March last year hopes were buoyed when federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was prepared to use the «bully pulpit» of government to «get rid of» plastic bags.

This is the wind farm that became famous for being at first blocked by Liberal Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell because of a alleged threat to the endangered orange bellied parrot, and then OKed when it became apparent that the proposed wind farm posed no threat to the parrot.

Australian Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has called Greenpeace's revelations «serious» and insisted they must be investigated.

This week's National Press Club debate between federal environment minister Greg Hunt and his shadow counterpart Mark Butler largely retrod party lines, and received limited coverage.

All this demonstrates the wisdom of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's proposed rule to require that data underlying scientific studies used to justify federal environment and energy policies be open to public inspection and criticism.

But the new federal Environment minister, Malcolm Turnbull, stole their thunder (and, it seems, their idea) by announcing today that incandescent light bulbs were to get the flick (as the newspapers are headlining the move).

A CBC interviewer asked federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna if Trans Mountain would have received the green light under the new assessment process.

German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau.

Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing

Over at The Star, Chantal Hébert makes the case for former federal Environment Minister Stéphane Dion.

Before Kihuen returned to Washington, D.C., he engaged in open dialogue with these Nevadans on what he can do to advance a more progressive agenda in this hostile federal environment.

The new rule, subject to a 30 - day comment period, will require the underlying data of scientific studies used to make federal environment and energy policy be open to public inspection and possible criticism.

As CIBC vice-chair Jim Prentice, a former federal environment minister, noted at a business forum in Lake Louise, Alta., in November, «a lot of assumptions have been based on the seemingly insatiable appetite of the United States for energy.

Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has given environmental approval for Shell's Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the Browse Basin with strict conditions.

And as a former federal environment and aboriginal affairs minister, he has the experience needed to quell the opposition that has bedevilled resource development in the province.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna acknowledged Friday there are differences over the pipeline, but she said it was approved by Ottawa after extensive reviews and it will be built.

Last month, MacLauchlan wrote a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil and to federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna in which he called for a more comprehensive assessment.

Since 2015, when the Liberals were elected and McKenna became the federal environment minister, Canada has actually been moving further away from its 2030 target.

If a judge deems the British Columbia government is not doing enough to protect crucial habitat of the endangered spotted owl, he or she could order the federal environment minister to recommend an emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act.

In a round of interviews after the auditors» report was released, federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna argued in effect that the report is out of date.

Ottawa (11 Sept. 2017)-- There is great concern, apprehension, and suspicion from labour and environment groups following a recent announcement by the federal environment minister, Catherine McKenna, on the creation of a 10 - person advisory council on NAFTA and the environment.

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), a member organization of the Trade Justice Network, released the following statement regarding the new NAFTA Advisory Council on the Environment: Ottawa (11 Sept. 2017)-- There is great concern, apprehension, and suspicion from labour and environment groups following a recent announcement by the federal environment minister, -LSB-...]

Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has requested more time before ruling on an approval for Toro Energy's Wiluna uranium mine in Western Australia.

Foodbank is one of a small number of organisations tasked by the Federal Environment Minister, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, to assist in the development of Australia's first ever Food Waste Strategy.

Having been made aware of the clear community concern, federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke has now rejected the cruellest components of the export plan.

Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing.

In a first, federal environment officials today scientifically linked underground water pollution with hydraulic fracturing, concluding that contaminants found in central Wyoming were likely caused by the gas drilling process.

The Federal Environment Agency estimates that two to three times as many antibiotics are administered in veterinary medicine as in human medicine.

According to Eckhardt Viehl of Germany's Radiation Protection Authority, which will run the dump for the federal environment ministry, more than # 230 million has been spent on the project so far.