Sentences with phrase «for federal waters»

A utility - scale offshore wind farm planned for the federal waters off the coast of New Jersey, Garden State Offshore Energy is a partnership between Deepwater Wind and PSEG.

In a report released 14 December, the Ocean Policy Task Force sketched out how nine new regional organizations would create master plans for federal waters by drawing on a massive database of scientific information.

Some believe that if the U.S. put a licensing system into place for federal waters out to the 200 - mile boundary, it would bring investment in fish farms and generate revenue.

Not exact matches

In April, Trump signed the America First Offshore Energy Executive Order instructing Zinke to revise the current five - year schedule for leasing blocks of the U.S. outer continental shelf, the waters off the U.S. shore that the federal government governs.

The committee also advanced the nominations of Matthew Leopold to serve as EPA's assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of General Counsel, David Ross to lead EPA's Office of Water, Paul Trombino III to serve as administrator for the Federal Highway Administration and to reappoint Jeffery Baran as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act requires the Secretary of the Interior, through BOEM, to prepare and maintain a schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales in federal waters, indicating the size, timing, and location of auctions that would best meet national energy needs for the five - year period following its approval.

From the shelter, the presidential motorcade travel to First Church to help load water and food on vehicles bound for flood victims in need, and the president, who was asking Congress for almost $ 8 billion in emergency funding, also repeatedly applauded the federal relief efforts thus far.

For example, take the two largest Hurricane Maria federal contracts awarded so far: the $ 122 million deal to feed hurricane survivors and the $ 118 million deal to send 80 million liters of bottled water to Puerto Rico.

Trump's new executive order now urges the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess and replace the most recent five - year oil and gas development plan the Obama administration put in place for the outer continental shelf, which covers federal waters off all U.S. coasts.

Overview of Renewable Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf — BOEM is responsible for offshore renewable energy development in Federal waters and anticipates future development on the OCS from three general sources: offshore wind, ocean wave, and ocean current energy.

Traders Look For Fourth Rate Hike Hint From Statement US futures are treading water ahead of the open on Wednesday, as investors await the monetary policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and earnings from 49 US companies.

An oil and gas lease sale allows qualified bidders to compete for exclusive rights to explore blocks in federal waters off Alaska.

The previous month MGX and PurLucid won federal / provincial grants totalling up to $ 8.2 million for their oilpatch water treatment system.

That year was a high - water mark for the federal party, which last elected an MP in Edmonton in 2004 and has not come close to electing a candidate since.

Since 2015, infrastructure projects paid for by federal dollars have had to plan ahead for floods and water damage.

Bringing the Seattle - based company closer to the nation's seat of power could be a competitive advantage for Amazon, with growing calls to regulate tech monopolies, billions of dollars in untaxed offshore stockpiles at stake and the habit some tech companies have of getting into hot water for operating on the fringes of state and federal rules.

When she was called on this claim in a general election debate, Ernst's response was a mess that both praised the federal Clean Water Act and seemed to call for state - based environmental regulation.

To attain my goal I drink water, or hire a drilling rig, or organize a lobby for a federal dam.

After loosing his senate position Rick Santorum earned millions of dollars including payments from a lobbying firm, an energy company engaged in controversial practice which pollutes ground water and endangers the public and a hospital conglomerate that was sued for allegedly defrauding the federal government.

It would block the Federal Government's attempt to reduce by 70 gigalitres the volume of water set aside for the environment in the northern Basin, as recommended by the Murray - Darling Basin Authority in 2016.

The Federal Minister for Water and Environment, Tony Burke, has told The World Today he can see a way to address the major sticking points.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

The city and the park board settled the federal Clean Water Act lawsuit with Stone, paying $ 350,000 for his legal bills.

Most reported cases have been ascribed to the use of contaminated well water for preparation of infant formula.1 — 3 Fifteen million families in the United States obtain their drinking water from unregulated wells.4 In a survey of 5500 private water supplies from 9 Midwestern states, 13 % of the wells were found to have nitrate concentrations > 10 mg / L or 10 ppm nitrate nitrogen, 5 the federal maximum contaminant level.6 It is estimated that 2 million families drink water from private wells that fail to meet the federal drinking - water standard for nitrate, and 40000 infants younger than 6 months live in homes that have nitrate - contaminated water supplies.4 In urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problem.7

So the question, concerned parents, is this: Are you going to wait around for federal government action (which could easily take years and be watered down by the deep pocketed food industry) or are you going to demand action in your school district now?

David Binkle, deputy director of Los Angeles school district food services, would like the federal government to help pay for water instead of only mandating that water be made available.

Rep. Chris Gibson called on Wednesday for an investigation into the state and federal government's response to the contamination of drinking water in the upstate communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh.

For a good example of how the virtual can combine with the real to yield results, see Food and Water Watch «s campaign last year to get federal approval for schools to buy hormone - free milk through the National School Lunch ProgrFor a good example of how the virtual can combine with the real to yield results, see Food and Water Watch «s campaign last year to get federal approval for schools to buy hormone - free milk through the National School Lunch Progrfor schools to buy hormone - free milk through the National School Lunch Program.

Hearings on the federal level over water quality issues have been called for by GOP Rep. Chris Gibson of the Hudson Valley as well as Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice on Long Island.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday became the latest elected official to call for federal hearings into the water contamination issues in Hoosick Falls.

The governor's office points to a «loophole» in federal regulations that exemptions water systems serving less than 10,000 people from testing for contaminates like 1,4 - dioxane.

«The federal government should provide actionable guidance on best practices for removing 1,4 - dioxane from drinking water, invest in cutting - edge treatment technologies, and set a MCL to protect public health.»

As is the case with other unregulated contaminants, we've relied on the federal EPA's advisories and when they recommended against drinking the village water and lowered the advisory level for the chemical, we abided by that decision.

The assemblymember who represents Hoosick Falls is calling for a federal investigation after revelations that Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration knew about elevated levels of a toxin in the village's water for a year and a half before residents were warned.

Erie County Department of Health is responsible for overseeing and regulating public drinking water supplies» compliance with State and Federal standards.

The Federal Government has admitted that Nigeria did not achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water and sanitation.

Governor Cuomo is calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to establish an official drinking water standard for the unregulated contaminant 1,4 - dioxane.

The New York Public Interest Research Group has opened an online database giving residents a shortcut to accessing federal and state test results for contaminants in drinking water.

In June, Reinvent Albany joined a coalition of environmental and sustainable transportation advocacy groups who oppose using $ 511m in state and federal clean water loans for construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

She voted against legislation to delay implementation of federal ozone standards, and she voted in support of a spending bill for energy and water programs.

The subject of that call: asking the federal government to increase funding for local governments to support water infrastructure needs.

The Suffolk County fire academy in Yaphank, used for training volunteer firefighters, is now on the state's Superfund list after water samples from monitoring wells detected contaminants that exceed federal health advisories.

A federal appeals court has upheld New York State's denial of water permits for the proposed Constitution Pipeline which would run through Central New York to Schoharie County.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFFor the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFfor a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

Cuomo administration officials have said since 2016 that the state would act on its own to set lower limits for PFOA and PFOS for all water systems in the absence of federal leadership.

The state's Department of Environmental Conservation issued a statement citing its own «ongoing and aggressive response» to the Hoosick Falls water, and saying that the E.P.A. was «finally acting» on a January response for federal Superfund consideration.

Particularly disturbing is that if Cuomo succeeds in taking — mainly federal — clean water funds for a bridge project, he will open the door for other governors to do the same.

It also comes after the Federal Environmental Protection Agency stepped in last month and told residents they could not drink or cook with the water, and may declare it a federal Superfund site, which would require the company responsible for the pollution to fund its cFederal Environmental Protection Agency stepped in last month and told residents they could not drink or cook with the water, and may declare it a federal Superfund site, which would require the company responsible for the pollution to fund its cfederal Superfund site, which would require the company responsible for the pollution to fund its cleanup.

The state Health Department refused to caution residents of Hoosick Falls that their water contained levels of toxic chemicals considered unsafe by the federal government for more than a year, even as evidence mounted that a serious health crisis could be unfolding.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer today became the highest - ranking state Democrat to call for federal hearings into the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.