Sentences with phrase «for potential environmental damage»

A proposed trail linking Banff and Jasper is being criticized for potential environmental damage.

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One day, envirogenomics could provide clues to a person's sensitivity to environmental toxins (such as mercury) and the potential for damage based on that person's genes.

Environmental advocacy groups such as Greenpeace have argued that seabed mining should not be permitted in most of the world's oceans because of the potential for damage to deepsea ecosystems.

Other compelling reasons to begin taking action include the potential for catastrophes that defy the assumption that climate change damages will be incremental and linear; the risk of irreversible environmental impacts; the need to learn about the pace at which society can begin a transition to a climate - stable economy; the likelihood of imposing unconscionable burdens and impossible tasks on future generations; the need to create incentives to accelerate technological development the address climate change; and the ready availability of «no regrets» policies that have very low or even no costs to the economy.

The purpose of this paper is to present an independent assessment of the potential for leaks from the pipeline and the potential for environmental damage from those leaks.

Whether it concerns waste disposal, air emissions, underground storage tanks or other potential environmental law issues, companies are increasingly at risk for criminal penalties and civil damages awards arising from environmental issues.