«After careful consideration of my responsibility to protect the public
health and environment from actual, threatened or potential harm from air pollution, I have decided to deny the Sunflower Electric Power Corporation application for an air quality permit,» Roderick Bremby, KDHE secretary, said in a written statement.
Our research underscores the importance of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the first global treaty designed to protect human
health and the environment from this element's adverse effects.
The administration of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas said its decision was based on projected risks to
health and the environment from global warming.
Kari Birdseye worked at Earthjustice from 2011 — 2016, as a national press secretary and on advocacy campaigns protecting
our health and the environment from the impacts of pesticides and toxic chemicals.
Steps the EPA Must Take to Reduce Global Warming Emissions The president is ensuring that the EPA fulfills its legal obligation to protect
our health and environment from the consequences of a warming world by reducing carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act.
The declaration should also guarantee procedural rights of peoples and communities, in particular access to environmental information, public participation in decision making and access to judicial remedies, in order to enable citizens and communities to play an active role in protecting
their health and environment from air pollution.
Recent scientific reports continue to sound even louder alarms about the threat to public
health and our environment from unchecked carbon, methane, and other climate pollution.
Ruckelshaus argued, «We've spent 40 years putting together an apparatus to protect public
health and the environment from a lot of different pollutants.
The Montreal Protocol is a multilateral environmental agreement that is successfully preventing massive damage to human
health and the environment from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun by phasing out the production and consumption of substances that deplete the ozone layer.
Title XIV: Miscellaneous - Subtitle A: General Provisions -(Sec. 1401) Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies assessing risks to human
health and the environment from energy technology, production, transport, transmission, distribution, storage, use, or conservation activities shall: (1) use sound and objective scientific practices in assessing such risks; (2) consider the best available science (including peer reviewed studies); and (3) describe the weight of the scientific evidence concerning such risks.
The administration of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius said its decision was based on projected risks to
health and the environment from global warming.
REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human
health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by toxic chemical use.
The Clean Air Act — whose basic structure was established in 1970, and then amended in 1977 and 1990 — is a United States federal law designed to protect human
health and the environment from the effects of air pollution.
Not exact matches
This year, there were a record - setting 95 entries
from 18 nations for the eight categories: cabin concepts; cabin systems; electronic systems; greener cabin,
health, safety
and environment; material
and components; passenger comfort hardware; university
and visionary concepts.
The statement
from the University of Washington said the initiative will focus on combating diseases
and health disparities
and healing the
environment, with the understanding that factors such as air pollution contribute to illnesses.
If you call one of these 10 states home, your home has plenty of room for improvement,
from crime to
health care
and the
environment.
Education We can generate greater appreciation
and loyalty
from all of our stakeholders by educating them about natural
and organic foods,
health, nutrition
and the
environment.
As Scott explains, they «contain 30 or more chapters providing special protections for foreign investors; extending patents
and copyrights; privatizing markets for public services such as education,
health,
and public utilities;
and «harmonizing» regulations in ways that limit or prevent governments
from protecting the public
health or
environment.»
A score of 100 would indicate maximum improvements across the SME
Health Check Index's eight indicators (business costs, capacity, employment, GDP, lending to SMEs, net business creation, revenue
and SME business confidence), down 48 per cent since 2014
and the fifth consecutive quarterly fall The SME
Health Check Index fell
from 48.4 in the third quarter of 2017 to 42.0 in Q4 2017, suggesting a worsening business
and macroeconomic
environment since the EU Referendum in June 2016
and the ongoing Brexit negotiations.
From helping entrepreneurs launch
and grow high - impact ventures to capturing global market opportunities for our ventures, MaRS focuses its work on four main sectors: Energy &
Environment (Cleantech), Finance & Commerce (FinTech),
Health,
and Work & Learning.
To a good degree, the
health benefits of flexible jobs come
from having more control over your schedule
and your work
environment.
Nor does it in any way restrict federal, provincial or territorial governments
from implementing new laws
and regulations in areas such as
health and safety, labour protection, education
and the
environment.
Our children are packed into schools like sardines, surgeries are cancelled for lack of beds, seniors die
from mistreatment, labour unions
and universities are gutted
and our
health and environment are degraded because the government won't enforce the law.
We work with entrepreneurs, researchers, elected officials, regulators, the media,
and institutions to create a seamless transition away
from factory farmed animal products
and toward alternatives that are better for our
environment, food security, global
health,
and animals.
This categorisation strictly depends on the operating
environment of the banks,
and within each category there can be more or less risky institutions, depending on the
health of the bank's balance sheet
and the systemic support that this institution may or may not get
from government.
Poverty has various manifestations, including lack of income
and productive resources sufficient to ensure sustainable livelihoods; hunger
and malnutrition; ill -
health; limited or lack of access to education
and other basic services; increased morbidity
and mortality
from illness; homelessness
and inadequate housing; unsafe
environments;
and social discrimination
and exclusion.
They violate
health codes, torture animals, pay minimum wages with minimum benefits, prevent workers
from unionizing, import plastic crap
from China (Walmart), pollute the
environment (Tyson), drive once proud poultry farmers into becoming wage slaves (Tyson), sell cheap products with high - profits produces by «modern slaves» in China
and other third - world countries (Walmart),... WWJB?
Aside
from being a major public
health code violation, roach infestations make for an unsanitary
environment and are a disturbing sight to your employees
and visitors.
Gina Lopez who has the political will to go after destructive mining operations that poses threats to
environment and people's
health and livelihood,» Roberto Cordova, a farmer leader
from Negros.
Apart
from farmers becoming more indebted, GMOs impact the
health and environment.
«
From the start, the Golden Rice has been beset with issues
and problems such as its relevance,
and its safety to human
health and environment,» said Cris Panerio, MASIPAG National Coordinator.
I think companies are profiting
from not being concerned about people's
health and the
environment.
While consumers reach out for proteins derived for potatoes, peas, rice, brown rice, sprouted rice, lentils,
and even coconut for their
health benefits, consumers in California have to deal with Proposition 65 warnings in some cases because of higher levels of lead, cadmium,
and arsenic taken up
from the
environment through both natural
and anthropogenic sources.
The Millennials: A Generation Invested in
Health and the
Environment, November 2014 The Millennials: A Generation Invested in
Health and the
Environment was compiled
from a 2013 study of 4,046 consumers nationwide, conducted by EcoFocus Worldwide Research in partnership with GPI.
Some were looking at making the switch
from a business point of view
and also for the
health of their staff
and the
environment.
We help protect our Australia's productive industries,
environment and human
health from pests
and diseases by assessing the risks they pose, prioritising the pathways of entry
and providing new technologies for surveillance
and early response through sensor networks
and autonomous platforms.
Governments are increasingly concerned about the impacts of inappropriate practices on the
health of the natural
environment, especially
from soil erosion, contamination
from agrochemicals,
and inefficient use of water resources.
COSMOS - standard guarantees: The use of products
from organic agriculture
and respect for biodiversity, the use of natural resources responsibly,
and respect for the
environment,
and the use of processing
and manufacturing that are clean
and respectful to human
health and the
environment.
«The need for a food labelling system is as acute now as it was 25 years ago, but the
health environment has changed yet again
and it is appropriate to ask where we go
from here,» says The Heart Foundation's National CEO Mary Barry.
From a global perspective, the PLP report includes the Company's 2025 goals aimed at working to improve the
health and well - being of all people, building resilience in communities around the world
and positively impacting the
environment.
I will help spare animals
from factory farms
and slaughter, reduce my impact on the
environment,
and improve my
health by taking a holiday
from meat
and enjoying delicious vegetarian foods every Monday.
are made
from petroleum - based plastics that are bad for baby's
health and wreak havoc on the
environment — taking up to 1,000 years to degrade
and choking our oceans
and landfills.
Authors John Gottman
and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: • Focusing on intimacy
and romance • Replacing an atmosphere of criticism
and irritability with one of appreciation • Preventing postpartum depression • Creating a home
environment that nurtures physical, emotional,
and mental
health, as well as cognitive
and behavioral development for your baby Complete with exercises that separate the «master»
from the «disaster» couples, this book helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.
In other words instead of getting goods
from a sweat shop their company is helping to boost the economy in an a developing nation in Africa, Asian or Latin America.Another way organic baby clothing companies can stand out is by supporting charitable or social causes that promote the
health of children
and the
environment.
The material must meet standards like being produced
from renewable resources
and include the conservation of soil
and water to ensure the
health of the
environment for the future.
So many recent cultural shifts — a growing sense of alarm over childhood (
and adult) obesity, a new interest in where our food comes
from and how its production affects our
health and environment, concern about climate change
and the need to source food locally — all point in that direction.
From the arts to the
environment and health, state
and consumer policy initiatives, get the data that makes a difference.
Nurturing parenting
and related practices — like mindfulness, emotion coaching, collaborative work
environments, healthy conflict resolution, nonviolent communication, overall questioning the status quo — are coming
from all directions, not only
from Attachment Parenting International (API) but also schools, workplaces,
health care providers, community leaders,
and other major sectors of society.
Simkin Center strives to provide a learning
environment free
from institutionalized racism
and oppression,
and is dedicated to
health and race equity
and cultural awareness in supporting maternal, infant
and family
health.
The decision to use cloth or disposable diapers is a controversial one, owing to issues ranging
from convenience,
health, cost,
and their effect on the
environment.