Sentences with phrase «human health the the environment»

Water pollution can also have devastating impacts on human health the the environment.

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Because there is no human crew, they can go to hard - to - reach and difficult environments to collect data and help scientists gain a better view of the state of ocean health and the changing climate.

A spokeswoman for the EPA declined to comment, but a top official said in an internal memo that EPA leaders «will do everything in our power to protect our ability to support the mission of the agency in protecting human health and the environment.»

Kenneth Freeman, Ambius» head of innovation, has been with the company since the 1990s and has since evolved his understanding of why humans are drawn to keeping plants in indoor environments and why doing so improves health and well - being.

Beyond Meat, for example, professes its portfolio has high levels of «clean» nutrients and is better for animals, the environment, and human health.

Foundation funding also flows for a range of other causes, including education, human rights, arts, health and the environment.

The provincial government filed a reference case Thursday in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking whether amendments it is proposing to the Environmental Management Act are valid and if they give the province the authority to control the shipment of heavy oils based on the impact spills could have on the environment, human health or communities.

The case would clarify whether the province has authority to prevent and manage releases into the environment of substances like diluted bitumen that could endanger human health, the environment or communities, even on federally regulated infrastructure like inter-provincial pipelines or railways.

Returning to Shell Jackpine, while Canadians might be able to guess which policy factors were considered, they have no way of knowing how they were considered in light of the government's obligations pursuant to section 4 to ensure that projects «are considered in a careful and precautionary manner» and that the government exercises its powers «in a manner that protects the environment and human health and applies the precautionary principles.»

«Modern waste to energy recovery facilities that are designed and operated in accordance with current stringent regulations do not adversely impact human health or the environment,» asserted Sarah Foster a founding member of Maryland based scientific research and consulting firm, CPF Associates.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.&Health and Public Services, a superfund site is «any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.&health and / or the environment.»

The price we pay for fossil fuels does not include the long - term costs to the environment and to human health.

Other environmental policies include promoting smarter energy use through the ecoEnergy Initiative; a Chemical Management Plan to regulate chemicals harmful to human health and the environment; $ 1.5 billion over seven years for the production of renewable fuels; a commitment to ensure that 90 percent of Canadian electricity needs are generated through non-emitting sources by 2020; and additional government funding to acquire and preserve ecologically sensitive lands.

Unfortunately, little attention is given to understanding how human dignity of the clinician is threatened and violated in the current health care environment... [which] has led to the systemic violation of the dignity of the clinician (and ultimately that of persons who are sick), created moral distress among clinicians, and the collapse of the healing relationship.

However, the term «sustainability» is used especially in reference to how human actions affect the health of the natural environment.

They bring religion back to the most fundamental of human concerns: health and well - being and being in touch with self and with one's environment.

We may say either that economics should aim at the health of community understood to include both human and nonhuman creatures or that it should aim at the health of human community in its natural environment.

In any case the health and of the human community is inexorably bound up with the health of its natural environment.

The control of the natural environment carries with it the control of the human beings who depend upon that environment for their health and sustenance.

Even in this country all national or state legislation designed to protect human health, the rights of workers, family farmers, or the natural environment will be subject to being overruled as in restraint of trade.

Consumers purchase organic foods for different reasons, including concerns about the effects of conventional farming practices on the environment, human health, and animal welfare.

They say: «excessive use of pesticides are very dangerous to human health, to the environment and it is misleading to claim they are vital to ensuring food security.»

There is no conclusive evidence that GMOs benefit or hinder human health or the environment, but we feel that consumers have the right - to - know about the use of GMOs in the foods that they select for their families.

Many more further detailed the destruction being wrought on the environment by industrial livestock farming and the dangerous effects on human health of eating too much meat.

The Food and Drug Administration and major scientific and health organizations such as the American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences and World Health Organization all have found GMOs are safe for humans and positive for the envirohealth organizations such as the American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences and World Health Organization all have found GMOs are safe for humans and positive for the enviroHealth Organization all have found GMOs are safe for humans and positive for the 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.

«The way conventional meat is produced today creates challenges for the environment, animal welfare and human health.

Recent meetings have discussed work on environmental issues of national significance such as threatened species protection, improving the environment for human health, and climate change.

Like MFM, the intention of the World Meatless Lunch initiative is to help people take small steps towards a greater goal: reducing global meat consumption and livestock production for the sake of human health, animal welfare and the environment.

In addition, all Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines are conducted under permits issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology R&D, after they established that the trials will pose no significant risks to human health and the environment.

The field trials were permitted by the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology research and development, after establishing that the trials will pose no significant risks to human health and environment.

Eating a whole - foods diet dramatically improves the health and well - being of humans, animals, and the environment — there are no downsides, only benefits!

Participating in research and collation of data to assess the safety of Golden Rice for human health and the environment.

They say: «excessive use of pesticides are very dangerous to human health, to the environment and it is misleading to claim they are vital to... more

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.

The volume or mass of a waste does not indicate its risk to human health or the environment.

Professor Alice Roberts talks to us about why we need to understand the connections with food, the environment and human health — and why we need to start by engaging a meaningful conversation with communities to increase general awareness, maybe even with the help of sociologists, philosophers, poets and artists.

We believe that it is critical that government heeds changing community expectations by supporting the growth and viability of regenerative agriculture while protecting the environment and human and animal health.

To be eligible to receive a donation, the organization must be a 501 (c) 3 doing charity work in Minnesota and must fall within Grand Casino's categories of giving which include health and human services, arts & culture, education, environment or holiday giving.

I'll be discussing a whole - food, plant - based diet and its benefits on human health and the environment.

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.

Scientists believe that because of shared environments, dog exposure to BPA through canned foods could have human health implications.

EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

Planet Wise Wet Bags are designed without PVC to further their desire to protect human health and the environment.

A study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the US looked at the influence of both child care and the home environment on over 1,000 typically - developing children They found that parent and family characteristics were more strongly linked to child development than were child care features.»

Single - use items, such as plastic straws, create untold harm to the environment and human health.

Learn what a safe sleep environment looks like according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are involved in the regulation of foods produced through biotechnology to ensure their safety, including human health and the health of the environment.

Ensure that the human rights to and the responsibility for food security, for good health and a safe environment, particularly for women and children, are fully observed in order to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, and sound infant and young child nutrition.

I don't think this is just a trend because we are becoming so educated about the relationship between the environment and human health.