Sentences with phrase «in environmental permits»

Agencies often seek unwarranted provisions in environmental permits.
Lightfoot has represented municipalities in environmental permitting and compliance matters involving wastewater treatment systems and solid - waste management facilities.

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Taking Curraghinalt to production is the Company's primary goal and will be advanced in 2018 through further drilling, engineering and geological studies, and environmental and permitting activities.
Perth - based gold producer Troy Resources has received an environmental permit for the construction and operation of its Karouni gold project in Guyana.
Peru has a deeply ingrained mining culture dating from the Inca era, and operates a sophisticated regulatory regime under which permits are granted in a timely manner to companies that demonstrate they operate responsibly and meet stringent technical and environmental standards.
Obama offered no indication of whether he'll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change.
Intervening in regulators» and governments» decisions to permit new pipelines are environmental considerations and, in Canada, First Nations» desire to assert their territorial rights.
The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juEnvironmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental juenvironmental justice.»
When environmental groups succeeded in getting a federal judge to grant a February 24 order that temporarily halted work in the Atchafalaya Basin while a permit for the pipeline is being challenged, Rosinski wondered whether construction could still legally move forward on her land.
Oil sands development is a matter of provincial government policy: in a government policy paper (the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy) issued a few years ago (and since recalled), the core area of the oil sands resources in Alberta was designated a «sacrifice zone», within which it was acknowledged that significant and irreversible environmental impact would be permitted to occur, to enable the realization of the significant economic benefits such development promised.
In that case, a NAFTA tribunal ruled 2 - 1 that an environmental assessment process, which resulted in a U.S. firm being denied a permit to dig a massive quarry in an ecologically sensitive region of Nova Scotia, violated the firm's NAFTA investor protectionIn that case, a NAFTA tribunal ruled 2 - 1 that an environmental assessment process, which resulted in a U.S. firm being denied a permit to dig a massive quarry in an ecologically sensitive region of Nova Scotia, violated the firm's NAFTA investor protectionin a U.S. firm being denied a permit to dig a massive quarry in an ecologically sensitive region of Nova Scotia, violated the firm's NAFTA investor protectionin an ecologically sensitive region of Nova Scotia, violated the firm's NAFTA investor protections.
The state office, in Gainesville, has already approved the eligibility of 103 canals in the Keys and environmental permits from National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are both in process.
Mr. Chabot is fluent in French and English and has a wealth of experience in developing advanced - stage projects, including permitting, environmental management, project evaluation, operation start - up, reserve evaluation, mine planning, health and safety, and budget control.
There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward - looking statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties involving interpretation of drilling results, environmental matters, lack of ability to obtain required permitting, equipment breakdown or disruptions, and the other factors described in Paramount's disclosures as filed with the SEC.
Printpack currently has five full - time, corporate - level environmental professionals who are responsible for providing services in the areas of regulatory interpretation, auditing, environmental engineering, environmental data management, permitting, environmental policy development and legislative affairs.
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief Trending Story: Here's How Big Wine Gets to Avoid Environmental Rules in Napa In 2006, Napa County officials issued a permit for The Caves at Soda Canyon, a new winery in the hills east of the city of Napin Napa In 2006, Napa County officials issued a permit for The Caves at Soda Canyon, a new winery in the hills east of the city of NapIn 2006, Napa County officials issued a permit for The Caves at Soda Canyon, a new winery in the hills east of the city of Napin the hills east of the city of Napa.
(91) Yes — However, the use of cleaners not listed in tables 7.3 or 7.4 (PSL) is permitted under specific conditions laid out in 8.2.3 (32.310): 1) the efficacy of the alternative cleaning substance is documented; 2) the cleaning materials used are effectively removed from the product contact surfaces, by an acceptable removal event (see 3.59 «removal event» definition) and that process documented; 4) the disposal of the effluent has been neutralized to minimize the environmental impact.
Mass Audubon stands with the affected communities and other interested public and private groups in supporting a strong EPA permit governing the implementation of this crucial environmental cleanup project, which may well affect Massachusetts and the Northeast for centuries.
Mass Audubon urges that the final EPA permit make it clear that GE will be responsible in perpetuity for managing the persistent environmental contamination that will remain even after the cleanup.
The Park District needs a permit for the shooting from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to lift the injunction issued in response to a park neighbor's lawsuit.
In June 1998, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said the park needed to obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit because the lead shot from shotgun shells may contaminate the ground and run - off water.
The Park District received a permit in October to reopen the trapshooting park, which had been closed since 1998 because of concerns about the environmental impact of shooting.
A 50 - year - tradition will resume in Naperville, now that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued a permit allowing trapshooting at Sportsman's Park.
Park officials suspended shooting in the park last summer and have said they will not allow shooting to resume until a permit is obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read more about the environmental benefits and concerns related to wind energy development as well as the need for planning and permitting criteria in Mass Audubon's Position Statement on Wind Energy Development.
Mass Audubon supports a strong and unambiguous Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit for the cleanup of PCB contamination in the Housatonic River, caused by the General Electric complex in Pittsfield.
«It should be noted that the Governor and his environmental and energy resources team are trying to do what has not been accomplished — or even attempted — in other states that have permitted hydrofracking: to regulate hydrofracking such that the gas companies bear the full cost of production of their product, and not have their product «subsidized» by the degradation of the State's water, air and land resources.
New permit requests to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation have dropped sharply in recent months and in 2012 will be far fewer than the nearly - 600 permits usually issued.
Three elected officials joined an environmental group Monday in calling on the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation to revoke or suspend an essential permit for a natural gas power plant in Oenvironmental group Monday in calling on the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation to revoke or suspend an essential permit for a natural gas power plant in OEnvironmental Conservation to revoke or suspend an essential permit for a natural gas power plant in Orange County.
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens estimates the agency has received 40,000 comments in the public comment period which just ended on January 11th on a draft environmental impact study to permit hydro fracking on some private lands in New York State.
The New York State Assembly's Environmental Conservation Committee has voted in favor of a law that would defer the issuance of new hydrofracking permits amid increased environmental and health concerns about the controversial natural gas extraEnvironmental Conservation Committee has voted in favor of a law that would defer the issuance of new hydrofracking permits amid increased environmental and health concerns about the controversial natural gas extraenvironmental and health concerns about the controversial natural gas extraction method.
Governor Cuomo's environmental department is conducting a review process and is likely to begin issuing permits sometime in 2012.
President Donald Trump is at Trump Tower in Manhattan, where he is scheduled this afternoon to participate in an infrastructure discussion, and also will sign an executive order establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects.
A 2011 Department of Buildings permit for work at the site listed its owner as Emanuel Kanaris, who is identified in a letter about environmental remediation from the state as part of MJM.
The union writes in the letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent last week urging Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos to oppose the plan and not grant the necessary permits for the facility.
Environmental groups and advocates are cheering the decision by state environmental officials to deny permits for the Millennium Pipeline to connect to a Hudson Valley power plant that is playing a supporting role in the corruption case against former gubernatorial aideEnvironmental groups and advocates are cheering the decision by state environmental officials to deny permits for the Millennium Pipeline to connect to a Hudson Valley power plant that is playing a supporting role in the corruption case against former gubernatorial aideenvironmental officials to deny permits for the Millennium Pipeline to connect to a Hudson Valley power plant that is playing a supporting role in the corruption case against former gubernatorial aide Joe Percoco.
Kurkoski says even though a moratorium passed by the legislature and signed by then Governor David Paterson has expired, the state still has a moratorium in place because the state's Department of Environmental Conservation can't issues permits until it finishes its environmEnvironmental Conservation can't issues permits until it finishes its environmentalenvironmental review.
«The Sanitarians who work in our Environmental Health division inspect and permit 380 pools annually» said Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein.
In a letter to Lt. Col. Adam Czekanski, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers» Buffalo district, Cuomo noted that the state Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits for the Cayuga County project.
The Assembly one - house budget also increases the environmental protection fund by $ 10 million dollars, bringing the total up to $ 167 million, and offers a more expansive plan to permit medical marijuana in New York.
Environmental groups say Cuomo may have meddled illegally in the Adirondack Park Agency's decision to grant permits for a big new resort in Tupper Lake.
In opposition is an organized environmental movement that has been particularly effective in staving off fracking permitting in New YorIn opposition is an organized environmental movement that has been particularly effective in staving off fracking permitting in New Yorin staving off fracking permitting in New Yorin New York.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appearing in Keene, Essex County, yesterday to survey damage to the North Country, announced he would suspend the permitting prcoess required by the Adirondack Park Agency and Department of Environmental Conservation so that rural areas could make emergency repairs to bridges, roads and other infrastructure damaged by Irene.
Constitution Pipeline said in a statement that it is analyzing the DEC decision to deny environmental quality permits for the company's $ 750 million natural gas pipeline and may appeal.
Then, on Earth Day in April, Governor Cuomo's environmental agency denied a key permit to the Constitution pipeline, which would have traversed Pennsylvania and upstate New York, saying it could not guarantee that the water nearby would be safe.
In January, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released 50 permits to Celoron officials to help alleviate the deer problem in the villagIn January, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released 50 permits to Celoron officials to help alleviate the deer problem in the villagin the village.
The order followed claims by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Exton Cubic's current operations in the Nyinahin bauxite concession were illegal because it had breached terms of its initial permit.
The governor, in written remarks in a booklet to accompany the speech, also endorsed his environmental agency's continuation of an environmental study to permit hydrofracking, but Cuomo did not mention fracking in his speech.
Groups for and against fracking are gearing up for an announcement by Governor Cuomo's environmental officials on whether the natural gas drilling process will be permitted in New York on a limited basis.
The suit, filed in Nassau County Supreme Court on Thursday, asks for nullification of the permit and an order that the board prepare an exhaustive supplemental environmental impact statement before issuing another permit.
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