Sentences with phrase «local bans»

Additionally, Vasi and his collaborators demonstrated how local screenings were linked to an increase in anti-fracking mobilizations that, in turn, influenced the passage of local bans on fracking.

Caity Maple, a capitol lobbyist for WeDrop, a Northern California cannabis delivery service, said the abundance of local bans are creating «a near impossible regulatory environment for licensed delivery businesses to operate.»

After a proposal for a statewide ban stalled in the New York State Senate, Shaw says putting local bans in place may be the best way to attack the problem of microbeads in New York State waterways.

He also said he's counting on an underwhelming recreational rollout to galvanize pro-marijuana consumers against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums.

This was an issue as local bans on natural gas hydrofracking and advocacy for and against casinos played out in smaller municipalities around the state.

David Cameron has indicated his support for local bans on cheap alcohol but refused to implement a national level policy, according to a report.

As the town supervisor who wrote legislation and instituted the first local ban in NY State to address the serious problem of synthetic drugs and «bath salts,» I am proud to say we have been at the forefront of this important issue.

In June, the state Court of Appeals upheld local bans on fracking, which Cuomo said would limit drilling to areas that support the industry.

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The measure, if passed, would have gutted Florida's cities and towns of the home - rule authority to ban the sale of cruelly - bred puppies at retail pet stores, invalidated existing local bans and prevented communities from enacting similar bans in the future.

So lobby groups like the American Chemistry Council have fought back with anti-bag-ban messaging of their own, as well as aggressively pursuing lawsuits, funding referendums, and sponsoring petitions to overturn local bans already in place.

So far, there have been eleven states that have forbidden local bans or fees on polluting items like plastic bags and expanded polystyrene foam.

All over the world, towns, cities and villages are standing up for a plastic - free future by implementing local bans and laws restricting the use of throwaway plastic.

Many local bans and ordinances opposing e-cigarette or e-cigar use state that these devices should be banned wherever general smoking is prohibited.

Some states do not allow fireworks at all, and some cities have their own local bans on explosives.

Unfortunately, it's unclear if the switch to stock Android will apply to all markets where Lenovo - branded handhelds are sold, with China, for instance, overwhelmingly favoring «custom skins» due to various local bans and limitations of Google services.

against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums

Slated for discussion are local bans on assault - style rifles and high - capacity ammunition magazines, both carried by the Douglas High shooter, as well as bump stocks, the accessories used by the gunman in last year's Las Vegas massacre to make his semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns.

Fifty - nine of the local bans on marijuana businesses are indefinite.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

The issue also divided neighbors and communities, pitting them in legal battles over proposed - and eventually upheld - local bans.

Stores in Erie County scrubbed their shelves of microbead products in recent weeks leading up to this past Sunday, when a local ban technically went into effect.

According to emergency responders, as a result of the local ban on synthetic drugs and bath salts, (voted into law by the Saugerties Town Board on March 29, 2012), hospitalizations resulting from overdoses caused by the use of these substances have been significantly reduced.

In some places, like Michigan and Wisconsin, the backlash against local bans has caused state lawmakers to ban local bans altogether.

Burke, a South Buffalo Democrat, is now proposing a local ban on products containing microbeads.

More than 100 local bans have been passed in New York, mostly by towns to the north of the Southern Tier which sits in the heart of the gas - rich Marcellus Shale.

Norse Energy, one of the companies that had hoped to frack here, is challenging the local bans.

In May 2016, the Arizona legislature enacted a law prohibiting local communities from ending animal suffering by passing retail store restriction and ban ordinances, nullifying the 2 local bans that had been passed in Phoenix (12/13) and Tempe (02/16).

Key building blocks of New York's statewide ban are the 80 local bans that communities across New York have passed — products of the brave and brilliant strategy hatched by Helen Slottje, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize for her and her husband David's work.

According to World Health Organization, «National and local bans on trans fats in the preparation of foodstuffs are one of the most effective ways to prevent some of the world's biggest killer diseases.»

Donald Zhao, a stand - alone trader who left Beijing for Tokyo as the local ban came into effect late in 2017 told South China Morning Post, «It is common for people to use VPNs (Virtual Private Network) to trade cryptocurrencies, as many exchange platforms have relocated to Japan or Singapore.»

Coral Gables commissioners have said they intend to risk those penalties, giving initial approval to a local ban on assault weapons.

Despite the local ban, many Korean cryptocurrency users are still participating in international ICOs.

Implementing the regulatory blockade is done with the «spirit of the Notice», the publication added, confirming its findings that domestic investors had turned to overseas platforms after the local ban.

William Greenbaum and Julie Levinson Werner of Lowenstein Sandler, LLP discussed the latest information on state and local ban the box legislation.