Sentences with phrase «over pollution»

It's only natural that the concern over pollution from pets would extend to chowtime.

The EPA used the report to monitor pesticides and determine which to regulate; environmental groups used it to look at chemicals that might turn up in water; the Natural Resources Defense Council used it to sue the EPA over pollution in Chesapeake Bay.

At home, inflation is running at its highest level in 10 months posing a headache for policy makers amid signs of an uneven economic recovery, while news this week of 6,000 rotting dead pigs in a river that supplies tap water to Shanghai comes at a time of growing public discontent over pollution.

Officials in a southwest Chinese city have decided to make an environmental assessment of a planned refinery public following protests by residents over pollution fears, state media reported Sunday.

India, for instance, wails over pollution in the Preamble to its Environment Protection legislation.

The North Carolina court decision came a day after Alpha Natural Resources Inc said it would spend $ 200 million to settle a dispute with the U.S. government over pollution discharged by coal mines.

The Wesley Vale proposal was withdrawn after an acrimonious public debate over pollution, in which it became clear that there was little scientific data to support either side.

The curious case of a group of masked Chinese artists detained by police for a brief, spontaneous protest over pollution serves as a reminder of just how sensitive the issue remains for the authorities.

Southern California's air quality board took a crucial step in the long - running battle over pollution near rail and truck yards.

Overall the models seem to have too much BC above the surface over pollution sources but they also do not transport enough BC to remote regions like the Arctic.

Skepticism is not unreasonable, but they are clearly worried about the increasing popular anger over pollution.

The coalition says that they put pressure on the consumer electronics giant over pollution caused by manufacturers in its supply chain, but that the claims have yet to be addressed.

Perhaps you remember last year when the American Electric Power company agreed to a $ 4.6 billion settlement over pollution controls.

Even as developed countries close or limit the construction of coal - fired power plants out of concern over pollution and climate - warming emissions, coal has found a rapidly expanding market elsewhere: Asia, particularly China.