House Energy and Commerce Committee chair Fred Upton (R - Michigan) and Sen. James Inhofe (R - Oklahoma) announced draft legislation that would repeal a scientific determination that carbon pollution
poses threats to public health and the environment, strip EPA's statutory authority and responsibility... Continue reading →
As you are aware, drug abuse has social and economic repercussions and
poses a threat to public health security, and so my outfit would do its best to come up with measures to curb the menace, he said.
Tobacco lobbyist Lynton Crosby should be «got rid of» because
he poses a threat to public health in Britain, a Liberal Democrat peer has said, amid a Labour offensive on plain packaging in the Lords.
But the monitor's primary task would be to expedite repairs to problems like broken boilers, mold and lead paint, which
pose a threat to public health.
The dog meat trade also
poses a threat to public health, with the World Health Organisation warning that the trade spreads rabies and increases the risk of cholera.
TNR reduces most cat - related nuisances,
poses no threat to public health and safety, and keeps rodent control in place.
Additionally, TNR provides vaccines, so the cats are healthier and do not
pose a threat to public health.
The document details the EPA's proposed response to the Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA that greenhouse gases
pose a threat to public health and the environment, and the EPA has a responsibility to regulate them.
They key to qualifying as a «pollutant» is whether
it poses a threat to public health and welfare.
The agency's finding — which the White House will now review — comes in response to an April 2007 Supreme Court decision that greenhouse - gas emissions could be regulated under the Clean Air Act if the EPA determines
they pose a threat to public health and welfare.
The transportation sector produces one - third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and automobile exhaust also contains precursors to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground - level ozone (O3), which
pose threats to public health.
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act required the EPA to regulate heat - trapping greenhouse gases if
they posed a threat to public health (which, most climate scientists agree, they do).
The long and short of it is that the EPA endangerment finding is predicated on the fact that human - caused climate change
poses a threat to public health and welfare, but Michaels and Cato argue that it's not a threat because we can adapt to it.
With a proposed rule on light - duty vehicles waiting in the wings, the agency issued today — opening day for the climate talks in Copenhagen — its «endangerment finding» concluding that GHGs
pose a threat to both public health and welfare, tests required under the Clean Air Act in order to regulate emissions from point sources, such as power plants, manufacturing plants, and vehicles.
While there is little controversy over EPR for hazardous items which have no economic value and
pose threats to public health and the environment, there is grave concern about EPR... Read More
Either circumstance would
pose a threat to the public health and safety.
Corporate Real Estate Community Addresses Air Quality Issues in China April 18, 2017 China is grappling with a serious air pollution crisis that not only
poses a threat to public health, but also could very well be an impediment to China's economic growth.
Not exact matches
The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «
poses a serious
threat to public health, growth, and global economic stability.»
The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that at least 10,000 hazardous waste sites in the U.S. now
pose a serious
threat to public health and are in dire need of cleaning up.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, part of the
Public Health Service, reported to the city and the Elmhurst Park District that a study it conducted concluded that «methane migration from the park poses a potential health threat via fire and explosion «and inhalation to residents to the north and east of the
Health Service, reported
to the city and the Elmhurst Park District that a study it conducted concluded that «methane migration from the park
poses a potential
health threat via fire and explosion «and inhalation to residents to the north and east of the
health threat via fire and explosion «and inhalation
to residents
to the north and east of the site.
In a joint statement, City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels
posed no
threat to the
public's
health and would not impact the park's activities.
In addition, I anticipate the need for debris removal, which
poses an immediate
threat to lives,
public health, and safety.
Synthetic marijuana is dangerous and
poses a very real
public health threat to New Yorkers, their families and children.
«
Health Department officials confirm that the species of mosquito found to be infected with EEE generally feeds on birds, but prudence dictates we take every precaution to protect the public's health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» Picente
Health Department officials confirm that the species of mosquito found
to be infected with EEE generally feeds on birds, but prudence dictates we take every precaution
to protect the
public's
health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» Picente
health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious
threat this disease
poses to livestock and humans,» Picente said.
Hazardous waste is waste that
poses substantial or potential
threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of the these characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity.
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has defined DURC as «life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated
to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied
to pose a significant
threat with broad potential consequences
to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national security».
Scouring the web and social media sites for data, and the formation of multi-disciplinary scientific teams offers a window onto the quickly moving and novel approaches being used
to tackle the
public health threat posed by the Zika virus.
Furthermore, they suggest that the
public would be better off spending time and energy battling mosquitoes, which
pose a more severe
threat to human
health than the spiders do because of their ability
to transmit viruses such as Chikungunya and pathogens that cause diseases.
The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World
Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland,
to declare a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that
pose a global
threat.
This ethical issue should be at the heart of our current medical practice, and our leaders should be made aware that withholding these data
poses a significant
threat to public health.
Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria
poses a global
threat to public health.
While antibiotic resistance genes are not harmful in themselves, they limit the use of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections and
pose a serious
threat to global
public health if they get transmitted
to humans from environmental sources, such as compost.
In particular, concerns that the hydraulic fracturing process (called «fracking») used
to capture natural gas could
pose a
threat to the environment and
public health if chemicals used in the operation contaminate underground drinking water.
Fifteen months after the 1999 outbreak of West Nile virus in New York City, which sickened 62 mostly elderly people and killed seven, scientists are still hard pressed
to predict how abundant the virus will eventually become or how serious a
public health threat it will
pose.
Determining the
health threat that radioactive material
poses to workers and
to the
public is complicated.
«Our next step is
to test Alphamers in animal models of infection with multidrug - resistant bacteria that
pose a
public health threat, such as MRSA,» said first author Sascha Kristian, PhD, visiting research scholar at UC San Diego and associate research director at Altermune Technologies, a company Mullis founded
to develop Alphamers into unique therapeutics.
In a quickly executed study that reflects the global
public health threat posed by Zika, the researchers compared Zika's effect on cells known as cortical neural progenitor cells
to two other cell types: induced pluripotent stem cells and immature neurons.
that, «Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring, non-toxic and beneficial gas, and it
poses no direct
threat to public health».
ALEC has long attacked climate and science policy stating in 2011 that, «Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring, non-toxic and beneficial gas, and it
poses no direct
threat to public health».
The models found that soot and smoke from smoldering plants and trees also
poses a greater
threat to public health than initially understood.
«Airborne pollutants
pose the biggest environmental
threat to public health, so we hope these specific estimates help
to make the impacts more tangible
to concerned citizens.»
The NDM - 1 carrying CREs is lethal and extremely difficult
to treat, which
poses a great
threat to public health and may drive the world
to the cusp of a «post-antibiotic era».
Washington, DC (Scicasts)-- Infections by microbes like bacteria and fungi that don't respond
to available antimicrobial treatments
pose an increasingly dangerous
public health threat around the world.
Public interest in possible
health threats posed by EDCs is on the rise, leading
to development of federal and state policies designed
to regulate or mediate perceived EDC
health risk.
I am truly concerned about the significant
threat that the anti-vaccination movement
poses to public health.
If passed, the legislation would substantially increase federal research into
threats from hormone - disrupting chemicals and require the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report to the public every two years on the extent to which hormone disruption by chemicals poses a threat to human health and the enviro
Health Sciences (NIEHS)
to report
to the
public every two years on the extent
to which hormone disruption by chemicals
poses a
threat to human
health and the enviro
health and the environment.
At a time when physical inactivity
poses as big a
threat to public health as smoking, it's hugely important that children have time, space and opportunity
to be active.
At a time when physical inactivity
poses as big a
threat to public health as smoking, it's hugely important that children have time, space and opportunity
to be active and schools have a vital part
to play.
Exhibit C is used
to identify any property that may
pose a
threat of imminent and identifiable harm
to public health or safety.
Public health officials now believe this particular parasite is under control, but other, potentially deadly parasites
pose continued
health threats to both you and your dog.