Sentences with phrase «potential environmental harm»

But in the post-Rio world, the environmental risk of spent nuclear fuel must be weighed against the potential environmental harm of the CO2 produced by burning fossil fuels.

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the Company's business could be harmed because of its potential exposure to asbestos and environmental claims and related litigation;

Since the storm hit, Puerto Rico's 3.3 million residents have been forced to endure an agonizingly slow power restoration effort, suffering health and environmental harms as bureaucracy, logistical difficulties, and potential corruption hampered progress.

DAPL is controversial because of its potential for environmental harm.

Environmental Experts Warn of the Dangers of Giant Hogweed Giant Hogweed is a public health hazard that ranks higher than poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac in respect to its potential to harm humans.

The suit challenged the project's environmental impact report, maintaining that it did not disclose the potential harm to residents.

The consequences of this widespread pollution are still hazy, but environmental scientists say the microscopic plastic fibers have the potential to harm marine life.

«This represents a potential environmental hazard in the far north which would normally yield little harm or risk,» Sanni explains.

Whereas, if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting vulnerable populations hardest, harming productivity in key economic sectors such as construction, agriculture, and tourism, saddling future generations with costly economic and environmental burdens, and imposing additional costs on State and Federal budgets that will further add to the long - term fiscal challenges that we face as a Nation;

After an in - depth trial that lasted several, Administrative Law Judge Robert E. Meale ruled in favor of Plaintiff Surfrider Foundation and denied the town of Palm Beach a Joint Coastal Permit for the REACH 8 beach fill project because of the potential to harm environmental and recreational resources.

The Ex-Im-funded Sasan coal plant and mine in India have resulted in serious environmental harms and the deaths of at least 19 workers due to unsafe working conditions, with a recently disclosed project monitoring report showing six potential additional deaths.

A Maryland developer has agreed not to build 24 turbines and will abandon 31 proposed sites at a West Virginia wind farm, settling a lawsuit by environmental groups worried about potential harm to the endangered Indiana bat, according to a report from ABC News.

Together with commercial operators they plan to go ahead with large - scale and more permanent ocean fertilization experiments and note that potential negative environmental consequences must be balanced against the harm

Ford claims that the company «is committed to doing our share to prevent or reduce the potential for environmental, economic and social harm due to climate change.»