Sentences with phrase «prevented road building»

Besides working for eight years to overturn the Clinton administration's «Roadless Rule» that prevented road building (and the logging that usually follows) on 58.5 million acres of national forests, the Bush White House has opened up 45 million additional acres of public land across the American West to oil and gas drilling during its tenure.

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Perhaps it can prevent such situations from arising by involving more and more countries in the Belt and Road Initiative in order to make concerted efforts to build a shared community and make greater contributions to global development.
So you would prevent the government from building roads?
- Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgraded - Advanced treatment installed for both drinking water and wastewater, and advanced filtration systems installed for drinking water - Green infrastructure and open spaces built for source water protection - «[E] nsuring proper management and storage of common contaminants like manure and road salt to prevent runoff; and increasing the state Superfund to expedite the cleanup of hazardous waste that may impact sources of drinking water.»
But when a road was built nearby, there were fears that if the toads tried to cross it they would be crushed, so a cement wall was built across the path most often taken by the toads to prevent them from crossing.
The goal is to eliminate pathogens and build your gut health to prevent them from returning, otherwise you can end up with more problems down the road.
As promised in my manifesto, I am using all of my powers through my new London Plan to prevent new takeaways from being built just down the road from schools as part of a package of measures to tackle the ticking time bomb of childhood obesity and help us all lead healthier lives.»
Volvo has built its reputation on building cars that are among the safest on the road, but while it was once enough to build boxy vehicles reinforced like bank vaults, technology is now playing an increasingly significant role in mitigating or preventing accidents altogether.
Rubble from a building could fall in the road, preventing reinforcement personnel carriers from getting where they needed to go.
Metro areas have more roads and taller buildings than the countryside, the better to collect sunlight by day and prevent the release of warmth by night.
But now I am at a cross roads on where to keep going as I have some rooms left, and how to prevent the build up again?!
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