Sentences with phrase «protecting public health»

Protecting public health and the environment managing wastewater treatment facilities or water plants.

As trilogue negotiations progress, there are numerous ways in which the new rules on animal medicines can shape up to deliver on objectives to foster innovation for improving the health and wellbeing of animals, while protecting public health, writes Roxane Feller.

NPMA proudly serves our 6,000 company members and their employees and works daily to further their collective mission of protecting public health, food and property from the diseases and dangers of pests.

Response: This level of detail is necessary to ensure that individuals» rights with respect to their health information are clear, while also ensuring that information necessary for important public functions, such as protecting public health, promoting biomedical research, fighting health care fraud, and notifying family members in disaster situations, will not be impaired by this regulation.

«Either model could achieve the goals of protecting public health and safety, reducing the illicit market and controlling youth access» (page 34 of the report).

Public Health Units are legally responsible for protecting public health by trying to prevent the transmission of various infections, including HIV.

In the latter regard, the Press Complaints Commission code of practice committee (of which interestingly and perhaps worryingly, depending on your viewpoint, Mr Dacre is chairman) defines the public interest very clearly as: (i) Detecting or exposing crime or serious impropriety; (ii) Protecting public health and safety; (iii) Preventing the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.

«Today, through our cost - effective proposed standards, we are underscoring our commitment to reducing the pollution fueling climate change and protecting public health while supporting responsible energy development, transparency and accountability,» said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a press statement.

Protecting public health and food supplies may take precedence over avoiding climate change in most countries, but knowing that these measures also mitigate climate change may help motivate policies to put them into practice.

Yet, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-- the federal agency responsible for protecting public health and safety from nuclear power mishaps — has been downplaying the risk and failing to ensure that the measures needed to avert disaster are implemented.

Wind energy also ensures clean air and water, protecting our public health and natural resources.

The Act provided Republicans with the opportunity to lambast the EPA for protecting public health from coal pollution.

That would be a mighty big claim at the best of times, but with this council thumbing its nose at its statutory duty «to achieve the highest attainable standard of public health and wellbeing by protecting public health and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a little flat.

About NRDC The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment.

Safeguarding the environment and protecting public health can go hand - in - hand with business growth, Gina McCarthy says, and on May 16 she will share this vision with corporate leaders at NAEM's 2018 Compliance Management conference in Austin.

The anti-immunisation brigade is still at it, yet giant strides have nevertheless been made in protecting public health.

The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment.

A reliable and resilient electric system is essential to protecting public health and fostering economic growth and job creation.

For the most part, the EPA has been able to avoid partisan politics and focus on its core mission of protecting public health and the environment, says EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking mid-November at a National Press Club luncheon.

«The funding limitation will allow Congress to carefully and thoroughly debate a permanent clarification to the Clean Air Act to ensure it remains a strong tool for protecting public health by regulating and mitigating air pollutants, and that it is not transformed into a vehicle to impose a national energy tax,» explains Chairman Whitfield's press release.

In 2007, Burnam also proposed a «global warming task force» that would have created a report studying the «global warming challenges and opportunities facing Texas» including «protecting public health from the effects of global warming.»

When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions — A Guide for Public Health Professionals

CDC, 2010: When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions — A Guide for Public Health Professionals.

The EPA is responsible for protecting our environment and protecting public health — particularly the water we drink and the air we breathe.

The public overwhelmingly - 70 % - wants EPA's scientists to be allowed to do their jobs of protecting public health.

«At the same time, we have made incredible progress in cutting pollution and protecting public health.»

Colorado AG, oil and gas industry groups urge state Supreme Court to relax rule for protecting public health and the environment

Natural Resources Defense Council - The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment.

Liability should not be an issue for towns or municipalities that implement TNR programs for the purpose of reducing cat populations, protecting public health through vaccination efforts, or resolving nuisance complaints.

Austin Animal Center (AAC) is dedicated to providing and promoting humane treatment of animals while protecting the public health by managing the domestic animal population.

Promote better understanding among elected officials of the unique and important role of veterinarians in delivering animal healthcare and protecting public health

Animal inoculation records maintained by any state or local public agency may be used only in protecting the public health and welfare or by any other government agency and are not public records open to inspection or duplication.

This study finds that such onerous licensing has nothing to do with protecting public health and safety.

Beginning in 1906, the FDA is still responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices.

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When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions — A Guide for Public Health Professionals

Paying attention to nymphal tick activity is essential to protecting public health.

Toxicologists, for example, says Worley, often work for regulatory agencies, focusing on protecting public health with clean water.

In general, high scorers exhibit long - standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity.

The studies, published online this week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, come as the Obama administration is making a concerted effort to link efforts to tackle climate change with protecting public health.

With this segregated approach and so many things on their radars, a culture has developed that seems to be geared more toward meeting regulations and standards than toward protecting public health.

These departments are essential to the health and safety of all Americans: protecting public health; ensuring clean air, water, and the safety of our food and consumer goods; protecting our natural resources; and responding to national emergencies of all kinds, from terror attacks to natural disasters.

Upgrades also would be valuable in protecting public health, regardless of whether any malicious biological agent is released.

The law was amended in 1986 to expand the EPA's role in protecting public health from contaminated drinking water.

Protecting public health is also an issue of patient safety.»

Vanderhoef noted the role the restored employees play in protecting the public health and safety of county residents and said he was very hesitant to eliminate them in his proposed budget.

Cuomo issued a statement saying the incinerator plan is «not consistent with my administration's goals for protecting our public health, our environment, and our thriving agriculture - based economy in the Finger Lakes.»

«Protecting the public health is our number one priority,» Mr. Cuomo said.

«Protecting public health is not a priority for this administration.»

«The hard work they perform in fighting climate change, conserving land and water, and protecting public health is a testament to their dedication to all residents of this great State.»