Sentences with phrase «protects human health»

As stewards of these food companies and responsible investors, we want to protect both human health and shareholder value.»

A spokeswoman for the EPA declined to comment, but a top official said in an internal memo that EPA leaders «will do everything in our power to protect our ability to support the mission of the agency in protecting human health and the environment.»

Even in this country all national or state legislation designed to protect human health, the rights of workers, family farmers, or the natural environment will be subject to being overruled as in restraint of trade.

EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide and operates in more than 150 countries.

Planet Wise Wet Bags are designed without PVC to further their desire to protect human health and the environment.

Mass Audubon supports a scientifically based approach to mosquito control focused on protecting human health and minimizing environmental impacts.

Mass Audubon supports a scientifically - based approach to mosquito control focused on protecting human health and minimizing environmental impacts.

A clean home goes a long way toward protecting human health.

The agency in a statement said the cleanup along the river north of Albany is «working as designed» and is «expected to accomplish its long - term goal» of protecting both human health and the environment.

Others used the event as a platform to call out the Trump administration for interfering with federally funded agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), tasked with ensuring that people are protected from risks to their health and environment and that federal laws that protect human health and the environment are enforced fairly and effectively, among other things.

The study, published by EcoHealth Alliance's Dr. Kevin Olival and Dr. David Hayman from Massey University, reviewed all of the current literature on filoviruses — the class of viruses that include both Ebola and Marburg virus — and took a critical look at the ecological and virological methods needed to understand these viruses to protect human health.

That comes first in terms of protecting human health and human lives, then we can address the research side.

Our research underscores the importance of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the first global treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from this element's adverse effects.

«It is incredible how far we have come in environmental engineering, advancing recycling and waste management systems to protect human health and the environment, in a relatively short amount of time,» she said.

Some of the groups participating in this includes U.S. CDC and World Health Organization, the WHO, and these are groups that they do a wonderful job at protecting human health around the world in many different areas, but their mission really is to protect human health and they need to recognize that keeping a private database of flu samples is not the best way to serve that mission.

But environmental scientists, regulators, and current and former EPA officials warn the reductions would devastate the agency's efforts to carry out its mission of protecting human health and the environment.

«These improvements within the local watershed combined with increased storage and nutrient management north of Lake Okeechobee would collectively improve the conditions in both the St. Lucie Estuary, adjacent portions of the Indian River Lagoon, and the nearshore reefs downstream of the St. Lucie Inlet while better protecting human health.»

The EPA is convening an advisory panel to evaluate the human and animal data on arsenic risk for non-cancer diseases to determine whether the 10 ppb limit is adequate to protect human health, says Aaron Barchowsky at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

Hynes noted that these represent huge steps forward but their effectiveness in protecting human health may be limited without an increased understanding of the global cycling of atmospheric mercury.

Yet urgent and substantial climate change mitigation «will help protect human health from the worst of these effects, and a comprehensive and ambitious response to climate change could transform the health of the world's populations,» they argue.

«We need to develop specific tools to study chemical toxicity in human reproductive cells; this will allow us to accurately assess safety thresholds for different compounds, and re-evaluate the acceptible daily intake levels to protect human health for some of them» said Professor Habert.

Better septic systems and sanitation can protect human health and keep pollution out of the water.

To protect human health, wildlife, and the environment, the effects of naturally occurring and synthetic contaminants need to be monitored.

The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985), which outlines states» responsibilities for protecting human health and the environment against the adverse effects of ozone depletion, established the framework under which the Montreal Protocol was negotiated.

The public health community plays a critical role in developing strong climate change strategies and interventions that protect human health.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) addresses the world's most urgent scientific challenges by advancing sustainable energy, protecting human health, creating new materials, and revealing the origin and fate of the universe.

Access to accurate and useful data regarding potential hazards and risks is necessary for these programs to effectively protect human health and the environment, and provide for the responsible development and use of chemicals that are vital to everyday life.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University will help organic growers protect human health by assessing the risks and benefits of wild birds on organic farms.

Our mission is to conduct original, game - changing research that inspires people, businesses and governments to take action to protect human health and the environment.

The book is ideal for those who want to protect both human health and the environment.

The Environmental Working Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment.

The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment, explains:

USA About Blog The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.

Trap - neuter - release programs for community cats help protect human health.

The New Jersey Department of Health supports several animal population control programs to prevent animal overpopulation and to protect human health.

«A long - term goal of science is to be able to come up with solutions to help protect human health and life, so this project is very fulfilling for me.»

Actions to reduce emissions of carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases that accelerate climate change will protect human health in both the short...

A panel of experts had reported a year earlier that the regulatory process — the safeguards that protect human health, the environment and even the electrical grid itself — were causing the delays to wind and solar development across the province.

This briefing provides an introduction and overview of some key standards organizations with respect to refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC), how they are impacting the commercialization of low - GWP alternatives, and how these standards can be modified to both allow greater use of natural refrigerants and continue to protect human health and the environment.

2007/04/27: PlanetArk: Chevron Shareholders Reject Environment Proposal Chevron Corp. shareholders rejected a proposal requiring it to draft a report on whether laws in countries where the oil and gas producer operates are adequate to protect human health, the environment and its own reputation.

Global Green is a national leader in advancing sustainable and resilient communities to green cities, schools, and affordable housing to help protect human health, improve livability, and support our planet's natural systems in an effort to stem climate change.

Municipalities may be forced to invest in new infrastructure to protect human health and water quality in the Great Lakes, and local communities could face tourism losses from fouled nearshore regions.

Given that the NAAQS were designed principally with the goal of protecting human health, failure to meet these standards implies a significant fraction of the population live in counties characterized by air quality that is harmful to human health.

About Global Green Global Green is a national leader in advancing sustainable and resilient communities to green cities, schools, and affordable housing to help protect human health, improve livability, and support our planet's natural systems in an effort to stem climate change.

(Sec. 112) Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish a coordinated approach to certifying and permitting geologic sequestration; (2) promulgate regulations, within two years, to protect human health and the environment by minimizing the risk of escape to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide injected for purposes of geologic sequestration; (3) report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works every three years on geologic sequestration in the United States and in North America.

Doctors must respond to protect human health against an unprecedented challenge The current federal political climate in the United States bodes ill for the future of the world's climate, and...

While the details of these scandals may induce rage, they're only accoutrements to Pruitt's systematic effort to dismantle environmental regulations designed to protect human health and the environment.

Podesta wrote in his op - ed, «The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency has always been to protect human health and the environment.

All came about because of the failure of public agencies charged with protecting human health and the environment to respond in a timely manner and do their jobs.