Sentences with phrase «several environmental groups in»

On June 17, 2014, several environmental groups in New Brunswick circulated for comment a draft environmental bill of rights for children.

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After surveying several major grocery stores in the United States, environmental advocacy groups have found that many of them have a bad habit of wasting food.

Sonya Lunder, MPH, a senior analyst with Environmental Working Group, has conducted several studies of PBDE exposures — including one that found toddlers had three times the PBDEs in their blood that their mothers had.

After protesting the budget Suffolk County leaders approved last fall, environmental groups have now sued the county over its use of nearly $ 33 million in funds that were raised through the Drinking Water Protection Program, a self - imposed tax that Suffolk residents have voted to levy upon themselves several times since the late 1980s.

Several anti-nuclear and environmental groups filed briefs in support.

Several states, including Pennsylvania and Montana, already have similar environmental protections in their constitutions, which environmental groups have used with varying degrees of success to fight polluters and challenge state laws and regulations.

The Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya K. van Rossum, told lawmakers at the news conference how her group and several municipalities had used the environmental clause in Pennsylvania's Constitution to challenge a pro-fracking law that would have pre-empted local zoning and imposed a gag order on health professionals.

Also participating were the Green Party and its gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, delegations from several colleges, environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council, indigenous dancers in traditional garb and headgear, a number of out - of - state liberal organizations, activists from several foreign nations and a large complement of radical socialist and communist parties — all marching to the usual protest accompaniment of acoustic guitars, drums, horns and whistles.

Several members of a group called Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion were in attendance, calling on DEC to reject permits for Spectra based on environmental and health concerns.

The guidelines are voluntary at this point, but U.S. wind developers interested in a smoother ride through various permitting processes and the blessing of environmental groups — several were consulted extensively in drawing up the new guidelines — are doing their best to make their designs and implementations comply.

But some environmental groups are concerned that the standard being discussed at ICAO will do little to change the status quo since it would only apply to new and newly designed aircraft that will not be in operation for several years.

Objectives: We propose to develop best - practice guidelines and minimal reporting standards specifically in the context of several regulatory toxicology case studies; e.g. (a) chemical grouping and read - across to supplement ECHA's Read - Across Assessment Framework, (b) discovery of mode of action / molecular key events (within the AOP framework), (c) derivation of Benchmark Doses from concentration - response relationships, and (d) cross-species extrapolation within environmental toxicology.

After surveying several major grocery stores in the United States, environmental advocacy groups have found that many of them have a bad habit of wasting food.

(D.C.) A group of 21 school districts, including several of the largest in the country, have joined forces to promote environmental education and influence policies that will lead to more energy efficient, sustainable school facilities.

Q: An environmental group has sued several pet stores and manufacturers claiming that flea collars have high concentrations of chemicals in them that are dangerous to pets and people.

In presenting the Sustainability award Preferred Hotel Group ® cited Inn by the Sea's commitment to environmental responsibility implemented through several hotel programs.

Several local and national environmental groups interviewed by InsideClimate News said they'll attempt to sway the election in McAuliffe's favor and are currently formulating their strategies.

Many Jewish groups and individuals have been addressing environmental issues for years, but they have only started making official statements and calls to action on climate change in the past several years.

In a decision that strikes a blow against the federal government's controversial practice of excluding industry from consent decrees with environmental citizen groups, a practice known as «sue - and - settle,» the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th CiIn a decision that strikes a blow against the federal government's controversial practice of excluding industry from consent decrees with environmental citizen groups, a practice known as «sue - and - settle,» the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's approval of a consent decree between a coalition of environmental groups and several federal agencies in Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th Ciin Conservation Northwest v. Sherman, No. 11 - 35729 (9th Cir.

The plaintiffs in the case, which include several environmental groups and four western U.S. municipalities, argue that the federally supported projects — including oil drilling, pipelines, and commercial power plants — contribute to global warming, which in turn affects U.S. economic interests and its citizens.

Now that the United States has, in effect, a near de facto moratorium on the licensing of new coal - fired power plants, several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, are starting to focus on closing existing coal plants.

For example, in 2006, then - Senator Kerry filed an amicus brief on behalf of an ultimately successful federal lawsuit brought by several environmental groups against the Bush administration, challenging the administration's suppression of the National Climate Assessment process.

Its proposal to toughen the ozone limit is one of several sweeping environmental efforts that have drawn opposition from Republicans in Congress and business groups because of potential economic costs.

Several environmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityenvironmental groups, including Environmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charityEnvironmental Defence, have seen donations grow markedly since Oliver launched his first rhetorical attack, while two of the groups most active in their opposition to Northern Gateway — ForestEthics and the David Suzuki Foundation — have restructured to avoid a government crackdown on their «advocacy» work (which by law can only comprise 10 per cent of a registered charity's activity).

In a press briefing with India just a few days ago, several different members of civil society (from environmental groups or the press) asked the same question in an accusatory tone: why won't India comply with the EU's «legally - binding treaty»In a press briefing with India just a few days ago, several different members of civil society (from environmental groups or the press) asked the same question in an accusatory tone: why won't India comply with the EU's «legally - binding treaty»in an accusatory tone: why won't India comply with the EU's «legally - binding treaty»?

Much more surprisingly, the fossil - fuel lobby was joined in opposition, or non-endorsement, by Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington Environmental Council, and several other environmental, social justice and health advEnvironmental Council, and several other environmental, social justice and health advenvironmental, social justice and health advocacy groups.

Even as voters nationally elected a notorious climate denier as their next president, several environmental groups rallied to help defeat a ballot measure in the state of Washington that would have taxed carbon emissions.

Lambasted as a «carve - up «deal by critics for barring several nations and environmental groups from participating, the U.S., Norway, Russia, Denmark and Canada agreed to abide by the 1982 Law of the Sea in managing the region's vast oil and gas reserves.

Issue 8: The Discussion Paper identifies several measures for reform that may enhance engagement with First Nations and other Aboriginal groups in the context of environmental assessment and licensing.

Carine is a member of several scientific committees (including INTERSOL, relating to soil contamination and ATMOSF» AIR, relating to air issues), and is also involved in various environmental law working groups and think - tanks.

A shareholder with Baron & Budd's Environmental Litigation Group, Celeste currently represents plaintiffs in several states across the country who face a variety of contamination issues.

Attorneys in several of the firm's other practice areas are frequently part of the «team», including attorneys in our real estate, securities, environmental, tax and benefits and bankruptcy practice groups.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-- Several environmental groups have filed a motion to reconsider the U.S. District for the District of Columbia's order to transfer to Georgia their lawsuit alleging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated environmental policies that affect water supplies in the Apalachicola Chattahoochee - Flint River Basin.