Here are a couple of reactions to my exchange with «Gasland» filmmaker Josh Fox after signals emerged that New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is poised to end
a state moratorium on gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing.
Mr. Dorego said the senator also told him that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo would be lifting
a state moratorium on fracking, a method of extracting natural gas from the ground.
In the US, WCS seeks national and
state moratoria on ivory sales.
Not exact matches
The leak from BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico inspired
moratoriums and costly regulations not just in the United
States but around the world.
Chapdelaine and other local officials said they backed
moratoriums because they were waiting for the
state Cannabis Control Commission to finalize regulations and wanted to include residents in a conversation about where marijuana facilities belong.
She went so far as to
state she would have a 90 day
moratorium on foreclosures until something could be worked out.
Kamani Jefferson, president of the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, said he was optimistic that the finalization of
state regulations would prompt cities and towns to replace their
moratoriums with zoning.
The
moratorium episode — the closest that Florida's Democratic gun - control proponents have come to success after a Feb. 14 shooting rampage, at a high school in Parkland, left 17 people dead — illustrates why it is so difficult to pass firearm restrictions in the
State Legislature: When it comes to backing a significant change, even a popular one, the votes just aren't there.
But last August, less than a month before Hurricane Irma hit, the
state lifted the first
moratorium, suggesting that the facility had undergone «necessary corrections.»
State regulators issued an immediate
moratorium on admissions Friday for Floridian Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Miami, a 180 - bed elder care center operated by the owner of the Hollywood nursing home where a dozen residents died after Hurricane Irma.
UNCTAD
stated: «Countries under attack could decide on a
moratorium of debt servicing so as to dissuade «predators» and have a «breathing space» permitting them to arrange a debt rescheduling plan.
Bill Kurtis, CBS correspondent and anchor of Cold Case Files, launches The Death Penalty on Trial with the statistics that convinced former Illinois governor George Ryan to declare a
moratorium on executions in his
state in 2000 and, three years later, to commute all death sentences.
«As Christian pastors and leaders, we are deeply concerned by the recently announced
moratorium on refugee resettlement,»
stated the group letter, later noting, «We have a historic call expressed over 2,000 years to serve the suffering.
The South Australian Liberals adopted the 10 - year
moratorium as a policy cornerstone in late 2016, and aren't budging after a win in the March 17
state election by Mr Marshall ended 16 years of Labor government.
After the NCAA ended its short
moratorium on championship events in North Carolina, 166 current and former college athletes sent the NCAA's Board of Governor's a letter, obtained by Outsports, asking them to pull events from the
state.
A: In the past, the IBLCE allowed for a
Moratorium of Understanding to be completed
stating that exam requirements would be met by the time the exam was taken.
Also, dozens of
state and national environmental health organizations in the United
States and Canada have called for a
moratorium on the use of BPA in food and beverage containers.
Dozens of environmental health organizations in the United
States and Canada are calling for an immediate
moratorium on the use of a chemical, bisphenol A — or BPA — in food and beverage containers, including baby bottles.
Despite the fact that he just recently voted «yes» on a Democrat - sponsored hydrofracking
moratorium passed by the Senate, Farley speaks about the importance of natural gas drilling from a business standpoint and calls it «abolutely essential for the health of New York
State and the farm community and energy in general.»
«Any action to lift the
moratorium is premature and at a minimum, New York should wait until the EPA completes its own study on hydraulic fracturing before even considering whether the
state should permit this type of drilling activity.»
The
state has put a
moratorium on counting Common Core - based tests toward teacher performance reviews as a possible overhaul at the Department of Education is underway for the standards.
In a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson,
state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said that a
moratorium on foreclosures of federally - insured mortgages on hurricane - ravaged Puerto Rico, which has been extended by 60 days until May, should be extended by a year.
More than two thirds of African
states have now either abolished the practice or have long - standing
moratoria on its use.
Decoupled the
state assessments from teacher evaluations and placed a four - year
moratorium on the use of student test scores for evaluation purposes;
In 2008, your predecessor, David Paterson, signed the
moratorium on fracking in New York
State, pending environmental review.
To put it another way, Josh is the guy who is largely responsible for the political minefield that you now find yourself tip - toeing through as you consider whether or not to lift the
moratorium on fracking in New York
State.
The vote came a few months after the
state's teachers unions, closely aligned with the Assembly, claimed a victory in December when the Regents, prompted by the governor and Legislative leaders, placed a
moratorium on the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.
Dozens of towns have enacted their own
moratoriums in case the
state does approve fracking.
In June, Cuomo and legislative leaders announce agreement on a two - year
moratorium on
state rules that teachers would be fired based on «ineffective» ratings due to test scores.
Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder was holding out for an exemption or
moratorium from from upcoming
state guidelines that will ensure subjects like math and science are taught in Yeshivas in a way that is «substantially equivalent» to the public schools.
A
moratorium on using test results in teacher evaluations remains in place for this year, but the teachers union has continued to press the
State Education Department to reset the testing benchmarks.
With the
State's moratorium on (fracked shale) natural gas production, the only way we can receive natural gas is from the Constitution Pipeline and local distribution from the Leatherstocking Company... It is also important to note that a state agency, Empire State Development, has provided a $ 750,000 grant... to assist in degrading the costs of bringing the Leatherstocking gas line to our new faci
State's
moratorium on (fracked shale) natural gas production, the only way we can receive natural gas is from the Constitution Pipeline and local distribution from the Leatherstocking Company... It is also important to note that a
state agency, Empire State Development, has provided a $ 750,000 grant... to assist in degrading the costs of bringing the Leatherstocking gas line to our new faci
state agency, Empire
State Development, has provided a $ 750,000 grant... to assist in degrading the costs of bringing the Leatherstocking gas line to our new faci
State Development, has provided a $ 750,000 grant... to assist in degrading the costs of bringing the Leatherstocking gas line to our new facility.
The GOP - controlled
state Senate approved a
moratorium delaying implementation of the fee for at least a year and the Democrat - controlled Assembly is expected to do so today.
Fox says the
state needs to continue what he calls the first
moratorium on fracking in the world.
Cuomo earned international headlines and significant credit with progressives and environmentalists when he banned fracking — a decision that was supported by public polling by the time he made it, more than six years after the
state issued a de facto
moratorium as it weighed the pros and cons (and polling), and that made New York the first
state with a major shale gas deposit to enact a ban.
Between Gennaro's 2008 press conference and the
State Senate vote, the call for a
moratorium until further study, or in some cases an all - out ban, was taken up publicly by Chuck Schumer, Michael Bloomberg, Representative Maurice Hinchey, Scott Stringer, and Christine Quinn, among others officials, as well as Pete Seegar and Mark Ruffalo,.
He pointed to the
state's
moratorium on fracking, the increase in the minimum wage increases and establishment of a paid family leave program as initiatives that grew out of the Green Party's agenda.
There is already a
moratorium in effect, and changes to the current system should be considered as part of the process the New York
State Education Department has already outlined, rather than by short - circuiting it.»
Education agency's Race to the Top, I am not aware that our esteemed
state politicos can legally impose a
moratorium on Common Core.
The 12 - month
moratorium — proposed by
state Sen. Adriano Espaillat with the support of Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez — would affect «on - premise» liquor licenses covering a swath of Inwood and would not impact restaurants serving wine and beer, according to officials.
Kurkoski says even though a
moratorium passed by the legislature and signed by then Governor David Paterson has expired, the
state still has a
moratorium in place because the
state's Department of Environmental Conservation can't issues permits until it finishes its environmental review.
«But no other
state has issued a
moratorium.»
Shortly after the Speaker's announcement, the co-leaders of the
state Senate also called for a
moratorium of at least two years on the effects of the Common Core.
Under the new «emergency regulation,» educators still would get annual «growth» scores from Albany based on results of
state tests given during the
moratorium, but the scores would be advisory.
The
moratorium would end at the same time as the pilot when the
state would be looking to possibly adopt a new accountability system statewide.
A four - year
moratorium on use of student scores on Common Core
state tests to evaluate job performances by teachers and principals gained quick and overwhelming preliminary approval Monday from the
state Board of Regents.
There is support for a
moratorium on the effects of Common Core in the
state Senate, and Silver predicts the two houses will ultimately agree on a new law.
New York lawmakers say it's likely the
state budget will include a
moratorium on the effects of school exams administered in connection with the controversial Common Core learning standards.
In accepting Zucker's recommendation,
state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens noted the reduced profitability of fracking, now that about 60 percent of the
state's land has been taken off the table through strict regulation and local
moratoriums.
«The Governor even had the Chutzpah to suggest the City Council's vote for the BYOBag law was some sort of fluke and shouldn't count,» Kellner wrote, referencing a comment Cuomo made that the council vote on the bag fee bill was a close one while the legislation imposing the
moratorium overwhelmingly passed the
state Legislature.