Sentences with phrase «strict environmental regulations as»

Rushing a project into construction is a bad indication of implementing strict environmental regulations as well as green building standards.

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Closing the older nuclear plants is not an option for many EU countries, which are facing an energy capacity crunch as other types of plant are being closed or mothballed because they can't cover their operating costs, or to meet stricter environmental regulation.

While the Obama administration made a late push to control methane, environmental groups often referred to the regulations on the books as a good jumping - off point but not nearly strict enough to match the threat, particularly over the short term.

It is why natural - gas extraction — the controversial practice known as fracking — has been virtually free of environmental regulation since 2005, and why government - owned car companies get to use taxpayer money to lobby against stricter fuel - economy standards proposed by the government.

While Perrera advocates for stricter regulation and testing, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to ban chemicals promptly and broadly, it seems unlikely that these will happen anytime soon.

As power production from fossil fuels, particularly coal, comes under stricter regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the cost of producing power from those sources is likely to increase.

Other factors, such as a stronger economy, will have a bigger impact on home values, and as long as government regulations continue to eat up 40 percent of the costs to build a home and environmental regulations remain the strictest in the nation, the housing stock will remain low and home prices in San Diego will continue to rise.