Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and improve protections for nature, writes Joan Edwards, director of policy for The Wildlife Trusts. Instead, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at even greater risk.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

vii] Carpet made with PVC backing releases dioxin when burnt, which is a known carcinogen, while a recent report by the Center for International Environmental Law in the US stated that incinerating plastic waste ‘releases toxic substances including heavy metals such as lead and mercury, acid gases and particulate matter’.[viii]

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

After several years of planning, the Port Authority replaced its inter-terminal diesel-powered bus fleet in 2019 not only at JFK but also at LaGuardia and Newark Liberty airports, with 36 battery-operated Proterra Catalyst E2 Electric shuttle buses.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But the county is arguing that the process would be illegal, and that local governments should have the power to reject drilling because of its harmful environmental and health effects. Boulder County argues that these laws give it “clear and largely exclusive authority over its own property and budget.” But the lawsuits failed.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 7, 2023

Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms drafted after closed-door meetings with industry contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug resistant bacteria, campaigners have warned. Rates of antibiotic use are 2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). Air pollution does not just cause health problems, it also presents a significant social and economic burden.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These pollutants, which include particulate matter, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, and toxic substances such as benzene, have been linked to health problems ranging from respiratory disorders to reproductive problems to cancer. As the U.S. These facilities were also more likely to be in disadvantaged communities. (In-state

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. Danone, banking on the assumption it reached peak emissions in 2019, is confident that its carbon-adjusted EPS will rise over the years to come. Cecilia Keating.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill was originally introduced in draft format at the end of 2018, before being presented to parliament in October 2019, but its publication was delayed until after the General Election. in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity. Plastic waste ban: A red herring?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We are focused on safety for human health. First and foremost, that's our primary platform," Renfrew told me during an on-stage interview in 2019. The company has banned more than 1,800 ingredients from its formulations due to health and safety concerns. Calder returned to Jharkhand in November 2019 to see how things were going.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced it was suspending its enforcement of environmental laws in response to the crisis, informing companies they would not be pursued for environmental infractions during the outbreak. The government said the policy was temporary, but provided no end date.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

In 2019, Minnesota announced plans to join the 14 states that enforce their own strict vehicle emissions standards. Now an administrative law judge has given the proposed policy a green light, ruling that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) can move forward with plans to adopt the Clean Cars Minnesota program.

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Front And Centered

MAY 15, 2019

To bring us closer to that future, we pursued four priorities in the 2019 legislative session. This is a vital step for addressing health disparities in our communities. This is the most transformative clean electricity law in the nation thanks to the equity components our community developed and fought to include in the final bill.

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Green Living Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

February 19, 2019 at 6AM ET, Washington, DC – A new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) examines the health impacts associated with plastic pollution crisis. The post New report finds entire lifecycle of plastics a threat to human health appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

We know that these pollutants are bad for our health, and the significant reductions we saw in pollinator numbers and activity shows that there are also clear implications for the natural ecosystems we depend on.”. Previous laboratory studies by members of the Reading team have shown that diesel fumes can alter floral odours.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 20, 2020

Advocacy by Front and Centered, our members, and allies helped create this Task Force during the 2019 Legislative Session in order to develop strategies that address environmental health disparities with guidance from the communities most impacted by pollution.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Like in the HEAL Act, a task force will be formed to further explore creating a state office dedicated to equity, and the decision-making body includes the people most impacted in all areas of government, such as environment, health care, employment and education. .

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. billion in health-related costs per year. [xv] xii] [xiii].

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

EPA by adding Washington state specific outcomes: “The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. These are just snippets of the recommendations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Gary Wallace, Area Environment manager for the Environment Agency in the North East, said: “All of those sentenced have shown a complete disregard for environmental laws, which are there to protect people and the environment. Whilst the site was largely cleared, by late 2019 it had quickly been refilled with waste plastic.

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Grist

JUNE 20, 2024

Parravani eventually earned his GED and attended Syracuse University’s College of Law, where he rose to second in his class. After marrying his middle school sweetheart in 1986, Parravani graduated from law school, moved to Westchester, and began building a career and a family. The public health response to West Nile virus in the U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Good Law Project and Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince threaten court action unless government reviews airports planning policy before the final approval process for third runway begins.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 21, 2023

As a result, Black residents there are forced to breathe in more pollution and face a higher risk of related health problems, according to the suit filed by Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. In 2019, plaintiffs wrote a letter to St. Eve Miller, left, with her mother and sister on her front porch in St.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 30, 2020

“We are prepositioning about 360 megawatts of temporary generation to meet critical community needs” at substations, health care facilities and other locations, Smith said. per share in the same quarter in 2019. State law AB 1054 allows utility wildfire costs to be passed on to ratepayers in this manner.

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 21, 2021

Held between October 2019-September 2020, these conversations reflect the voice of communities most burdened by pollution as a result of their race, health, wealth, and where they live, among other key factors. The HEAL Act aims to make EJ the priority of state environmental laws and programs.

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Washington passed 100% clean electricity into law earlier this year, and with public input government agencies are currently drafting rules to guide utilities on how to comply with the law by phasing out fossil fuel emissions and integrating equity in their service models. 100% Clean Energy by 2045 is now the law in Washington!

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

The pandemic has sharpened this focus by highlighting the importance of metrics such as employee health and well-being, safety protocols, cybersecurity and business continuity, to name a few. An Earth-Strike demonstration in Austria in 2019. Redefining fiduciary duty. Sponsored Article. Image by Shutterstock/Stefan Rotter.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

While modern cars may be all too easily modified to produce ear-splitting bangs, pops and other eruptions, a growing hazard for the modern city dweller (at least if they value being able to sleep or concentrate on a task), the technology to pinpoint such vehicles, for law enforcement purposes, is not-so-trivial. 3 Where has it been tried?

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2021

Both cases argue that inaction by governments when it comes to limiting dangerous global warming risks basic rights such as health and life. Campaign group KlimaSeniorinnen and four individual women say they are particularly vulnerable because their health is at risk from heat waves exacerbated by climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2021

Both cases argue that inaction by governments when it comes to limiting dangerous global warming risks basic rights such as health and life. Campaign group KlimaSeniorinnen and four individual women say they are particularly vulnerable because their health is at risk from heat waves exacerbated by climate change.

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2021

Justice Johnson said Southern Water had "showed a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment, for the precious and delicate ecosystems along the north Kent and Solent coastlines, to human health and to the fisheries and other legitimate businesses that depend on the vitality of the coastal waters".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The draft regulations, which are now proceeding through their public consultation phase, aim to cap greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector at 35 percent below 2019 levels by 2030. Olszynski, chair in energy, resources and sustainability at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law, doesn’t buy the premier’s take.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

Earlier work by Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy in 2019 showed that a majority of U.S. Those include health and environmental impacts from sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides and particulate pollution , as well as the plants’ greenhouse gas emissions that add to human-caused climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

Animal agriculture giants are waging a disinformation war, threatening public health and the planet,” said Nicholas Carter, the report’s lead researcher. “We Major changes in law, education and academic institutions could strengthen media and scientific literacy and promote transparency around emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under federal law, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reported this week. These are exactly the places where people are already struggling with pre-existing health conditions that make them more vulnerable to pollutants like benzene.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

SDS offers a full design and installation service to support Public Health Engineers, developers and commercial operators and ensure correct system sizing for maximum savings. In London, where planning laws encourage water recycling, up to 20% of new buildings include greywater reuse systems.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Vague ethics laws, lack of enforcement, and a campaign finance system soaked in fossil fuel cash all combine to make the Texas Railroad Commission a “captive agency,” argue Commission Shift and Texans for Public Justice, two watchdog groups, in their new report. The laws are vaguely defined and that is being exploited.”.

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