DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the eleventh hour, right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”. Scientists have condemned the call, as well as six other amendments that could see the law delayed or weakened.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Government of Chile has officially published Law No. 21,711, which improves Law No. The law seeks to facilitate the development of shallow geothermal energy uses by excluding them from the previous concession regime. With this publication, most of the provisions of the law have entered into force.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Led by the University of Birmingham and involving 15 European and US organisations, PrecisionTox aims to protect human health from the toxic effects of chemicals found in people’s homes, food and the environment.

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NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The law has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades and we've made progress, but the battle for safe water continues, with many water utilities fighting against better health protections.

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NRDC onEarth

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Now we need Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign into law at least four key measures. This environmental progress came about through committed efforts by the governor, key state legislators, and public interest advocates on behalf of the people of New Mexico.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

These moves will help dictate the state of international cooperation to define whether hydrogen production and transportation guidelines effectively address and mitigate climate and health risks. The top tier of clean hydrogen in the new U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A coroner is calling for national limits on air pollution to be reduced to match World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines and made enforceable by law. Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, Ella’s mother, said she hopes for an amendment to the Environment Bill in order to protect WHO limits by law and hold the government to account.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Update the law to save lives. The policies and frameworks are there, and all the Government needs to do is update the law. ‘I believe air pollution is one of the greatest public health crises of our time and that good policy can help to reverse some of its distressing implications. . Shocked?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

In a disproportionate number of low-income black neighborhoods, redlining, segregation and weak zoning laws have led to the proliferation of junk food outlets and a lack of healthy alternatives. Food deserts — or "food swamps," which one researcher argues is a better term — are linked to obesity and other health problems. .

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NRDC onEarth

JANUARY 4, 2024

After decades of violating state environmental law to benefit its largest shipping customer, the Port of Los Angeles must take long-overdue measures to protect the health and well-being of residents and workers from diesel exhaust and other air pollutants, the.

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U.S. Green Technology

AUGUST 9, 2021

Governments of different nations have joined hands in actively passing environment-friendly bills and laws. Not only governments but institutions like schools, colleges, and health awareness NGOs are enthusiastically stepping up to the forefront, intending.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

This ambition has now been turned into action, with the government confirming that a number of key policies will be made law. ” The post Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows now law first appeared on Envirotec. a duty on water companies to publish data on storm overflow operation on an annual basis.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Californians can look forward to new environmental laws

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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.”

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

Health issues – Ramp workers and others who work airside are constantly exposed to toxic emissions, and many face health issues as a result, Castaldy said. Noise pollution – EVs are much quieter than their non-electric counterparts and lessen the impact of noise pollution on the health of airport workers.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2020

Echoing the concerns of environmentalists and scientists who have vehemently opposed the bill in recent months, the British businesses claim the law "would encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation", endangering the survival of the Amazon, the world's climate goals, and the rights of Indigenous communities.

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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. Some feel uncomfortable about the source of these funds, because they often come at a cost to community health. "We

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Twenty years and many studies later, we know that the anti-GMO activists were wrong to say that modified crops posed a threat to human health. Not because I agree with everything he said.

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U.S. Green Technology

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As well as the health of the planet itself, social inequalities and persistent and pervasive poverty issues demand the attention of all. The post Why Sustainability is the Future of Law appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Despite years of progress by leading corporations toward ESG, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental health and safety (EHS) and sustainability goals, the reality is that board members overseeing these companies are still trying to discern how all of this applies to them.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

COVID-19, says the group, is at least the sixth global health pandemic since the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918, and although it is believed to have its origins in microbes carried by animals, like all pandemics its emergence has been entirely driven by human activities, says the report released on 29 October.

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Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It is designed to help organizations minimize the negative impact of their operations on the environment, comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, and continually improve in these areas. ISO 45001 is the global standard for occupational health and safety management systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The research also reveals over eight in ten people (86%) want to support farmers who are creating wildlife habitats and restoring soil health. Over nine in ten (96%) want to see public money support farmers who are implementing restorative measures covering soil health, biodiversity, carbon-storing and water quality.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

percent across categories such as fair labor, occupational health and safety, community health and safety, security arrangements and cultural heritage preservation. And there is a need for a global standard so companies don’t just pick up and go somewhere where laws and protections are weaker. .

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

million households – lacking easy access to nature (and the huge health and wellbeing benefits that come from it), the voluntary organisations coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link has warmly welcomed new Green infrastructure Standards from Natural England (announced on 31 January). Let’s get these standards in law.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 27, 2024

With this, shallow geothermal systems are, by law, excluded from the concession system. The approved standard also updates the law on the safety of geothermal operations and establishes a new supervisory entity.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The government is facing yet more legal action over its environmental strategy, after a coalition of green and health groups today formally submitted a complaint to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) alleging Defra has acted unlawfully by missing the legal deadline to set new targets through the Environment Act.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s a general truism that you can’t manage what you don’t measure, an idea clear to Lord Kelvin over 100 years ago¹ and enacted by health & safety professionals when they carry out risk assessments (or check the effectiveness of controls). However, the Code has a special legal status. References.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Natural Resources Wales, the Environment Agency and local authorities must publish all the water quality data and manure management information they hold – and then step up to enforce the law, ending the scandal of so-called ‘risk-based regulation’ (which effectively means self-regulation).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

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. In 2019, Minnesota announced plans to join the 14 states that enforce their own strict vehicle emissions standards.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 16, 2024

But a growing chorus of California legislators say that nonenforcement stance violates a groundbreaking law they fought to pass just months ago — and they, along with dozens of environmental groups, are demanding that regulators change course. They’re pointing to AB 1167, signed into law by California Gov. billion in the deal.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage. For example, if the spill affects neighbouring land there can be claims for clean-up costs under the law of nuisance. But it doesn’t have to be complicated.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 17, 2025

Among others, MLI criticizes what they argue is the carbon intensity of ZEV production as well as non-exhaust particulate matter emissions, which they claim create substantial risks for adverse health effects and premature fatalities. Gas-powered cars release a range of toxic air pollutants which impact our immediate health.

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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. Prioritizing Investments in Impacted Communities.

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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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