Environmental Protection
PAGE 10Arguments against Environmental Protection
Analysis Each time the Environmental Protection Agency is before the Supreme Court these days, it gets a reminder that it is not likely to get the benefit of the doubt that it used its regulatory powers entirely legally. It did seem, as the ninety-minute argument on and two companion cases (and ) unfolded on Wednesday, that any gaps in the record it makes may count heavily…
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Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency
At LASEPA, he continued his career with a change of cadre as a Scientific Officer (GL 08) in 1996, having graduated in Biochemistry. He worked as Analyst and Laboratory Manager, Environmental Monitoring Officer, and of course a researcher. He has indeed cut his teeth in environmental management, pollution control and successfully managed different tasks. On the 9th November…
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Canadian Environmental Protection Agency
Canada Not Enforcing Its Environmental Laws, Says Ecojustice This excerpt from Ecojustice s report about the enforcement of environmental laws in Canada says it all: Average fines for environmental offenders, which amount to about $10, per CEPA conviction, are also too low to serve as an effective deterrent for would-be polluters, according to the report. It took Environment…
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Environmental Protection Noise Regulations
Montgomery County Noise Control Ordinance The Montgomery County Noise Control Ordinance is Download a PDF of the Noise Control Ordinance (56KB) 31B-l. Declaration of policy (a) The County Council finds that excessive noise harms public health and welfare and impairs enjoyment of property. The intent of this Chapter is to control noise sources to protect public health and welfare…
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Human rights and Environmental Protection
The adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represents an unprecedented moment in human history for global governance and the protection of human rights (individuals) and our planet (the environment). Both humans and the environment are the center of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It is important, therefore, to develop training initiatives to raise…
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Minnesota Environmental Protection Agency
Assessments The MPCA gathers water quality data from its staff, citizen volunteers, and partners, and then uses the data to assess the condition of Minnesota lakes. This assessment focuses on whether the water meets standards to protect recreational uses such as swimming. Visit the MPCA s Environmental Data Access webpage to see lake quality data and assessments for individual…
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Alachua County Environmental Protection Department
By Allison Valdez Betty Ann Weber’s neighborhood pond is normally populated with swans and other waterfowl. Today, there were none. Weber, who is a longtime resident of the area, said she’s mortified that there’s oil in her neighborhood’s duck pond. She’s worried that pollution will drive out the wildlife that Duckpond Neighborhood residents have enjoyed seeing for years. “There…
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Texas Department of Environmental Protection
Our mission is to protect public health by improving the quality of ambient air, water and land in Houston. Our work involves complaints, surveillance, investigations, permitting and rule-making comments, enforcement, environmental monitoring and community outreach. We undertake issues related to air and water quality, landfills, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment…
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Articles Environmental Protection
The Obama administration expanded federal protection of U.S. waterways and drinking water supplies Wednesday, issuing a rule through the Environmental Protection Agency that also clarifies which rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands may be covered by the Clean Water Act. The measure, known as the Clean Water Rule, has attracted intense opposition from fertilizer companies, the…
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Maryland Environmental Protection Agency
State officials say pollution controls such as vehicle emissions requirements and billions of dollars worth of investments by utilities in new power-plant technology have helped Maryland reduce air pollution to its lowest level in at least three decades. “The strong partnerships and steady investments for clean air are paying off and positioning us to meet air-quality standards…
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