Environmental Protection
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Environmental Protection Rules
A summary judgment has been awarded to the plaintiffs in lawsuits against four industrial dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley of Washington state for violations of environmental protection laws. The Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and Center for Food Safety (CFS) argued that the dairies’ leaking lagoons and over-applied manure cause nitrates and…
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Environmental Protection Engineering Journal
Cogent Engineering welcomes submissions to its special collection on ‘Engineering and technology in environmental protection and sustainability’ Background and aim of special collection: Earth’s environment is changing rapidly due to the impacts of increasing population, rapid industrialization, urbanization and extensive use of natural resources. Degradation of ecosystems…
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Sindh Environmental Protection Agency
Environment ministry takes experts, other depts, civil society on board. We are always open for suggestions and we want expert opinions on the issue,Dr Mandhro said. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The environment ministry has decided to go about its affairs in a democratic way — it is seeking everyone’s opinion on how best to protect the environment before it goes ahead and finalises…
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West Virginia Environmental Protection
CREDIT: AP PHOTO/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency may be the most important environmental case in nearly a decade. It’s a challenge, led by a bloc of states, to what the EPA wordily calls its “Carbon Pollution Emissions Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.” At issue is whether the EPA violated…
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Maryland Department of Environmental Protection
The Department of Housing and Community Affairs enforces the code related to grass height, weeds and lawn maintenance. Property owners, lessees, and others in charge of land should be aware of the requirements in the Montgomery County Code to properly maintain lawns and the exteriors of subdivisions, dwelling units, and nonresidential property. Make sure your yard adheres to…
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Who is the Environmental Protection Agency?
American Association for the Advancement of Science (S) Science and Technology Policy Fellowships The S Science and Technology Policy Fellowships program is designed to provide an opportunity for scientists, mathematicians and engineers with doctoral level degree (PhD, ScD, MD, DVM, etc.) to Environmental management and administration; Environmental science; and Public relations…
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Biotechnology in Environmental Protection
The origins of the Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment date back to the year 1975 when he Institute of Civil Engineering, with rights equal to those of a faculty, was established. Then, in 1984 the Institute was replaced by the Faculty of Civil Engineering, with the Institute of Environmental Engineering being its part. The name of the Faculty was changed again in 1992…
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North Carolina Environmental Protection
A proposed bill in North Carolina would allow state-funded projects to skirt environmental assessments. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/RANDALL HILL It only took two weeks for the Republican-led House in North Carolina to introduce and pass a bill gutting the state’s environmental law. The bill will largely dismantle the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), opponents say. Under SEPA, a…
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Economic instruments for Environmental Protection
In 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People s Republic of China (“MEP”) issued its ambitious five-year plan to improve the rule of law concerning environmental protection by 2015. This plan aimed to establish a comprehensive framework for China’s environmental protection policy which consists of (a) environmental protection law and regulations and (b) environmental…
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Washington State Environmental Protection Agency
Water Quality > Ground and Surface Water Quality Information > Groundwater Quality Groundwater is water that is under the ground. Water from rainfall, snowmelt, lakes, streams, and wetlands seeps into the ground. The water collects in the spaces in materials like sand and gravel, similar to water in a sponge. It can also collect in fractures in hard rock. These…
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