Environmental Protection
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When was the Environmental Protection Agency established
Agency Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals Background: 1. The Environmental Protection Agency was a Sanitation Sector of the Dept. of Health’s Division of Public Health during Trust Territory times until 1992. An Act S.L. No. 3L-26-92, was put into effect and established the office of Environmental Protection Agency and all responsibilities, staff and assets transferred to…
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Protecting environmentally sensitive Areas
The following information was adapted from Watershed Resource Papers developed for the Dowagiac River Watershed Project by Langworthy, Strader, LeBlanc, & Associates, Inc. In Michigan, natural features are regulated through the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), known as Act 451 of 1994, as amended. (MCL 324.101 et seq.) Under the Act, the…
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New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency
Photo by Mike Mozart/Flickr The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) commissioned Dr Wayne Temple, a toxicologist and former Director of the New Zealand National Poisons Centre, to undertake a review of the evidence relating to the possible carcinogenicity of glyphosate. . . . Dr Temple’s report was peer reviewed by toxicologists from the EPA and the Ministry for Primary…
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Environmental Protection Regulation 2008
Where do EHP s roles apply in wetland regulation? The Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) is an assessment manager or referral agency for a development application for material change of use, reconfiguring a lot or operational works involving high impact earthworks (as defined in the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009) in wetland protection…
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State Environmental Protection Administration
Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. State environmental officials filed legislation Friday to assume greater authority over the amount of pollution allowed in the state’s waterways, a move environmental advocates fear could weaken regulatory oversight and harm water quality. The bill is the first step in a process that could ultimately require…
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Australian Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA works to protect South Australian waters from the adverse impacts of pollution that might reduce their value to current and future generations. This includes our creeks, streams, rivers, coastal waters, groundwater and aquifers. What is water quality and how is it assessed? Water quality describes the condition of a water body and its related suitability for different…
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California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board
On October 23, 2015, Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) informed the State of a natural gas leak at its Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. Natural Gas is composed primarily of methane which is a potent greenhouse gas. Methane is in a category of greenhouse gases known as short-lived climate pollutants. These types of gases remain in the atmosphere much shorter than…
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Heather McTeer Toney Heather McTeer Toney was appointed by President Barack Obama as Regional Administrator for EPA’s Prior to coming to the Region, she served as the first African-American, and first female, to serve as Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi from 2004-2012. Most recently she served as Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Student Learning and TRIO programs…
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Environmental Protection Agencies in Nigeria
OLAYINKA OMOTOSHO: Hi there. My name is Olayinka Omotosho. I m a Humphrey Fellow of 2012-2013 from Lagos, Nigeria. Back in Lagos I m Assistant Chief Scientific Officer with the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, and I ve been there for 12 years. So I have quite a bit of experience in the environmental sector in West Africa, and my mission as a Humphrey Fellow here…
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Creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
Hey No Peeking! You need to select an answer to the question before we ll show you the right answer The United States Environmental Protection Agency was born on December 2, 1970. The documents below shed some light on its birth and early years. Note that these documents are now in EPA s archive. To find one, click on the Search EPA Archive button and copy the name of the document…
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