Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

The Plan for Water , released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) this morning, outlines the government's intention to change the law to increase penalties on water companies that break environmental law, and make it easier for regulators to impose fines on firms without lengthy court processes.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Clutch of campaigning organisations seek judicial review of Defra's refusal to investigate reported links between pollution and Covid-19 health outcomes. Defra refused a request from the Good Law Project for a review of the strategy in June, citing a lack of "compelling reasons" for such a review at the time.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me. John the Baptist Parish have a lifetime risk of cancer from air pollution that is 800 times higher than the national average. A few days later, RISE St.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Growth Management Act (GMA) is a state law that requires this work, and it’s really important! The GMA is a state law that determines how cities and counties plan to manage population growth by dictating what can be built where, which type of projects should be prioritized, and how the jurisdiction will be livable for its residents.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

But an October report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and Beyond Plastics found that only 4 out of the 11 chemical recycling facilities that have been built in the U.S. We are in the belly of the beast, and our health is suffering from it,” said Jo Banner, a lifelong resident of St.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Canadian pipeline company TC Energy is aiming to expand the volume of methane gas that it ships through a long distance pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, potentially locking in higher gas use despite laws in western states that chart a path away from fossil fuels in the years ahead.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The rights to life, health, food and water, cultural rights and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment are being violated and will continue to be violated, and the rule of law will continue to be undermined, unless the ISDS system is eliminated,” Boyd reports. Despite their impacts, ISDS cases are cloaked in secrecy.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In the most extreme outcomes of what the petitioners seek, similar limitations could broadly be applied to laws that have long protected people and businesses, undermining the predictability of vital services and disrupting the stable system of regulations that companies rely on to make investment decisions. Climate commitments.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Last month, ExxonMobil sued two of its “activist investors” — groups that try to use shareholder resolutions to pressure companies into taking action on social and environmental problems — in an attempt to block a proposal for the oil giant to limit its climate pollution from coming to a vote at an upcoming shareholder meeting.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Healthier communities – Sustainable buildings create healthier communities due to less intrusive and pollutive building methods, lower use of toxic materials (e.g. It also puts pressure on developers and builders to stay on top of the continually evolving laws, regulations and certification requirements surrounding green building.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities. What are the facts that document a systemic environmental justice problem in the United States? What are the characteristics of systemic environmental racism?

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. Human rights and press freedom organizations , international bodies , and courts worldwide have documented the rising legal threat of SLAPPs. does not yet have a federal anti-SLAPP law (a bill introduced last year by Rep.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

The legal principles that have underpinned environmental law and protection for decades are now substantially weaker," said Kierra Box from Friends of the Earth. This will leave our environment at the mercy of business and economic concerns rather than the needs of people, health and nature.".

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

But when the document appeared on Monday, these hopes were dashed. Food is responsible for over a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and industrialised agriculture is the leading cause of wildlife decline, antibiotic resistance and pollution. The strategy falls short on a number of fronts. The first: climate.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

Impacts on health and well-being Low-income households surveyed who had lost access to a car noted, too, that it impacted health care and caregiving responsibilities because they no longer had a car to access medical care or to bring children to school.

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Grist

AUGUST 3, 2022

More and more, researchers are documenting the fragility of the planet’s natural soundscape; many say the changes to Earth’s acoustic fabric speak to just how much new, unpredictable climatic conditions are messing with the Earth’s natural balance. These three policies still form the backbone of federal environmental law.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Their goal was to find out more about the impact mountaintop removal mining has had on those water pollution levels. The paper suggests that all of this might have happened in violation of federal law. The new research highlights how, even as the U.S. Potentially Lethal Levels’. The diamond darter.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. The companies respond that they are aware but aren’t violating any laws. “‘We We’re used to it.”

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

Document opportunities and learnings for the next event and track your progress. For instance, GBB member, the Doyle Group , has tried to move away from printing and paper waste by using online document storage and communication platforms. Sustainability and eco-friendly event planning guide. With this in mind, check out EchoBarrier.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Big Ag’s Delay Tactics.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 13, 2022

A newly published report by Fossil Free California finds California’s pension fund managers are circulating divestment “misinformation” by exaggerating the costs involved in shedding their fossil fuel investments in documents prepared for state lawmakers. The two pension funds have estimated holdings of $7.4 billion and $4.1

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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. . Healthy Communities Rooted in Place Photo by Hannah Letinich.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The complexity of tracking and tracing all these ingredients can obscure detrimental environmental and social impacts, from pollution to bribery to slavery. We are focused on safety for human health. The company has banned more than 1,800 ingredients from its formulations due to health and safety concerns. School of rock.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

After generations of wildly elevated rates of childhood asthma and cancer in the community that many believe were a result of the toxic pollution overhead, a group of Diamond residents living within a few blocks campaigned for Shell to buy their contaminated properties. Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex.

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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). Centuries on, sources of airborne pollution are only becoming more numerous and wide ranging.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

Moreover, the document includes England and Wales' first ever target to expand hedgerow protection, promising to create or restore 30,000 miles of hedgerows a year by 2037. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "Protecting our natural environment is fundamental to the health, economy and prosperity of our country.

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Fairsnape

MAY 3, 2021

Most of the UK’s environmental protections stem from EU law and so could be changed as a result of Brexit. Continuing the Regen-Notes nature and health theme, the BBC reported on the German trend of waldeinsamkeit , an archaic German term for the feeling of “forest loneliness”. Also noted in respect of new books is “Design Studio Vol.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To its credit, what Defra has delivered this week is one of the most comprehensive and holistic environmental policy documents from any UK government to date. Taking steps to foresee and prevent damage is common sense, as is ensuring that polluters pay," she said. Here are BusinessGreen's key takeaways from the landmark strategy: 1.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The government has today unveiled its hotly-anticipated suite of legally-binding environmental targets for England, confirming a sweeping package of goals to reverse species loss, increase tree cover, reduce waste, and tackle air and water pollution over the next two decades. The target to increase tree and woodland cover to 16.5

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AGreenLiving

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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AGreenLiving

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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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

DeSmog conducted a five-month investigation into the meat industry’s PR and lobbying, reviewing hundreds of documents and statements by companies and trade associations. Meat Industry Playbook. The availability of plant-based products has surged in recent years, and various types of cultured meat are under development.

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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]

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

On December 18, 2020, the day when the public consultation came to a close, “the gas bloc” — Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia — submitted an unofficial document expressing their concerns to the European Commission.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Sustainability and Compliance Division is involved with establishing environmental policies and programs; implementing health, safety and compliance activities; advancing clean energy technology; and integrating green practices into City and community activities. Sustainability and Compliance Division (SCD). Minimum Qualifications: 1.

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Charged

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Clean School Bus Program, part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , makes $5 billion in rebates available over five years for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. Sources: EPA , Electrek.

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