Environmental Law

Salmon Says: Harper the Environmental Bush-Whacker – huffingtonpost.ca

In Bush’s case, he simply side-stepped Congress, the branch of government that’s supposed to make laws, and surreptitiously destroyed decades of environmental improvements by rewriting rules at the administrative level of government instead. What do I mean?

3 major cities declared pollution-stricken – YNET News

Israel’s environmental groups have declared Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa as ‘air pollution-stricken’ areas. The move, made last week, was carried out in protest of the government’s procrastination in implementing the Clear Air Law, passed in January 2011.

Laying down the law on nanotechnology – The Guardian

In the context of risk and regulation, their view was that existing laws would be sufficient … are equivalent to their bulk counterparts. For example, the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2010 make it an offence …

Editorial: Delays kill jobs? The Democrats finally noticed – Record Searchlight

Gov. Jerry Brown wants to partially exempt his pet construction project, the bullet train, from California’s strict environmental laws. Why? The state needs the jobs, and he and other proponents don’t want to see lawsuits over technical arcana …

Howard Tollin Joins Sterling & Sterling As President Of Environmental Division – Yahoo Finance

“At a time when more and more companies are going green and trying to be more environmentally friendly, Howard brings with him more than 23 years of experience with insurance and environmental law, which will greatly benefit our firm.”

Environmental objections in path of bullet train – Los Angeles Times

The rail authority has downplayed such concerns. It has vowed in many forums to work closely with regulatory agencies, protect the public health and comply with all environmental laws. “We do not expect any significant adverse impacts onchildren …

First Environmental Policy for the local aviation sector – AME Info

It calls for the application of environmental laws and regulations for United Arab Emirates, and puts the emphasis on encouraging strategic partners to provide reports on the environmental performance on regular basis. It also aims to encourage the …

Redford confident Alberta can handle pipeline breaks – Calgary Herald

Premier Alison Redford acknowledged Friday that Alberta’s latest oil leak will raise questions about its network of pipelines, as critics pointed to the Sundre spill as another sign of weak enforcement of the province’s environmental laws. But as the …

Redford confident Alberta can handle pipeline breaks – calgaryherald.com

Premier Alison Redford acknowledged Friday that Alberta’s latest oil leak will raise questions about its network of pipelines, as critics pointed to the Sundre spill as another sign of weak enforcement of the province’s environmental laws.

Environmental Groups Call For Federal Regulations over Lead Use in Ammunition – TopNews United States

Environmental Protection Agency is of the view that they don … While there is no doubt on the toxicity of lead, it is believed that there is need for laws to be changed for the betterment of one and all … Continue reading