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601 records in 2020
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water samples have been taken in each year since 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he plans to support businesses that are using low environmental impact mining techniques.
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2020
Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020 or the POWER Act of 2020 This bill addresses orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on federal, tribal, state, or private lands. The bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on federal land. The Department of the Interior must establish a program to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells located on state, tribal, or private lands. In providing grants, priority must be given to states and Indian tribes that already have an established program to carry out such activities. The Department of Energy must provide technical assistance to oil and gas producing states and Indian tribes to ensure practical and economical remedies for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas well sites on state, tribal, or private land.
Austria · National Council · 18 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Helmut Brandstätter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Ablöse des OMV Präsidenten wegen Borealis Deal
Austria · National Council · 18 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Austrocknung des Neusiedlersees
Austria · National Council · 18 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Helmut Brandstätter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Ablöse des OMV Präsidenten wegen Borealis Deal
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish information on the (a) known and (b) potential areas within the UK's exclusive economic zone of sensitive or vulnerable deep-sea habitats for (i) coldwater corals, (
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 September 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of pollution in rivers and lakes in England; and how many have achieved a good ecological status.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 September 2020
Toezegging Algemeen Overleg Externe Veiligheid over chemische stoffen
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Lärmschutzmaßnahmen in Langenwang entlang Südbahnstrecke
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Karin Greiner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus betreffend Import von Haifischprodukten follow-up
Austria · National Council · 17 September 2020
Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (342 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltförderungsgesetz geändert wird
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that animal tests on products which have already been tested to EU REACH requirements will not need repeat testing to meet domestic registration.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when his Department will meet that target.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2020
12. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if her Department has considered setting up rural information pods and lectures in the community to facilitate adult learning within the rural environment in relation to issues such as job seeking, heritage, the environment and sustainability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24439/20]
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills. Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity. Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or more, whereas the current threshold is 20,000 gallons. The bill also raises the aggregate capacity thresholds at which a farm with no reportable oil discharge history may self-certify its plan or is not required to have a plan. The bill also limits when a farm's aboveground oil storage containers on separate parcels shall count toward the farm's oil storage capacity for the purposes of these thresholds.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement research, development, and demonstration programs to (1) accelerate innovation in energy-efficient recyclable plastics, next-generation plastics, and composites recycling and upcycling strategies and technologies; and (2) support the development of advanced materials for batteries and innovative technologies to reclaim and recycle critical materials from advanced and lithium-ion based battery technologies used in consumer electronics, defense, stationary storage, and transportation applications.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
This resolution urges Tanzania to ensure free and fair elections in 2020, to guarantee and respect the human and constitutional rights of its citizens, and to foster a business environment that is conducive to continued U.S. trade and investment in Tanzania.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
NEPA Accountability and Oversight Act of 2020 This bills establishes deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 This bill provides for funding and permitting restrictions in relation to environmental cleanup and remediation of areas with public health threats. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, and the Indian Health Service for various environmental cleanup and remediation projects, including those that affect low-income and tribal communities. For example, the bill appropriates $30 billion to HUD to provide grants to local governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing. The bill immediately prohibits the granting of a Title V permit for a major proposed source (relating to air pollution control requirements) for an overburdened census tract, which is an area that has been identified as having a specified amount of particulate matter and an identified heightened risk of cancer due to air pollution. The EPA must publish a list of overburdened census tracts and update the list annually based on the most recently available modeling and monitoring data. After January 1, 2025, the bill also prohibits the renewal of Title V permits for major sources in an overburdened census tract.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020
NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act of 2020 This bills establishes (1) deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions, and (2) penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 September 2020
Austria · National Council · 16 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Peter Schmiedlechner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus betreffend die Eigenversorgung mit Martinigänsen
Austria · National Council · 16 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Peter Schmiedlechner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz betreffend die Eigenversorgung mit Martinigänsen
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library his Department's plan to reduce its carbon emissions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to discuss sustainability at his Department with civil service unions.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to, among other things (1) require state-federal consultation for the conservation and recovery of wildlife; (2) modify requirements for delisting or downlisting a threatened or endangered species; (3) require Interior to cooperate to the maximum extent possible (currently, the maximum extent practicable) with states and Indian tribes in implementing the ESA; (4) include conservation agreements as a factor in determining whether to include or maintain a species on the endangered list; (5) require Interior to make publicly available online the best scientific and commercial data as the basis for ESA regulations; (6) require studies to improve conservation, review conservation factors, and quantify certain expenditures, including litigation expenses; and (7) reauthorize funding for ESA provisions through FY2025.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 This bill provides for funding and permitting restrictions in relation to environmental cleanup and remediation of areas with public health threats. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, and the Indian Health Service for various environmental cleanup and remediation projects, including those that affect low-income and tribal communities. For example, the bill appropriates $30 billion to HUD to provide grants to local governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing. The bill immediately prohibits the granting of a Title V permit for a major proposed source (relating to air pollution control requirements) for an overburdened census tract, which is an area that has been identified as having a specified amount of particulate matter and an identified heightened risk of cancer due to air pollution. The EPA must publish a list of overburdened census tracts and update the list annually based on the most recently available modeling and monitoring data. After January 1, 2025, the bill also prohibits the renewal of Title V permits for major sources in an overburdened census tract.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
NEPA Agency Process Reform Act of 2020 This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
This resolution designates the week of September 19-September 26, 2020, as National Estuaries Week.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act of 2020 This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents in the NEPA process, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties as specified under the bill. In addition, the bill requires agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed major federal actions that are technically and economically feasible. Agencies must track and report on specified NEPA data, such as the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 September 2020
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Austria · National Council · 15 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Gerald Hauser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Schutzstatus des Wolfes in der FFH-Richtlinie
European Union · European Parliament · 15 September 2020
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020
259. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of excise applicable to alcohol sold for consumption on licensed premises will be reduced to help struggling businesses to survive in the foreseeable future; if the full-year estimated adjustments as a result of such a measure in the current trading environment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23577/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020
258. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of VAT will be reduced on hospitality services to 5% to help struggling businesses to survive in the foreseeable future; if the full-year estimated adjustments as a result of such a measure in the current trading environment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23576/20]
France · National Assembly · 15 September 2020
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2020
Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct an advanced fuel cycle research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for spent nuclear fuel. The program must improve fuel cycle performance and support a variety of options for used nuclear fuel storage, use, and disposal, including advanced nuclear reactor concepts. In carrying out the program, DOE must ensure all activities and designs incorporate state of the art safeguards technologies and techniques to reduce risk of proliferation. In addition, DOE must consider the potential benefits and other impacts of those activities for civilian nuclear applications, environmental health and safety, and national security. DOE must also consider the economic viability of all activities and designs.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2020
Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making This bill sets forth requirements for determining the venue for judicial review of an agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill requires a proceeding for judicial review of an agency's compliance with NEPA to be brought in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized activity is proposed to be carried out or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Niederösterreich
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen im Burgenland
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Salzburg
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Oberösterreich
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Wien
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Kärnten
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Vorarlberg
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Tirol
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Antrag der Abgeordneten Erwin Angerer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Änderung der FFH-Richtlinien zur Sicherung der heimischen Almwirtschaft
Austria · National Council · 14 September 2020
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Tierquälerei und andere Tierschutzverletzungen in Wien