Environment

Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2019

Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act This bill revises requirements governing the management of endangered or threatened species, establishes a process to compensate land owners under certain circumstances, and removes protections for black vultures and ravens. The Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce must obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered species when the species is present in the state. A state may regulate endangered or threatened species that are only present within the state. If a state elects to regulate them, it is given exclusive authority to manage them. State action with respect to such species is not subject to judicial review. Species are taken off the federal list after five years, but Interior may petition for the species to be relisted. The bill requires congressional approval before a species may be listed as endangered or threatened. The bill eliminates awards of attorney fees in citizen suits concerning endangered or threatened species. Owners or lessees of property may apply to Interior for a determination of whether a proposed property use will violate requirements governing endangered or threatened species. The use is deemed compliant if Interior fails to respond within 90 days. The owners and lessees may seek monetary compensation for unfavorable determinations. The bill removes migratory bird protections provided to black vultures and ravens in certain circumstances.

Super Pollutants Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2019

Super Pollutants Act This bill generally provides for the reduction of emissions of black carbon, methane, and certain hydrofluorocarbons (also referred to as short-lived climate pollutants) through policy initiatives of specified federal agencies. The bill also requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation.

A resolution celebrating 50 years of environmental progress in the Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2019

This resolution celebrates 50 years of environmental progress in the Cuyahoga River Valley and Lake Erie. In addition, the resolution expresses the Senate's commitment to improve the Great Lakes Basin's ecosystem health, drinking water quality, and wastewater infrastructure.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 July 2019.#Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Espoo Convention — Aarhus Convention — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(3) — Definition of ‘project’ — Assessment of the effects on the site concerned — Article 6(4) — Meaning of ‘imperative reasons of overriding public interest’ — Conservation of wild birds — Directive 2009/147/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Directive 2011/92/EU — Article 1(2)(a) — Definition of ‘project’ — Article 2(1) — Article 4(1) — Environmental impact assessment — Article 2(4) — Exemption from assessment — Phasing out of nuclear energy — National legislation providing, first, for restarting industrial production of electricity for a period of almost 10 years at a nuclear power station that had previously been shut down, with the effect of deferring by 10 years the date initially set by the national legislature for deactivating and ceasing production at that power station, and second, for deferral, also by 10 years, of the date initially set by the legislature for deactivating and ceasing industrial production of electricity at an active power station — No environmental impact assessment.#Case C-411/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 29 July 2019

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 July 2019.#Inter-Environnement Wallonie ASBL and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen ASBL v Conseil des ministres.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Espoo Convention — Aarhus Convention — Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Article 6(3) — Definition of ‘project’ — Assessment of the effects on the site concerned — Article 6(4) — Meaning of ‘imperative reasons of overriding public interest’ — Conservation of wild birds — Directive 2009/147/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Directive 2011/92/EU — Article 1(2)(a) — Definition of ‘project’ — Article 2(1) — Article 4(1) — Environmental impact assessment — Article 2(4) — Exemption from assessment — Phasing out of nuclear energy — National legislation providing, first, for restarting industrial production of electricity for a period of almost 10 years at a nuclear power station that had previously been shut down, with the effect of deferring by 10 years the date initially set by the national legislature for deactivating and ceasing production at that power station, and second, for deferral, also by 10 years, of the date initially set by the legislature for deactivating and ceasing industrial production of electricity at an active power station — No environmental impact assessment.#Case C-411/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 29 July 2019

Superfund Reinvestment Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2019

Superfund Reinvestment Act This bill authorizes the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs under the Superfund program (which provides funding to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund must (1) not be counted for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; (2) be exempt from general budget limitations imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending; and (3) be available only for the purposes specified under Superfund. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) reinstate through 2028, and adjust for inflation annually after 2020, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax threshold amount; (2) extend the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2028; and (3) modify the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include a bitumen or bituminous mixture (e.g., tar sands), oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture, and oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (e.g., shale oil).

CLEANUP Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2019

CERCLA Liability Expansion and Accountability for Negligent and Unjust Pollution Act or the CLEANUP Act This bill includes petroleum products under the definition of hazardous substances for purposes of Superfund, the program that directs and funds the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Additionally, the release of a petroleum product shall be considered as a release under Superfund if liability for such release is established by any other federal law. Per the bill, a petroleum product is petroleum or oil of any kind, in any form, or any fraction thereof, and includes fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row two of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 14 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a detailed breakdown of bud

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Overseas Aid

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row three of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 14 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted e

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Grants

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row six of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 14 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted exp

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row eleven of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 14 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row twelve of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 14 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Overseas Aid

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row one of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 15 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted exp

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row five of the Ring-fenced budgets Resource DEL table on page 15 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of budgeted ex

Environment Protection: Expenditure

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row two of the table Resource DEL on page 10 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhe

Environment Protection: Expenditure

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row two of the table Capital DEL on page 11 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhe

Environment Protection: Expenditure

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row two of the table Resource AME on page 13 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhe

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Operating Costs

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row six of the table Resource DEL on page 10 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhe

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Operating Costs

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row six of the table Capital DEL on page 11 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhea

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Operating Costs

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to row six of the table Resource AME on page 13 of her Department's 2019-20 Main Estimate Memorandum, if she will publish a breakdown of expenditure under Estimate Subhe

Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.

GLRI Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 or the GLRI Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Water Justice Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Water Justice Act This bill addresses affordable access to clean water by establishing, expanding, or extending various programs or requirements related to drinking water infrastructure, water pollution control, water supply, water recycling, water efficiency, or conservation programs. Specifically, the bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for programs that reduce contaminants of concern in drinking water, such as grant programs for lead testing or remediation efforts in schools, child care programs, or high-risk communities. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Each year, the EPA must obligate specified amounts of funding for several water infrastructure programs, including state revolving fund programs and grant programs for managing or controlling water pollution. The EPA must also establish a grant program to help communities that serve environmentally at-risk households and low-income households afford the costs for remediating contaminated drinking water. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services may make grants to states to assist low-income households in meeting their needs for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services. In addition, the EPA must promulgate an interim national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, which may have adverse human health effects. Finally, the bill establishes or reauthorizes a variety of programs that provide financial support for water supply projects, water recycling or reuse projects, rural water systems, water efficiency improvements, or conservation programs.

SOS 2.0 Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Save Our Seas 2.0 Act or the SOS 2.0 Act This bill establishes requirements and incentives to reduce, recycle, and prevent marine debris (e.g., plastics), including requirements to establish a Marine Debris Response Trust Fund, a Marine Debris Foundation, a Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations, a strategy to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure, a Waste Management Revolving Fund for states, a Waste Management Infrastructure Grant program, a Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant program, a Wastewater Infrastructure Grant program, and a Trash-Free Water Grant program.

EXIT Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2019 or the EXIT Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land. Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities; or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment, otherwise modifying the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions.

ZERO WASTE Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, and Sustaining Technical Expertise Act or the ZERO WASTE Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices, including source reduction and waste prevention to reduce the amount of materials incinerated or disposed of in landfills.

Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Border Water Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide assistance for the construction of drinking water treatment facilities, drinking water distribution facilities, or wastewater management facilities near the United States-Mexico border. The EPA may provide the assistance to state and local governments, Indian tribes, or water or wastewater districts with jurisdiction over any area in the United States or Mexico that is located within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico border. The EPA may not provide assistance for new developments.

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019 This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. Specifically, the bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations. The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.

FRESHER Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2019 or the FRESHER Act of 2019 This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.

CLEANER Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

CLEANER Act of 2019 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019 This bill eliminates the exemption of waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste.

Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act This bill expands the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act as the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all applicable federal authorizations and environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to authorizing a natural gas pipeline project under the Natural Gas Act. Federal, state, and local agencies involved in the environmental review process must defer to FERC's approved scope for a NEPA review. FERC must invite and designate the other participating agencies involved in the authorization process; track and publicly display on its website specific information related to the actions required to complete an authorization; and with respect to an authorization, consult with the Transportation Security Administration regarding pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity, pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security measures. The bill establishes a 90 day deadline to complete an authorization application for other authorizing agencies and requires concurrent reviews when multiple agencies are involved in the authorization process. If a federal or state agency considering an aspect of an application for authorization requires the person applying for such authorization to submit data, the agency must consider any such data gathered by aerial or other remote means that the person submits.

Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2019 This bill imposes excise taxes on fossil fuels and fluorinated greenhouse gases and uses revenues from such taxes to reduce social security taxes. The bill annually increases funding beginning in FY2020 for the low-income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons. It also directs the Social Security Administration to distribute to Social Security retirement beneficiaries 10% of environmental tax revenues beginning in FY2020. The bill imposes taxes on (1) the manufacturer, producer, or importer of coal (including lignite and peat), petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas ($40 per ton in 2020 with a 2.5% increase each year emission reduction targets are not met); (2) any imported taxable product sold or used by its importer; and (3) fluorinated greenhouse gases. The bill requires a supermajority of either the House of Representatives or the Senate to change the revenue neutrality established by this bill. The bill also amends the Clean Air Act to suspend certain regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The suspensions expire if  emissions targets are not reached after a specified time period.

RESTORE Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Restore Environmental Sustainability To Our Renewable Energy Act or the RESTORE Act This bill revises the renewable fuel program to eliminate the annual renewable fuel standard. The existing standard requires 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel that is produced from renewable biomass to be blended into transportation fuel by 2022. The renewable fuel standard includes fuels that are produced from renewable biomass, such as corn. The bill would not affect the standards under the program for advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel.

GLRI Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 or the GLRI Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities; or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment, otherwise modifying the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions.

WHERA Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 or the WHERA Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement programs and authorize policy to reduce emissions from wood heaters. Specifically, the bill requires the EPA to establish a grant program to provide funding for programs designed to (1) incentivize homeowners to replace old wood heaters with more efficient, cleaner-burning heaters; (2) achieve significant reductions in emissions from wood heaters; (3) help homeowners transition to safer and more efficient heating sources; and (4) support retailers, installers, and manufacturers that sell and make more efficient certified clean heaters. The EPA must also establish a program to (1) inform stakeholders of the benefits of replacing wood heaters that do not meet specified emission reductions standards, (2) develop nonfinancial incentives to promote the proper installation and use of certified clean heaters, and (3) consult with Indian tribes to implement programs and actions to reduce wood heater emissions. Finally, the bill authorizes the EPA to accept wood heater emissions reductions Supplemental Environmental Projects.

CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2019

CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for the secure geological storage of carbon oxide. The bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in consultation with other federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to prescribe regulations for determining adequate security measures for the geological storage of carbon oxide so that it does not escape into the atmosphere. The IRS regulations must consider the carbon oxide to be disposed of in secure geological storage if it is stored in compliance with specified rules promulgated by the EPA under the Clean Air Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act for the geologic sequestration of carbon oxide. The bill also revises the definition of "qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project" to exclude a requirement for the first injection of liquids, gases, or other matter to commence after December 31, 1990.

proposition de loi visant à accroître l'information et les prérogatives du maire et des élus municipaux sur l'installation d'éoliennes

France · Senate · 24 July 2019

projet de loi ratifiant l'ordonnance n° 2019-501 du 22 mai 2019 portant simplification de la procédure d'élaboration et de révision des schémas de raccordement au réseau des énergies renouvelables

France · Senate · 24 July 2019

Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 July 2019

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cycling

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 July 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and

Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2019

Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act This bill seeks to address plastic waste in water by establishing grants, loans, and other programs for states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and local postconsumer materials management entities.

Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2019

Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act This bill expands an existing grant program that provides assistance to local education agencies for replacing school drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 to include such drinking water fountains located in playgrounds and parks owned or administered by schools. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and municipalities for the replacement of drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 and are located in playgrounds or parks owned by states or municipalities.

Tweejaarlijkse evaluatie Europese Commissie (EC) tenuitvoerlegging van milieubeleid (EIR)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 July 2019

Tweejaarlijkse evaluatie Europese Commissie (EC) tenuitvoerlegging van milieubeleid (EIR)

fehlendes WAM-Szenario ("with additional measures") und Treibhausgasziele des Umweltministeriums

Austria · National Council · 23 July 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus betreffend fehlendes WAM-Szenario ("with additional measures") und Treibhausgasziele des Umweltministeriums

Volkswirtschaftliche Auswirkungen durch den Klimawandel

Austria · National Council · 23 July 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus betreffend Volkswirtschaftliche Auswirkungen durch den Klimawandel

2143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the legal services section of his Department refused to examine the disputed original rural environment protection scheme, REPS, 4 application and plan of farmers (details supplied) in County Kerry prior to the instruction received by legal services from his Department to declare the case closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019

2143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the legal services section of his Department refused to examine the disputed original rural environment protection scheme, REPS, 4 application and plan of farmers (details supplied) in County Kerry prior to the instruction received by legal services from his Department to declare the case closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/19]

333. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to ensure that SNAs are not experiencing a reduction in hours; the further steps he has taken to ensure that SNAs are not forced to endure additional pressure in the work environment when catering for children with complex needs due to perceived inadequate levels of SNA staffing in schools and special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33924/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019

333. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to ensure that SNAs are not experiencing a reduction in hours; the further steps he has taken to ensure that SNAs are not forced to endure additional pressure in the work environment when catering for children with complex needs due to perceived inadequate levels of SNA staffing in schools and special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33924/19]

Environmental Justice Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2019

Environmental Justice Act of 2019 This bill requires agencies to address and mitigate the disproportionate impact of environmental and human health hazards on communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities resulting from agencies' programs and policies. The bill also requires agencies to address cumulative impacts of pollution in permitting decisions and expands the types of legal actions available to individuals regarding charges of federal discriminatory practices.