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Bill· HRH.R. 3385 (116th)referred

SEEED Commission Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2019

Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2019 or the SEEED Commission Act of 201 9 This bill establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises (i.e., businesses created to further a social purpose in a financially sustainable way). The commission must (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies. The areas studied and potential recommendations offered shall include, among other things the role of social enterprises in addressing economic, social, and environmental policy challenges across all levels of government; corporate legal structures that foster or impede the development of social enterprises; how to reform federal securities laws to encourage impact investing; and barriers to social enterprise growth. The commission shall (1) report to the President and Congress within one year after it establishes criteria by which to identify social enterprise, and (2) terminate 90 days after it submits its report.

Report· CCCELEX 62018CC0212decided

Opinion of Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe delivered on 20 June 2019.#Prato Nevoso Termo Energy Srl v Provincia di Cuneo and ARPA Piemonte.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2008/98/EC — Waste — Used vegetable oils having undergone chemical treatment — Article 6(1) and (4) — End-of-waste status — Directive 2009/28/EC — Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources — Article 13 — National authorisation, certification and licensing procedures that are applied to plants for the production of electricity, heating or cooling from renewable energy sources — Use of a bioliquid as a power source for an electric power plant.#Case C-212/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 June 2019

Record· CJCELEX 62017CJ0682decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 June 2019.#ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Natural gas processing installation — Sulphur recovery — ‘Claus process’ — Production of electricity in a secondary facility — Production of heat — Emission of inherent carbon dioxide (CO2) — Article 2(1) — Scope — Annex I — Activity of ‘combustion of fuels’ — Article 3(u) — Concept of ‘electricity generator’ — Article 10a(3) and (4) — Transitional arrangements for the harmonised free allocation of emission allowances — Decision 2011/278/EU — Scope — Article 3(c) — Concept of ‘heat benchmark sub-installation’.#Case C-682/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 June 2019

Question· writtenPQ 227asked

227. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an outstanding payment on the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25851/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2019

227. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an outstanding payment on the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25851/19]

Question· writtenPQ 111asked

111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he can put in place to create an economic environment favourable to young persons seeking to acquire a home for the first time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25844/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2019

111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he can put in place to create an economic environment favourable to young persons seeking to acquire a home for the first time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25844/19]

Bill· SS. 1903 (116th)referred

Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2019

Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with other specified agencies and departments, to develop, publish, and submit to Congress a national One Health Framework for coordinated federal activities under the One Health Program, which encourages collaborative efforts to help better prevent, prepare for, and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks. The framework must (1) describe existing efforts and contain recommendations for building upon and complementing the activities of federal entities; and (2) establish specified goals, including advancing the scientific understanding of the connections among human, animal, and environmental health. 

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3761/Jschriftliche anfrage

Verschmutzung der Donau durch Schifffahrt

Austria · National Council · 18 June 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Verschmutzung der Donau durch Schifffahrt

Question· Written questionUIN 266127answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 in the UK.

Question· Written questionUIN 266131answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 in the UK.

Question· Written questionUIN 266181answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 12 in the UK.

Question· Written questionUIN 266183answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the UK.

Question· Written questionUIN 266184answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU with no deal on his Department’s ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 15 in the UK.

Question· writtenPQ 512asked

512. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if notice was given to farmers prior to the 19 November 2018 launch of the organic farming scheme; if so, the date of the notice; if there will be an opportunity to apply for the scheme in 2019; his plans to expand the scheme in view of its positive impact on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2019

512. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if notice was given to farmers prior to the 19 November 2018 launch of the organic farming scheme; if so, the date of the notice; if there will be an opportunity to apply for the scheme in 2019; his plans to expand the scheme in view of its positive impact on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/19]

Bill· HRH.R. 3316 (116th)referred

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2019

Neighborhood Homes Investment Act This bill establishes a new business-related tax credit to finance home building and rehabilitation in neighborhoods that meet certain eligibility criteria relating to poverty rates, income, and home values. The credit is limited to 35% of the lesser of the qualified development cost (i.e., the cost of construction, substantial rehabilitation, demolition, and environmental remediation of residential properties) or 80% of the national median sale price for new homes. The credit applies to single family homes containing four or fewer residential units, condominiums, or houses or apartments owned by cooperative housing corporations.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3753/Jschriftliche anfrage

Verpachtung von Trinkwasserquellen

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus betreffend Verpachtung von Trinkwasserquellen

Bill· HRH.R. 3297 (116th)open

Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 2019

Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Act This bill requires the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System to continue to operate during a government shutdown by designating certain activities related to the system as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3295 (116th)referred

REHABS Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 2019

Removing Environmental Hazards And Building Safely Act of 2019 or the REHABS Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to national and regional organizations and consortia to abate and remove environmental hazards (e.g., lead, asbestos, and mold) in homes being rehabilitated for families and individuals who otherwise would be unable to afford to purchase a dwelling. Additionally, HUD must study the assessment and removal of mold in the rehabilitation of a single-family home.

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag920/Aselbständiger antrag

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung

Austria · National Council · 13 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Wolfgang Gerstl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung geändert wird

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag913/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Nachbesserung des Nationalen Energie- und Klimaplans (NEKP) entsprechend den Erkenntnissen der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zur Erreichung der Pariser Klimaziele

Austria · National Council · 13 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Nachbesserung des Nationalen Energie- und Klimaplans (NEKP) entsprechend den Erkenntnissen der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zur Erreichung der Pariser Klimaziele

Question· Written questionUIN 264304answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps his Department plans to take to prepare for the UK leaving the EU on 31 October 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.

Bill· HRH.R. 3282 (116th)referred

Carbon Capture Prize Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2019

Carbon Capture Prize Act The bill directs the Department of Energy to carry out a competition to award prizes for technology that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, including through direct carbon removal and permanent sequestration.

Bill· HRH.R. 3254 (116th)referred

PIPE Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2019

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act or the PIPE Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for drinking water or wastewater infrastructure projects.

Bill· SS. 1864 (116th)referred

Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2019

Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019 This bill requires federal contracting agencies to assess how the products they procure affect the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The term federal contracting agencies  means the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agencies must publish their assessments.

Bill· SS. 1837 (116th)referred

PIPE Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2019

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act or the PIPE Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for drinking water or wastewater infrastructure projects.

Report· CCCELEX 62018CC0261decided

Opinion of Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered on 13 June 2019.#European Commission v Ireland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Directive 85/337/EEC — Consent for, and construction of, a wind farm — Project likely to have significant effects on the environment — Absence of a prior environmental impact assessment — Obligation to regularise — Article 260(2) TFEU — Application for an order to pay a penalty payment and a lump sum.#Case C-261/18.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 13 June 2019

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3692/Jschriftliche anfrage

Umweltbildung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung betreffend Umweltbildung

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag906/Aselbständiger antrag

Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz (AWG 2002), Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Klaus Uwe Feichtinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 (AWG 2002) BGBl. I Nr. 102/2002, zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz BGBl. I Nr. 46/2019, geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag909/Aselbständiger antrag

Pflanzenschutzmittelgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Georg Strasser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Pflanzenschutzmittelgesetz 2011, BGBl. I Nr. 10/2011, in der Fassung des Bundesgesetzes BGBl. I Nr. 163/2015, geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag888/Aselbständiger antrag

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner, MSc, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag887/Aselbständiger antrag

AWG-Rechtsbereinigungsnovelle 2019

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Elisabeth Köstinger, Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002 geändert wird (AWG-Rechtsbereinigungsnovelle 2019)

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag883/Aselbständiger antrag

EEffG-Novelle 2019

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über die Steigerung der Energieeffizienz bei Unternehmen und dem Bund (Bundes-Energieeffizienzgesetz – EEffG) geändert wird (EEffG-Novelle 2019)

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag877/Aselbständiger antrag

Tierschutzgesetz – TSchG, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Daniela Holzinger-Vogtenhuber, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den Schutz der Tiere (Tierschutzgesetz – TSchG) geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag860/Aselbständiger antrag

Tiertransportgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Maurice Androsch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den Transport von Tieren und damit zusammenhängenden Vorgängen (Tiertransportgesetz 2007-TTG 2007) geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag869/Aselbständiger antrag

Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundesverfassungsgesetz über die Nachhaltigkeit, den Tierschutz, den umfassenden Umweltschutz, die Sicherstellung der Wasser- und Lebensmittelversorgung und die Forschung geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag878/Aselbständiger antrag

Tierschutzgesetz – TSchG, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Daniela Holzinger-Vogtenhuber, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den Schutz der Tiere (Tierschutzgesetz – TSchG) geändert wird

Bill· Selbständiger Antrag882/Aselbständiger antrag

Flugabgabegesetz – FlugAbgG, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 12 June 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz, mit dem eine Flugabgabe eingeführt wird (Flugabgabegesetz – FlugAbgG) geändert wird

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