Environment

proposition de loi en faveur du développement de l'agrivoltaïsme

France · Senate · 23 June 2022

Environment Protection: Public Appointments

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the terms of reference for the 25 Year Environment Plan Board.

Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the 25-Year Environment Plan Board’s meeting minutes from 1 January 2020 to 22 June 2022.

97. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if negotiations will begin immediately with the French Government to cease its military exercise in order to protect fishermen, fishing vessels and the environment, given that Irish fishermen have again been warned of risks to their safety considering the nature of these exercises which will take place off the southern coast of Ireland outside of territorial waters but within the Irish exclusive economic zone. [33485/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2022

97. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if negotiations will begin immediately with the French Government to cease its military exercise in order to protect fishermen, fishing vessels and the environment, given that Irish fishermen have again been warned of risks to their safety considering the nature of these exercises which will take place off the southern coast of Ireland outside of territorial waters but within the Irish exclusive economic zone. [33485/22]

Affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

This resolution (1) recognizes the increase in educational opportunities, including in sports, for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and (2) encourages the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to ensure that students have a safe learning environment by working to ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex.

A resolution designating July 2022 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

This resolution designates July 2022 as Plastic Pollution Action Month.

Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act This bill requires various studies and reports on the exposure, hazards, and management of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. Specifically, the bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a two-phase study and report on the research and development needed to advance human exposure estimation and toxicity hazard estimation of individual or total PFAS. The bill also requires the NSF and the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly enter into an agreement with NASEM to conduct a study and submit a report on the research and development needed to advance the understanding of the extent and implications of environmental contamination by PFAS, how to manage and treat such contamination, and the development of safe alternatives. Finally, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must submit an implementation plan for federal PFAS research, development, and demonstration activities, taking into account the recommendations of the NASEM reports.

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and others to undertake efforts to reduce health disparities. For example, the bill (1) requires more detailed reporting of demographic and health disparities data, including related to public health emergencies; (2) directs certain components of HHS to support health workforce diversity; and (3) increases access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care. The bill also modifies eligibility and other requirements for Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, nutrition assistance, and other programs to reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations. The bill includes specific provisions with respect to noncitizens; maternal, infant, and child health; mental and behavioral health; specified conditions that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority groups, such as certain cancers, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, and diabetes; investments in communities facing health and other inequities; and nondiscrimination in the provision of services in federally supported health programs. Additionally, the bill (1) revises health information technology programs to address health disparities, and (2) supports health impact assessments and other efforts pertaining to environmental justice and social determinants of health (i.e., nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as income and educational attainment). The bill also requires various studies and reports on issues related to health care and health disparities, including a report by the Government Accountability Office on health workforce diversity.

A resolution affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

This resolution (1) recognizes the increase in educational opportunities, including in sports, for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and (2) encourages the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to ensure that students have a safe learning environment by working to ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex.

Klimabonusgesetz – KliBG

Austria · National Council · 22 June 2022

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 2663/A der Abgeordneten August Wöginger, Mag. Dr. Jakob Schwarz, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den regionalen Klimabonus geändert wird (Klimabonusgesetz – KliBG)

Save Our Sequoias Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2022

Save Our Sequoias Act This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) in California, including by providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition; directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment; declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought; directing the Department of the Interior to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2022

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot grant program for improving recycling accessibility in communities. The EPA may award grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or public-private partnerships.

Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2022

Safeguarding Awards for Victims and Enforcement Settlements Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States that is not a party to a dispute. The bill provides exceptions to allow certain payments, including those that (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment, and (2) constitute a payment for services rendered in connection with the case.

proposition de résolution en application de l'article 73 quinquies du Règlement, relative à la préservation de l'activité des vitraillistes, menacée par l'interdiction du plomb

France · Senate · 21 June 2022

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultants

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on consultancy fees in the last five years.

Railways: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental merits of creating a direct rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.

Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2022

A Bill to place duties on the Secretary of State to decarbonise the United Kingdom economy and to reverse inequality; to establish a ten-year economic and public investment strategy in accordance with those duties which promotes a community- and employee-led transition from high-carbon to low- and zero-carbon industry; to require the Government to report on its adherence to the strategy; to establish higher environmental standards for air, water and green spaces; to make provision to protect and restore natural habitats; and for connected purposes.

Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2022

A Bill to provide for a category of protection for chalk streams for the purpose of providing additional protections from pollution, abstraction and other forms of environmental damage; and for connected purposes.

Environment Protection: Taxation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2022

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on deciding the technical screening criteria which will decide which technologies will be classified as green under the UK Taxonomy.

CREST Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022 This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.

Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2033 the Lake Champlain Basin Program, which supports restoration and protection efforts for Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed located in New York, Vermont, and Quebec.

Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act This bill exempts certain major federal actions, including actions that produce hydrogen from nuclear, solar, wind, or geothermal energy sources, from requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species.

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

This bill authorizes protective regulations for conserving species that are listed as endangered.

Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2033 the Lake Champlain Basin Program, which supports restoration and protection efforts for Lake Champlain and its surrounding watershed located in New York, Vermont, and Quebec.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 June 2022.#SGL Carbon SE and Others v European Commission.#Appeals – Environment – Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 – Classification, labelling and packaging of certain substances and mixtures – Regulation (EU) No 944/2013 – Classification of pitch, coal tar, high-temp as an Aquatic Acute 1 (H400) toxic substance and as an Aquatic Chronic 1 (H410) toxic substance – Annulment – Actions for damages.#Joined Cases C-65/21 P and C-73/21 P to C-75/21 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 June 2022

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 June 2022.#SGL Carbon SE and Others v European Commission.#Appeals – Environment – Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 – Classification, labelling and packaging of certain substances and mixtures – Regulation (EU) No 944/2013 – Classification of pitch, coal tar, high-temp as an Aquatic Acute 1 (H400) toxic substance and as an Aquatic Chronic 1 (H410) toxic substance – Annulment – Actions for damages.#Joined Cases C-65/21 P and C-73/21 P to C-75/21 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 June 2022

Stand van zaken asfaltcentrales

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 June 2022

Stand van zaken asfaltcentrales

Erhöhung der Photovoltaik-Erzeugungskapazität

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Alois Kainz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Erhöhung der Photovoltaik-Erzeugungskapazität

Wann kommt das Aus für Verbrenner in Österreich?

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Wann kommt das Aus für Verbrenner in Österreich?

Wann kommt das Aus für Verbrenner in Österreich?

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort betreffend Wann kommt das Aus für Verbrenner in Österreich?

Förderprogramm für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Deimek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Förderprogramm für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe

Netzinfrastrukturplan (NIP) gemäß § 94 EAG

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Netzinfrastrukturplan (NIP) gemäß § 94 EAG

Verbot von Verbrennungsmotoren in der EU

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Verbot von Verbrennungsmotoren in der EU

Gaswirtschaftsgesetz 2011 (GWG 2011)

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Energiekostenausgleichsgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Alois Schroll, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Energiekostenausgleich BGBl. I Nr. 37/2022 geändert wird

Klimabonusgesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten August Wöginger, Mag. Dr. Jakob Schwarz, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den regionalen Klimabonus geändert wird (Klimabonusgesetz – KliBG)

Vereinfachung der Photovoltaik-Förderung für Private

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Alois Schroll, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Vereinfachung der Photovoltaik-Förderung für Private

Übergewinne in Anti-Teuerungsmaßnahmen und Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien umleiten

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Rudolf Silvan, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Übergewinne in Anti-Teuerungsmaßnahmen und Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien umleiten

Übergewinne in Anti-Teuerungsmaßnahmen und Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien umleiten

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Rudolf Silvan, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Übergewinne in Anti-Teuerungsmaßnahmen und Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien umleiten

Ausstieg aus russischem Gas endlich umsetzen!

Austria · National Council · 15 June 2022

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Karin Doppelbauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausstieg aus russischem Gas endlich umsetzen!

Environment Agency: Prosecutions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the number of prosecutions undertaken by the Environment Agency has declined every year since 2007.

Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2022

Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act This bill addresses various provisions related to the regulation of domestic agricultural products, including by requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish criteria for considering requests from meat and poultry establishments to operate at line speeds in excess of the current regulatory limitations. The bill also nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality on April 20, 2022, that reinstated various National Environmental Policy Act regulatory provisions.

Milieuproblematiek Tata Steel

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 June 2022

Milieuproblematiek Tata Steel

Lieferkettenkollaps – DAS unterschätzte Blackout-Problem

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Wimmer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Landesverteidigung betreffend Lieferkettenkollaps – DAS unterschätzte Blackout-Problem

Führen von Hunden von Fahrrädern aus

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Christian Hafenecker, MA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Führen von Hunden von Fahrrädern aus

Sicherung des Erbes des Marshallplans zur weiteren Stärkung der Partnerschaft Österreichs mit den USA

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Reinhold Lopatka, Dr. Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, Dr. Helmut Brandstätter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Sicherung des Erbes des Marshallplans zur weiteren Stärkung der Partnerschaft Österreichs mit den USA

Schutz des Trinkwassers vor Arzneimittelrückständen

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schutz des Trinkwassers vor Arzneimittelrückständen

Schutz des Trinkwassers vor Arzneimittelrückständen

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schutz des Trinkwassers vor Arzneimittelrückständen

Attraktivierung von Nebenbahnen

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten Melanie Erasim, MSc, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend "Attraktivierung von Nebenbahnen"

Einsatz von Arbeitspferden ab 30 Grad Lufttemperatur

Austria · National Council · 14 June 2022

Antrag der Abgeordneten MMag. Katharina Werner, Bakk., Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend des Einsatzes von Arbeitspferden ab 30 Grad Lufttemperatur