Environment

Marine Environment: North East

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2022 to Question 127313, on Marine Environment: North East, how many further mass deaths of aquatic life have been recorded in the same region sin

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on energy costs in each of the last three years.

1975. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a person (details supplied) who was previously on the agri-environment options scheme was not contacted directly to be notified that the scheme was coming to an end and that they could apply to an alternative scheme such as the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29653/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022

1975. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a person (details supplied) who was previously on the agri-environment options scheme was not contacted directly to be notified that the scheme was coming to an end and that they could apply to an alternative scheme such as the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29653/22]

1974. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2021 results-based environment agri pilot programme scheme balancing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022

1974. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2021 results-based environment agri pilot programme scheme balancing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/22]

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 2022

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act This bill establishes data collection and reporting requirements concerning recycling and composting programs. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must report on the capability of the United States to implement a national composting strategy for compostable materials in order to reduce contamination rates for recycling.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to answer Written Question HL382.

Agriculture: Animal Welfare and Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce greater (1) environment, and (2) welfare, standards in farming.

Voortgang Modernisering Omgevingsveiligheid (MOV), clusters van (petro)chemische bedrijven en het samenwerkingsverband Safety Delta Nederland

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 13 June 2022

Voortgang Modernisering Omgevingsveiligheid (MOV), clusters van (petro)chemische bedrijven en het samenwerkingsverband Safety Delta Nederland

Ende der Modernisierung des Energiecharta-Vertrags

Austria · National Council · 10 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Ende der Modernisierung des Energiecharta-Vertrags

Ende der Modernisierung des Energiecharta-Vertrags

Austria · National Council · 10 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort betreffend Ende der Modernisierung des Energiecharta-Vertrags

ÖVP versenkt Klimarat kurz vor dessen Ende: "Keine Relevanz"

Austria · National Council · 10 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend ÖVP versenkt Klimarat kurz vor dessen Ende: "Keine Relevanz"

Finanzielle Unterstützung für Projekte von Verbänden und sonstigen Vereinigungen auf den Gebieten des Umwelt-, Natur- und Verbraucherschutzes im Haushaltsjahr 2022

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 June 2022

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche Projekte wurden im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz im Rahmen der finanziellen Förderung von Verbänden und sonstigen Vereinigungen auf den Gebieten des Umwelt-, Natur- und Verbraucherschutzes im Haushaltsjahr 2022 bereits unterstützt bzw. sollen in diesem Haushaltsjahr noch unterstützt werden (bitte die neun Projekte mit den höchsten eingesetzten Bundesmitteln jeweils mit Angabe des Zuwendungsempfängers, des Projektnamens und der eingesetzten Bundesmittel angeben)?<br /> <br /> Welche Projekte wurden im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz im Rahmen der finanziellen Förderung von Verbänden und sonstigen Vereinigungen auf den Gebieten des Umwelt-, Natur- und Verbraucherschutzes im Haushaltsjahr 2022 bereits unterstützt bzw. sollen in diesem Haushaltsjahr noch unterstützt werden (bitte die Projekte mit den zehntbis achtzehnthöchsten eingesetzten Bundesmitteln jeweils mit Angabe des Zuwendungsempfängers, des Projektnamens und der eingesetzten Bundesmittel angeben)?<br /> <br /> Welche Projekte wurden im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz im Rahmen der finanziellen Förderung von Verbänden und sonstigen Vereinigungen auf den Gebieten des Umwelt-, Natur- und Verbraucherschutzes im Haushaltsjahr 2022 bereits unterstützt bzw. sollen in diesem Haushaltsjahr noch unterstützt werden (bitte die Projekte mit den neunzehnt- bis siebenundzwanzigsthöchsten eingesetzten Bundesmitteln jeweils mit Angabe des Zuwendungsempfängers, des Projektnamens und der eingesetzten Bundesmittel angeben)?

Auswirkungen auf grundlegende Aspekte der deutschen Strafrechtsordnung durch den Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den strafrechtlichen Schutz der Umwelt und zur Ersetzung der Richtlinie 2008/99/EG

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 June 2022

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Inwiefern berührt der Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den strafrechtlichen Schutz der Umwelt und zur Ersetzung der Richtlinie 2008/99/EG nach dem derzeitigen Verhandlungsstand aus der Sicht der Bundesregierung grundlegende Aspekte der deutschen Strafrechtsordnung im Sinne des Artikels 83 Absatz 3 Unterabsatz 1 Satz 1 des Vertrages über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union (AEUV), und welche Eingrenzungen bzw. Änderungen strebt sie ggf. noch an, auch vor dem Hintergrund, dass nach § 9 des Integrationsverantwortungsgesetzes der Bundestag die Bundesregierung anweisen könnte, das sogenannte Notbremse-Verfahren nach Artikel 83 Absatz 3 AEUV auszulösen?

Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt durch eine Reduzierung innerdeutscher Flüge

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 June 2022

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welchen Kenntnisstand hat die Bundesregierung über die effektiven Auswirkungen der Reduzierung innerdeutscher Flüge im Sinne einer Senkung der CO2 -Belastungen oder anderer Belastungen für die Umwelt, und gibt es eine Zielquote der Bundesregierung für noch mehr Bahnreisen statt innerdeutscher Flüge?

Ausbau der Wasserkraft in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 9 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Alois Kainz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Ausbau der Wasserkraft in Österreich

Klimaticket

Austria · National Council · 9 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Margreiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Klimaticket

Federal Columbia River Power System Certainty Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2022

Federal Columbia River Power System Certainty Act This bill requires Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) operations to be consistent with a specified decision. The system includes dams in the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must operate the FCRPS consistent with the Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision dated September 2020. The preferred alternative outlined in that decision would allow specified dams in the lower Snake River to remain in place. The decision may be amended if each agency determines that (1) changes are necessary for public safety or electrical grid reliability, or (2) certain requirements in the decision are no longer necessary. Further, the bill requires statutory authorization for any structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan that (1) restricts FCRPS hydroelectric dam generation; or (2) limits navigation on the Snake River in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.

REMOVE Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2022

Removing Emissions to Mend Our Vulnerable Earth Act of 2022 or the REMOVE Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the Department of Energy to plan and oversee efforts to (1) remove carbon dioxide from the air or ocean, and (2) store such carbon.

Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2022

This resolution recognizes World Oceans Day and affirms the individual and collective duty, both nationally and internationally, to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources. It also expresses commitment to increasing the investment of federal funds into scientific research and monitoring to better understand the changing oceans, empower the federal government to address and mitigate the effects of the changing climate, and accomplish the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 June 2022.#Darment Oy v European Commission.#Environment – Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 – Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market – Decision to register – Authorisation to use a quota – Compliance with a judgment of the General Court – Principle of sound administration.#Case T-92/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 June 2022

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 June 2022.#Darment Oy v European Commission.#Environment – Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 – Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Electronic registry for quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market – Decision to register – Authorisation to use a quota – Compliance with a judgment of the General Court – Principle of sound administration.#Case T-92/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 June 2022

Eigentümerinteressen in der ÖBAG in Verbindung mit Lieferverträge mit der OMV

Austria · National Council · 7 June 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Martin Litschauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Eigentümerinteressen in der ÖBAG in Verbindung mit Lieferverträge mit der OMV

Gaswirtschaftsgesetz 2011 (GWG 2011)

Austria · National Council · 7 June 2022

Bericht des Ausschusses für Wirtschaft, Industrie und Energie über den Antrag 2600/A der Abgeordneten Tanja Graf, Lukas Hammer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Gaswirtschaftsgesetz 2011 (GWG 2011) geändert wird

Gasdiversifizierungsgesetz 2022, GDG 2022

Austria · National Council · 7 June 2022

Bericht und Antrag des Ausschusses für Wirtschaft, Industrie und Energie über den Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes über die Förderung des Ausstiegs aus russischem Erdgas und der Diversifizierung des Erdgasbezugs aus anderen Quellen (Gasdiversifizierungsgesetz 2022, GDG 2022)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MG OMD

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) procurement reference, (b) start date, (c) end date and (d) maximum value, inclusive of VAT, is of the contract that his Department has agreed with Manning Gottlieb OMD fo

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government plans to regulate only two commodities through the Environment Act 2021 in 2023 in the context of the implementation by the EU of a forest regulation to

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government plans to regulate only two commodities through the Environment Act 2021 in 2023 in the context of the implementation by the EU of a forest regulation to

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Media

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what total cost to the public purse, inclusive of VAT, was incurred by his Department between May 2018 and May 2022 for media buying services provided under the Crown Commercial Servic

M16: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9182 on MI6: Environment Protection, whether the documentation sent to the National Audit Office by MI6 will be published or

Environment Protection: Taxation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 7884, on Boiler Upgrade Scheme, whether his Department is committed to no new low carbon electricity levies until 2025, as stated

Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase foreign direct investment in the UK’s green industries.

RENEW Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2022

Revitalize, Enhance, and Nurture in Expanded Ways Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act or the RENEW Our Abandoned Mine Lands Act This bill authorizes grants for states and Indian tribes to carry out reclamation projects on mining sites if there is a shortfall between the actual cost of reclamation and the value of any performance bonds forfeited by coal mining operators. The bill also phases out certain cost-sharing requirements for existing grants that support the development of state and tribal programs for regulating surface mining and reclamation. Current law requires mining operators to reclaim land affected by their operations and demonstrate, through a performance bond, that they have adequate financial resources to carry out the reclamation. If the operator fails to complete the reclamation, the bond is forfeited to the state or tribal regulatory authority to cover reclamation costs.

City of Atlanta Stormwater Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2022

City of Atlanta Stormwater Management Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide environmental infrastructure assistance for a combined sewer overflow treatment facility for the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2022

Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to periodically inspect infant formula manufacturing facilities and addresses related issues. The FDA must periodically conduct inspections, including unannounced inspections, of infant formula manufacturer facilities. If the FDA makes a notable regulatory finding at such a facility, the manufacturer must undergo a comprehensive food safety audit that includes a root cause analysis, enhanced testing, and comprehensive environmental samples. A manufacturer of infant formula or essential medical food must notify the FDA no later than five business days after becoming aware of circumstances that could lead to a shortage of the relevant product in the United States. Further, the FDA must create and annually update a list of U.S. manufacturing facilities that could be converted to manufacture infant formula during a shortage. In the event of a shortage, the FDA may require infant formula manufacturers to provide certain information, such as the quantity of formula in a manufacturer's inventory. The bill also establishes under statute that food, including infant formula, is a critical material essential to the national defense and therefore subject to authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. (Such authorities authorize the President to take various actions, such as requiring businesses to prioritize certain government contracts and incentivizing the domestic industrial base to expand the production of critical materials.) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration must issue a fact sheet and provide technical assistance to infant formula manufacturers to promote compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 3 June 2022.#Republic of Bulgaria v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Interim measures – Article 263 TFEU – Action for annulment of an EU act – Article 278 TFEU – Application to suspend operation of that act – Transport – Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 – Obligation for an undertaking to return its vehicles to its Member State of establishment – Urgency – Deterioration of the economic and social situation of a Member State – Damage to the environment.#Case C-545/20 R.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 June 2022

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 3 June 2022.#Romania v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Interim measures – Article 263 TFEU – Action for annulment of an EU act – Article 278 TFEU – Application to suspend operation of that act – Transport – Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 – Obligation for an undertaking to return its vehicles to its Member State of establishment – Urgency – Deterioration of the economic and social situation of a Member State – Damage to the environment.#Case C-547/20 R.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 June 2022

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 3 June 2022.#Republic of Bulgaria v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Interim measures – Article 263 TFEU – Action for annulment of an EU act – Article 278 TFEU – Application to suspend operation of that act – Transport – Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 – Obligation for an undertaking to return its vehicles to its Member State of establishment – Urgency – Deterioration of the economic and social situation of a Member State – Damage to the environment.#Case C-545/20 R.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 June 2022

Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 3 June 2022.#Romania v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Interim measures – Article 263 TFEU – Action for annulment of an EU act – Article 278 TFEU – Application to suspend operation of that act – Transport – Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 – Obligation for an undertaking to return its vehicles to its Member State of establishment – Urgency – Deterioration of the economic and social situation of a Member State – Damage to the environment.#Case C-547/20 R.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 June 2022

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Application of EU health and environmental standards to imported agricultural and agri-food products

European Union · European Commission · 3 June 2022

Ausbau & Elektrifizierung der Bahnstrecke St. Pölten - Herzogenburg - Krems

Austria · Federal Council · 2 June 2022

Anfrage der Bundesräte Florian Krumböck, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend "Ausbau & Elektrifizierung der Bahnstrecke St. Pölten - Herzogenburg - Krems"

385. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the HSE sought additional funding for St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in order to provide a more secure environment (details supplied); if so, the number of times that additional funding was requested; and the response of the HSE in relation to same. [28669/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2022

385. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the HSE sought additional funding for St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in order to provide a more secure environment (details supplied); if so, the number of times that additional funding was requested; and the response of the HSE in relation to same. [28669/22]

Opinion of Advocate General Rantos delivered on 2 June 2022.#AS Veejaam and OÜ Espo v AS Elering.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Riigikohus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – State aid – Renewable energy subsidy – Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 – Incentive effect of aid applied for after work has started on the project concerned – Article 108(3) TFEU – Obligation to notify – Consequences of breach of the obligation to notify.#Case C-470/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 2 June 2022

Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou delivered on 2 June 2022.#Comité interprofessionnel des huiles essentielles françaises (CIHEF) and Others v Ministre de la Transition écologique and Premier ministre.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Biocidal products – Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 – Article 72 – Free movement of goods – Article 34 TFEU – Possibility for Member States to adopt restrictive measures on commercial and advertising practices – Selling arrangements falling outside the scope of Article 34 TFEU – Whether justified – Article 36 TFEU – Objective of protecting human and animal health and the environment – Proportionality.#Case C-147/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 2 June 2022

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Opinion

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 June 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) polling services in 2021.

Verkehrsinvestitionsbericht für das Berichtsjahr 2020

Germany · German Bundestag · 1 June 2022

Infrastrukturplanung und Infrastrukturfinanzierung; Schienenwege des Bundes: Neuordnung des Eisenbahnwesens, Eisenbahninfrastrukturfinanzierung, Bauleistung und Bauvorhaben, Entwicklung des Schienennetzes; Bundesfernstraßen: Planungsgrundsätze, Investitionen, Bauleistungen, Erhaltung und Betrieb, Nebenbetriebe an Bundesautobahnen, Öffentlich-Private Partnerschaften, Straßenverkehrstelematik, Umweltschutz; Bundeswasserstraßen: Finanzierung, Bauprojekte

Wie sieht es mit der Umsetzung der Forderungen des KVB aus?

Austria · National Council · 31 May 2022

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Julia Elisabeth Herr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Wie sieht es mit der Umsetzung der Forderungen des KVB aus?

proposition de loi relative aux forêts cinéraires

France · Senate · 31 May 2022

833. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including December in the Brexit tie-up scheme similar to that which took place in 2021 to assist fishermen in an increasingly difficult environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2022

833. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including December in the Brexit tie-up scheme similar to that which took place in 2021 to assist fishermen in an increasingly difficult environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/22]

Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States economy and environment, and recognizing natural gas as an affordable and "green" energy.

United States · United States Congress · 31 May 2022

This resolution recognizes domestically produced natural gas as affordable, green , and necessary for energy independence while asserting that the United States should take a broad approach to meet energy needs.

PFAS Reference Standards Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 2022

PFAS Reference Standards Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to require manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, to submit an analytical reference standard for each PFAS it has manufactured since ten years prior to the enactment of this bill.

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 2022

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on efforts to reduce health impacts from radiological contamination near Coldwater Creek in Missouri. The GAO must install signage to inform residents and visitors of potential exposure risks in the areas where remediation efforts have not been completed.