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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 March 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to deliver nature-friendly housing developments.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2017
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2017
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing information on post-deployment health exposures among veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; have access to animal models and in vitro models of dust immunology and lung injury consistent with the injuries of members of the Armed Forces who served in support of such operations; and have expertise in allergy, immunology, and pulmonary diseases. The VA shall ensure that the center collaborates with the Department of Defense (DOD), institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities to: provide for dissemination within the VA of best practices for the treatment of such conditions and the training of health professionals, provide guidance for the VA and DOD health systems in determining the personnel required to provide quality health care for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with such conditions, establish, and oversee a program to train VA and DOD health professionals in the treatment of such conditions, facilitate advancements in the study of the short-term and long-term effects of such exposure, conduct basic science and translational research on such conditions for the purposes of understanding the etiology of such conditions and developing preventive interventions and new treatments, and provide medical treatment to veterans diagnosed with medical conditions specific to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures. The center shall have access to and make use of the data accumulated by the burn pits registry.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2017
Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: complete the final feasibility study authorized under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act for the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, California, which shall evaluate the development of the project as a non-federal project whereby Interior may be a participant in the locally preferred project; work with the Department of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the project; submit such study and report to specified congressional committees; and take steps necessary to ensure that, in return for any federal investment in a non-federal Sites project, a proportionate share of the project's public benefits are federal benefits. The bill amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize Interior to participate in construction of the project if Interior determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the project or a separable element of the project. The bill directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the project as a non-federal project under specified circumstances, and (2) Interior to execute a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Sites project and the Central Valley Project. With respect to the Sites project, the Bureau shall: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, approvals, or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the project; and (2) take steps necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions are completed on an expeditious basis by January 1, 2022.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2017
Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2017 This bill withdraws the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area in Colorado from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. In exchange for the relinquishment of all of the North Thompson Divide leases or South Thompson Divide leases of a leaseholder, the Department of the Interior may issue to such leaseholder credits for bid, royalty, or rental payments due under federal oil and gas leases on federal land in Colorado. Upon relinquishment, such leases shall be permanently canceled and shall not be reissued. As a condition for relinquishing South Thompson Divide leases, a leaseholder must permanently relinquish, transfer, and otherwise convey to Interior all of its Wolf Creek Storage Field development rights, excluding any storage rights or related activities within the area. Interior shall: (1) complete, or shall collaborate with state agencies or institutions of higher education in Colorado to complete, an inventory of all significant methane emissions in the North Fork Valley, including emissions from active, inactive, and abandoned coal mines; (2) carry out a program to lease federal methane from such mines; and (3) enter into discussions to develop a program to facilitate the sale and delivery of such methane that has not been leased to at least one rural electric utility, municipal utility, or energy cooperative with service area boundaries within 100 miles of Paonia, Colorado, to demonstrate the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and environmental benefits of producing electrical power from methane collected from coal mines.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 2017
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. The departments are prohibited from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure of the information is prohibited by state law relating to the protection of personal information, and (2) the state makes a request to a department to withhold the information.
Austria · National Council · 28 February 2017
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Tierschutzgesetz geändert wird
Austria · National Council · 28 February 2017
Bundesgesetz, mit dem die Technologieabfindung für Biogasanlagen (Biogas-Technologieabfindungsgesetz 2017 – BTAG 2017) geregelt wird
Austria · National Council · 28 February 2017
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Ökostromgesetz 2012, das Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und –organisationsgesetz 2010, das Gaswirtschaftsgesetz 2011, das KWK-Punkte-Gesetz und das Energie-Control-Gesetz geändert werden, sowie das Bundesgesetz, mit dem zusätzliche Mittel aus von der Energie-Control Austria verwalteten Sondervermögen bereit gestellt werden, erlassen wird
United States · United States House of Representatives · 28 February 2017
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2017 to Question 64543, what discussions her Department had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the drafting of the White Paper
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what consultations his Department had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the drafting of the White Paper entitled the United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter of 16 July 2015 to Joanne Demetrius of Veolia ES (UK) Ltd, reference APP/M1900/V/13/2192045, if he will place in the Library a copy of the correspondence betw
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
851. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress on the review into Ireland's declared contribution to UNSAS and the EU Headline Goal in view of the changing security environment and the ongoing modernisation and transformation of the Defence Forces' capabilities; and the details of the contents of the review. [9777/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2017
685. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an AEOS 2 payment; when payment will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10085/17]
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2017
HSA Technical Corrections Act This bill makes technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill includes among those appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: (1) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and (2) a Commandant of the Coast Guard. References to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are updated. "Nuclear Incident Response Team" is defined as a resource that includes: (1) those entities of the Department of Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including accident response, search response, advisory, and technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions; and (2) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions (including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions. The bill updates references to: (1) the Director of Central Intelligence to read as the Director of National Intelligence, and (2) "Hawaiian native-serving" to read as "Native Hawaiian-serving."
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2017
Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule signed on May 27, 2015, which describes the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Under this bill, the Clean Water Act applies to waters of the United States that are: (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. Under this bill, the Act does not apply to: (1) waters that do not physically abut those waters of the United States through an actual and continuous surface water connection; (2) man-made or natural structures or channels through which water flows intermittently or ephemerally; or (3) wetlands (including playa lakes, prairie potholes, wet meadows, wet prairies, and vernal pools) that lack that continuous surface water connection. The aggregation of wetlands or waters may not be used to determine whether the wetlands or waters are navigable waters.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will participate in the UN Clean Seas global campaign on marine litter.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK contributes financially to the United Nations Environment Programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) EU agencies and other organisations within her Department's remit the Government plans to withdraw from when the UK leaves the EU, (b) staff time was spent on engagement with
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the procurement spend of her Department was in each year since 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 2 February (HL Deb, col 1277), whether they intend to introduce new environmental protection legislation.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2017
Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2017 or the ORDEAL Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to lengthen from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to review and revise air quality criteria and primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This bill eliminates the EPA's authority to review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards for ozone concentrations earlier or more frequently than required. The EPA must delay until 2025 the enforcement and implementation of the rule entitled, "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone." No earlier than 2025, the EPA must initiate a new rulemaking to promulgate NAAQS for ozone concentrations. The intervals at which an independent scientific review committee is required to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any new standards or revisions to existing criteria and standards are lengthened from 5 years to 10 years. The bill delays the review by an independent scientific review committee of NAAQS for ozone concentrations until 2025.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2017
Calls for the nullification of the final rule titled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" about the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the rule on June 29, 2015.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2017
Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the criteria used by the Environmental Protection Agency in reviewing state air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. Currently, an exceptional event affects air quality, is not reasonably controllable or preventable, and is caused by a natural event or by human activity that is unlikely to recur at a particular location. This bill allows an exceptional event to include a meteorological event involving high temperatures or lack of precipitation. Under current law, states may petition the EPA to exclude air quality monitoring data that are affected by an exceptional event in determining whether there were exceedances or violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The bill requires the criteria used by the EPA in determining whether an exceptional event was demonstrated by a state to be specific in order to minimize the discretion of the EPA in approving or disapproving the demonstration. The EPA must make a determination within 90 days after the submission of a petition by a state of an exceptional event demonstration. The demonstration is approved if the EPA does not make a determination by that deadline. A determination must be based on a preponderance of the evidence and give substantial deference to the findings of the state exceptional event demonstration. An appeal process for reviewing a disapproval of a demonstration is established.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2017
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include an offset in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies. The offset must be from funds available to the EPA and be for all projected increased costs imposed on other agencies. Agencies may not pass on the cost imposed by the rule on to any rate payer of the agencies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
I will attend the Environment Council that takes place on 28 February in Brussels alongside my Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Nick Hurd MP.Following the adoption of the agenda, the list of “A” items will be approved.Und...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities (Thérèse Coffey MP) has today made the following statement.I will attend the Environment Council that takes place on 28 February in Brussels alongsid...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of senior civil servants of her Department are (a) men, (b) women, (c) disabled, (d) from working-class backgrounds and (e) from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgr
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of microbeads used in industrial processes on marine wildlife.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the terms of reference are for her Department's EU Exit Programme; how many full-time equivalent civil servants are working on that Programme; and what budget has been allocated t
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
381. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons who applied for AEOS who have received their total 2016 payment by county in tabular form; the number of persons who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of AEOS recipients who have yet to receive payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9449/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
378. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment persons will be able to draw down, based on current participation rates in the green low carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9446/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2017
363. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an AEOS 2 payment; when this will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9173/17]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 February 2017
Verzoek om reactie van de staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu over handhaving van ILT bij producenten en importeurs van elektronica
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 23 February 2017
Verzoek om reactie van de staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu over handhaving van ILT bij producenten en importeurs van elektronica
Austria · National Council · 22 February 2017
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Dagmar Belakowitsch-Jenewein, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit und Frauen betreffend Altlast W20 "Gaswerk Leopoldau"
France · Senate · 22 February 2017
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants of her Department oversee contracts which have been awarded to external providers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that protection of the UK marine environment will not be affected as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote trade and investment in green technology into the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department are employed in media relations and communications roles; and how much was spent on the salaries of such staff members in each of the last 10 years.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 February 2017
Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu verzoeken om een reactie op het Eindverslag rapporteur EU-pakket Circulaire Economie
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the green economy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much income has been accrued to her Department from premium rate telephone lines in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of environmental protections for chalk streams.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2017
537. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2016 AEOS payments issued each week in 2017 for each county in tabular form; the number of persons in County Cork now waiting for their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8228/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2017
536. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons who had received no 2016 AEOS payment by 1 January 2017, in view of the commitment to have all AEOS payments issued by the end of 2016. [8227/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2017
529. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/17]