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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the summary of the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence will be published before the next UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council; and whethe
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by his Department in each of the last two years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2019
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to protect the (1) water level, and (2) quality, of chalk streams and rivers.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 2019
Growing American Innovation Now Act This bill modifies terminology for purposes of the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In order for a change to a stationary source to be a modification (a change to a stationary source that increases the air pollutant emissions or results in new pollutants) for purposes of the NSR permitting program, the maximum hourly emission rate achievable by such source must be higher than the maximum hourly rate achievable by such source during any hour in the 10-year period preceding the change. A change at a stationary source is not considered to be a modification under the bill if it is designed to (1) reduce the amount of any air pollutant emitted; or (2) restore, maintain, or improve the reliability of operations at, or safety of, the source. However, such changes are not excepted if the EPA determines the increase in the maximum achievable hourly emission rate from such change would cause an adverse effect on human health or the environment. Construction for a major emitting facility (a type of stationary source) does not include a change at such a facility that does not result in a significant emissions increase or a significant net emissions increase. In relation to major emitting facilities in nonattainment areas, the terms modifications and modified do not include changes at such facilities that do not result in a significant emissions increase or a significant net emissions increase.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 2019
This bill extends through FY2027 the authority of the Department of Agriculture to collect fees for a marina on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 2019
This resolution urges the federal government to establish a goal of conserving at least 30% of the land and 30% of the ocean within its territory by 2030.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to replicate the EU LIFE funding programme and apply it to the UK Overseas Territories after the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Questions 292921 and 292922, what specific programmes, projects and deliverables are covered by (a) Arms Length Bodies Partnership And
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to encourage green investment in Romford constituency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2019
A Bill to make provision for requiring public bodies to act in pursuit of the environmental, social, economic and cultural well-being of the United Kingdom in a way that accords with the Future Generations principle; to require public bodies to establish and meet well-being objectives and report on these and their actions; to require public bodies to publish Future Generations impact assessments and account for preventative spending; to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations for the United Kingdom to advise, assist and oversee public bodies in doing things in accordance with this Act; to provide for the establishment of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Future Generations; and for connected purposes
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2019
Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate current federal research and development regarding approaches to mitigate the consequences of climate change on homeland security, identify research and development gaps, and conduct additional research and development to fill those gaps.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2019
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a major disaster or presidentially declared emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2019
Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act or the WORKS Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highways and bridges, emergency and disaster relief, firearms, and environmental reviews. Among other things, the bill authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges, including to improve drainage; provides grants for local communities to develop disaster preparedness and disaster response plans that include the use of bicycles; establishes a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians; requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in an area of a water resources development project if it is not prohibited by law; and directs the Department of Transportation to complete expedited environmental reviews of tribal transportation safety projects.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2019
Mine Affected Community Energy and Environment Act This bill allows a new tax credit for the production of electricity from a coal refuse facility. A "coal refuse facility" means any facility (1) that was originally placed in service prior to January 1, 2019, and combusts coal refuse or fuel composed of at least 75 percent coal refuse by BTU energy value; and (2) uses at a minimum, a circulating fluidized bed combustion unit or a pressurized fluidized bed combustion unit, equipped with a limestone injection system for control of acid gases, and a fabric filter particulate emission control system.
Germany · German Bundestag · 18 October 2019
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Inwiefern setzt sich die Bundesregierung mit ihrer Stimme im Vorstand der Interamerikanischen Entwicklungsbanken IDB und IDB Invest dafür ein, dass eine interne Untersuchung bei IDB Invest wegen möglicher Verstöße gegen interne Umweltund Sozialstandards im Zusammenhang mit dem kolumbianischen Wasserkraftprojekt Hidroituango eingeleitet werde, wie im Juli 2019 von der unabhängigen Beschwerdestelle der IDB-Gruppe (MICJ) empfohlen worden war (www.ciel.org/news/inter-american-development-bank-washes-its-hands-of-responsibility-for-dangerous-hidroituango-dam-and-related-human-rights-violations-in-colombia/), und zu welchem Ergebnis kam die Diskussion zu diesem Thema beim Vorstandstreffen der IDB vergangene Woche?
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of site inspections carried out by the Environment Agency in each year since 2014.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many equal pay reviews there have been in her Department since 2010; what the dates were of those reviews; and whether her Department plans to undertake an equal pay review in 2019
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of Environment Agency FTE staff on (a) temporary and (b) permanent contracts in each year from 2009; and if she will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what environmental assessment UK Export Finance makes before agreements are made.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public appointments she is responsible for.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the pay system in her Department has been changed to take account of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Mr G Willetts and Others on
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2019
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a major disaster or presidentially declared emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2019
Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act This bill authorizes grant programs to increase the resiliency of water infrastructure to natural hazards. Specifically, it requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program for increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to natural hazards. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the EPA's Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. Under the program, the EPA must award grants to community water systems for increasing their resilience to natural hazards.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 October 2019
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 October 2019
Austria · Federal Council · 16 October 2019
Anfrage der Bundesräte Martin Weber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus betreffend Atommüllendlager in Grenznähe und Haltung Österreichs
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies her department has introduced to improve personal w
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 290327 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if she will introduce the same policy as the Department of Bus
France · National Assembly · 16 October 2019
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2019
Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act or the SMART Infrastructure Act This bill directs a state or locality that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials. The Department of Transportation, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, and USDA shall establish an interagency task force to issue a comprehensive report on federally funded infrastructure projects.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2019
Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 or the RPM Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls for vehicles that are not legal for operation on a street or highway and are used solely for competition. In relation to the exemption of competition vehicles from anti-tampering provisions, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is prohibited from creating or authorizing a database of vehicle registration information that is required to be consulted at the point of manufacture, sale, installation, or use of parts or components. Additionally, the EPA may not require the registration of a vehicle, or part or component of a vehicle, by the manufacturer, seller, purchaser, installer, or user of the vehicle. The regulation prescribed by the EPA regarding the exemption must include certain components, including a description of the reasonable conditions for the applicability of the exemption.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 October 2019
De staatssecretaris verzoeken om een brief m.b.t. berekeningen m.b.t. importheffing buitenlands afval en effencten op het milieu
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 October 2019
Verzoek van het lid Ouwehand (PvdD) het kabinet om informatie te vragen over de resultaten van het onderzoek dat het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) in 2018 heeft verricht naar hoe groot de latente ruimte was binnen de afgegeven vergunningen onder het Programma Aanpak Stikstof (PAS).
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2019
Today, I am introducing the Environment Bill into the House of Commons, which will play a crucial role in delivering on the Government’s goal that this will be the first generation to leave our environment in a better state than we found it.The case for t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2019
My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Theresa Villiers) has today made the following statement:Today, I am introducing the Environment Bill into the House of Commons, which will play a crucial role in delive...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of St Helens Council on preparations for leaving the EU without a deal.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory and consistent (a) UK-wide logo and (b) on pack information for compostable food packaging; a
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
73. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the reintroduction of a rural environmental protection scheme will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41380/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
13. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment last met. [41978/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
12. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on the environment is due to meet. [39683/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on the environment is due to meet. [39636/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment will next meet. [38543/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2019
9. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment last met. [38503/19]
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 2019
Voluntary Water Partnership for Distressed Communities Act of 2019 This bill allows a community water system that is not in compliance with drinking water standards to enter into a partnership with other community water systems or other entities to bring the system into compliance.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 October 2019
Brief van de minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit over de memo ‘Inzichten Stikstofdepositie op Natuur’ van Wageningen Environmental Research (Wwf.nl, 9 oktober 2019), te ontvangen vóór 17 oktober 10 uur i.v.m. het debat over de stikstofproblematiek
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2019
To make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; to make provision for the Office for Environmental Protection; to make provision about waste and resource efficiency; to make provision about air quality; to make provision for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; to make provision about water; to make provision about nature and biodiversity; to make provision for conservation covenants; to make provision about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.