Environment

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the ‘Barcelona Convention’) on the adoption of a Decision to designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an emission control area for sulphur oxides (‘MED SOx ECA’) pursuant to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (the ‘MARPOL Convention’)

European Union · European Commission · 26 October 2021

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the ‘Barcelona Convention’) on the adoption of a Decision to amend the Annex to the Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea (the ‘Dumping Protocol’)

European Union · European Commission · 26 October 2021

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the ‘Barcelona Convention’) on the adoption of a Decision to amend the Annexes to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (the ‘Offshore Protocol’)

European Union · European Commission · 26 October 2021

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (the ‘Barcelona Convention’) on the adoption of a Decision to amend Annexes I, II and IV to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (the ‘LBS Protocol’)

European Union · European Commission · 26 October 2021

Environment Protection: Finance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2021 to Question 54035 on Environment Protection: Finance, what proportion of the 130 funded projects were nature-based defence projects; and what

Local Government: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Homes England on working with local councils to help them meet their environmental objectives.

Environment Protection: Developing Countries

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2021

To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to ensure COP26 delivers the commitments required to help farmers in the global south to (a) adapt to the impacts of climate change and (b) transition to more sustainable environmental practices.

Regional Planning and Development: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the role of local civic pride projects in the levelling-up agenda; and if he will bring forward plans for funding park, public realm and local environm

To reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2021

This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund and the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund through FY2029. The trust fund is administered by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, which is an independent executive branch agency with a mission to provide programs to promote leadership, education, collaboration, and conflict resolution in the areas of environment, public lands, and natural resources.

Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2021

Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act This bill authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and awards grants for water recycling and reuse projects. The bill (1) establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund to finance various water-related projects; (2) modifies the grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects to assign priorities, including to projects that provide a more reliable water supply for states and localities; and (3) reauthorizes through FY2026 the Rural Water Supply Program. In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to certain water supply projects that contribute to a safe, adequate water supply for domestic, agricultural, environmental, municipal, or industrial use. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements for certain applications of water technology.

PROTECT Florida Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2021

Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in Florida Act or the PROTECT Florida Act This bill prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf in certain areas off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. Specifically, the bill extends the moratorium until June 30, 2032, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, the bill establishes a moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing, or any related activity (including seismic testing) in the (1) Straits of Florida Planning Area, and (2) the area in the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of the northernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of Florida.

To codify certain regulations relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on December 16, 2020, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat . The rule defined habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and it responded to Supreme Court case law regarding the designation of critical habitat under the act.

Beschluss der Deutsch-Französischen Parlamentarischen Versammlung vom 28. Juni 2021 zum European Green Deal

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 October 2021

Auswirkungen der CO2-Bepreisung auf den Tanktourismus und die Mineralölsteuereinnahmen

Austria · National Council · 22 October 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christian Hafenecker, MA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Auswirkungen der CO2-Bepreisung auf den Tanktourismus und die Mineralölsteuereinnahmen

Co2-Steuer – Preis-Monitoring für alle Energielieferanten

Austria · National Council · 22 October 2021

Bericht des Ausschusses für Konsumentenschutz über den Antrag 1963/A(E) der Abgeordneten Mag. Christian Drobits, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Co2-Steuer – Preis-Monitoring für alle Energielieferanten

Aktionsplan Reduzierung der Lebensmittelverschwendung in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 22 October 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Alois Kainz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz betreffend Aktionsplan Reduzierung der Lebensmittelverschwendung in Österreich

Kosten der UN-Klimakonferenz 2021 für den Steuerzahler

Austria · National Council · 22 October 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Kosten der UN-Klimakonferenz 2021 für den Steuerzahler

proposition de loi visant à encourager et développer les stages dans le milieu associatif

France · Senate · 22 October 2021

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Stonewall

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Quarantine

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's ministers have been exempted from quarantine in a hotel after returning to the UK from a covid-19 red list country to which they have travelled for the pur

Proposition de loi visant à encourager et développer les stages dans le milieu associatif

France · National Assembly · 22 October 2021

MADE Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 2021

Manufacturing Assistance to Determine Emissions Act or the MADE Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to enhance the transparency and availability of life-cycle assessment data on products made from certain material, such as aluminum, steel, and concrete. Life-cycle assessments examine the greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts associated with all stages of the product's life cycle.

Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 2021

Eliminating the RFS and Its Destructive Outcomes Act This bill repeals the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.

Umsetzung der Entschließung 296/E-BR/2020

Austria · Federal Council · 21 October 2021

Anfrage der Bundesräte Christoph Steiner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz betreffend Umsetzung der Entschließung 296/E-BR/2020

Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2021

To ask the President of COP26, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that (a) climate change and (b) ecological destruction are tackled in an integrated way at COP26.

61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will carry out a comprehensive analysis of the impact of factory owned feedlots on the beef sector including their effect on prices and the environment as a result of record kills in such facilities in 2021. [50713/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2021

61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will carry out a comprehensive analysis of the impact of factory owned feedlots on the beef sector including their effect on prices and the environment as a result of record kills in such facilities in 2021. [50713/21]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be condemned.

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 2021

This resolution recognizes the rights of parents to engage in the development and implementation of decisions impacting their children's school environment, curriculum, health, and well-being practices. It also condemns designating parents as domestic terrorists.

Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 21 October 2021

Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into a contract or agreement with another entity to conduct a Root and Stem project, which is a stewardship end result contracting project that is proposed prior to completion of the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and satisfies certain requirements specified in this bill, including concerning environmental analysis and review. The Forest Service and the BLM, in coordination with state and local stakeholders, shall identify areas well-suited to conduct Root and Stem projects, and issue requests for proposals for such projects. Root and Stem projects shall be subject to judicial review in the same manner as authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects.

Heizkesseltausch für einkommensschwache Haushalte

Austria · National Council · 20 October 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Andreas Kollross, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Heizkesseltausch für einkommensschwache Haushalte

Wie überweist man 100 EUR? – Abwicklung des Klimabonus

Austria · National Council · 20 October 2021

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Wie überweist man 100 EUR? – Abwicklung des Klimabonus

EVALUATING THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE PERSISTENCE AND IMPACTS OF PFAS CHEMICALS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT

United States · United States Senate · 20 October 2021

Shipbuilding: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to increase the UK’s green shipbuilding capabilities.

Colombia: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect environmental defenders in Colombia who potentially face threatening actions by international companies as a result of the

Colombia: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect environmental defenders in Colombia who may face threats and attacks for protecting their lands from corporate activity.

Colombia: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to prevent companies that are domiciled or listed in the UK from threatening environmental protestors in Colombia with legal action, following law

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Ministerial responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in his Department, the hon. Member for Bury St Edmonds.

Environment Protection: Taxation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise taxes in order to pay for their environmental policies.

Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2021

Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2021 This bill revises the formula the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to determine how to distribute funds from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) program. Under the program, the EPA allocates funding to states for water quality infrastructure projects, such as wastewater systems and stormwater management projects. In FY2022-FY2026, the EPA must provide an initial allotment to each state that is equal to the amount the state received in FY2023. The EPA must also provide an additional allotment to each state that is based on its share of the U.S. population. In FY2027 and each subsequent fiscal year, the EPA must use an updated allotment formula, which is based on the needs of states as identified in the most recently available clean watersheds needs survey. Beginning in FY2022, the formula must also provide allotments for Indian tribes and territories. In addition, the formula must provide an allotment for EPA's oversight of SRF projects to ensure they use American iron and steel.

A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2021

This bill provides FY2022 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD). It also provides additional FY2022 appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including the Defense Health Program, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account. The bill also provides additional FY2022 appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Military Construction, Family Housing Construction for the Army, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Within the Department of Energy, the bill provides additional FY2022 appropriations for (1) the National Nuclear Security Administration, and (2) Environmental and Other Defense Activities. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2021

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 This bill provides FY2022 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Presidio Trust, the World War I Centennial Commission, the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2021

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2021

Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2021 This bill revises the formula the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to determine how to distribute funds from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) program. Under the program, the EPA allocates funding to states for water quality infrastructure projects, such as wastewater systems and stormwater management projects. In FY2022-FY2026, the EPA must provide an initial allotment to each state that is equal to the amount the state received in FY2023. The EPA must also provide an additional allotment to each state that is based on its share of the U.S. population. In FY2027 and each subsequent fiscal year, the EPA must use an updated allotment formula, which is based on the needs of states as identified in the most recently available clean watersheds needs survey. Beginning in FY2022, the formula must also provide allotments for Indian tribes and territories. In addition, the formula must provide an allotment for EPA's oversight of SRF projects to ensure they use American iron and steel.

Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2021

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.

The Right to a Healthy Environment

European Union · European Parliament · 19 October 2021

Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the statistics release published on her Department’s website on 14 October 2021, entitled Net zero related inward investment in the UK: 18 November 2020 to 24 September 2021, if she

High Speed Two: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that HS2 Limited is adhering to its Environmental Statement.

Trade Agreements: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her policy is on (a) the prioritisation of (i) economic growth and (ii) environmental protections and (b) conceding environmental safeguards in the event that the other country demands it when ne

Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the 56,000 jobs referenced in the news release published by the Government on 15 October 2021, entitled Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan kickstarts green investment boo

Environment Protection: Foreign Investment in UK

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the 56,000 jobs referenced in the news release published by the Government on 15 October 2021, entitled, Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan kickstarts green investment bo

Shipbuilding: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to stakeholders to increase the UK’s green shipbuilding capabilities.

Shipbuilding: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to increase the UK’s green shipbuilding capabilities.