Consideration of Bell's Vireo has been a factor in several land development projects, to protect Least Bell's Vireo habitat.

It is wrong when it tends otherwise " He holds the view that an adequate environmental ethic — one that addresses actual environmental concerns — must be intrinsically holistic.

His interest in biogeography resulted in his being one of the first prominent scientists to raise concerns over the environmental impact of human activity.

The construction boom has raised many environmental concerns and both the local autonomous government and city council are under scrutiny by the European Union.

The project received approval from state environmental agencies in 1991, after satisfying concerns including release of toxins by the excavation and the possibility of disrupting the homes of millions of rats, causing them to roam the streets of Boston in search of new housing.

Efforts include decontamination technologies to restore facilities without causing additional environmental concerns.

Recent difficulties have included repeated trade disputes, environmental concerns, Canadian concern for the future of oil exports, and issues of illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism.

The two countries share growing concerns for the environment and want to preserve Costa Rica's important tropical resources and prevent environmental degradation.

While the pace of development accelerates, so do environmental concerns, and concerns relating to the use and abuse of eminent domain by institutions involved in them.

Spraying programs ( especially using DDT ) were curtailed due to concerns over safety and environmental effects, as well as problems in administrative, managerial and financial implementation, but mostly because mosquitoes were developing resistance to DDT.

In October 2009, the Jordanians announced accelerated plans to extract around 300 million cubic meters of water per year from the Red Sea, desalinate it for use as fresh water and send the waste water to the Dead Sea by tunnel, despite concerns about inadequate time to assess the potential environmental impact.

Reflections on material culture and environmental concerns ( Sustainable design ) can guide a design philosophy.

Much environmental economics concerns externalities or " public bads ".

In a 1992 government report to the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, Estonia detailed other major environmental concerns.

Recent advances in manufacturing efficiency and photovoltaic technology, combined with subsidies driven by environmental concerns, have dramatically accelerated the deployment of solar panels.

Health and environmental concerns associated with electronics assembly have gained increased attention in recent years, especially for products destined to the European Union, with its Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive ( RoHS ) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive ( WEEE ), which went into force in July 2006.

The environmental movement today consists of both large national groups and also many smaller local groups with local concerns.

The Environmental Justice movement seeks to link " social " and " ecological " environmental concerns, while at the same time keeping environmentalists conscious of the dynamics in their own movement, i. e. racism, sexism, homophobia, classicism, and other malaises of dominant culture.

As public awareness and the environmental sciences have improved in recent years, environmental issues have broadened to include key concepts such as " sustainability " and also new emerging concerns such as ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain, land use and biogenetic pollution.

That public support for environmental concerns was widespread became clear in the Earth Day demonstrations of 1970.

Growing concerns, both environmental and economic, from cites and towns as well as sportsman and other local groups, and senators such as Maine's Edmund S. Muskie, led to passage of extensive legislation, notably the Clean Air Act of 1970 and the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

Claims made by environmentalists may be perceived as veiled attacks on industry and globalization rather than legitimate environmental concerns.

Prominent novelist and Harvard Medical School graduate Michael Crichton appeared before the U. S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to address such concerns and recommended the employment of double-blind experimentation in environmental research.

This Ecotopia, like Callenbach's, is characterized culturally by its environmental sensibilities and focus on ' quality of life ', and economically by its focus on resources such as hydropower and forestry.

As Minister for Water Resources, Dr Rashid is responsible for a range of issues, including irrigation, municipal and industrial water supply, hydropower, flood control, and environmental requirements including marsh restoration.

These studies have been challenged by several Brazilian ministries, which assert that recent improvements in environmental laws, enforcement and public attitudes have fundamentally reduced the threat posed to forests by such projects.

A number of public transportation projects were included as part of an environmental mitigation for the Big Dig.

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa provides environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management projects and emergency response work through its Young Adult Program and the Summer Youth Program.

According to C. Michael Hogan, the Daugava River began experiencing environmental deterioration in the era of Soviet collective agriculture ( producing considerable adverse water pollution runoff ) and a wave of hydroelectric power projects.

MIT settled the suit by paying a $ 155, 000 fine and launching three environmental projects.

Tureaud, with his four sisters and seven brothers, grew up in a three-room apartment in one of the city's housing projects, the Robert Taylor Homes, in a poorly constructed building, in an area with high levels of environmental pollutants and the largest concentration of poverty in America.

The Worldwatch institute has also criticized the fast-track approval process for " kindler, gentler dams with smaller reservoirs, designed to lessen social and environmental impacts ", claiming that no project should " fast-track the licensing of new dams in Amazonia and allow projects to circumvent Brazil's tough environmental laws ".

These projects included improving environmental conditions and support for multilateral programs in cooperation with local non-governmental organizations.

The environmental impact of Nepal's hydroelectric projects has been limited by the fact that most are " run-of-the-river " with only one storage project undertaken to date.

Among Seattle University's many environmental undertakings, there are projects ranging from composting initiatives to water conservation.

Many congregations are heavily involved in projects and efforts aimed at supporting environmental causes and sustainability.

The IBRD provides commercial-grade or concessional financing to sovereign states to fund projects that seek to improve transportation and infrastructure, education, domestic policy, environmental consciousness, energy investments, healthcare, access to food and potable water, and access to improved sanitation.

The IDA lends to countries with the aim to finance projects that will develop infrastructure and improve education, healthcare, access to clean water and sanitation facilities, and environmental responsibility.

Most mid-size and large museums employ exhibit design staff for graphic and environmental design projects, including exhibitions.

But it also related to various projects expressing the social and environmental vision of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Oscar Newman ’ s defensible space theory cites the modernist housing projects of the 1960s as an example of environmental determinism, where large blocks of flats are surrounded by shared and disassociated public areas, which are hard for residents to identify with.

They often operate in a hierarchical structure ; with a main headquarters staffed by professionals who plan projects, create budgets, keep accounts, report, and communicate with operational fieldworkers who work directly on projects Operational NGOs deal with a wide range of issues, but are most often associated with the delivery of services and welfare, emergency relief and environmental issues.

It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed construction projects.

These build on existing cost-benefit analysis and environmental impact assessment techniques and help decision makers weigh up the monetary and non-monetary impacts of transport projects.

The settlement also calls for Bunge to pay a cash penalty of $ 625, 000 and to spend $ 1. 25 million to fund community-based environmental projects selected by and to be supervised by the impacted states.

* Oversees environmental matters related to natural gas and hydroelectricity projects and major electricity policy initiatives ; and

This would generate most of the revenue required for the $ 2. 25 billion package of major projects that included road & infrastructure improvements, environmental preservation, targeted economic development and new or improved public facilities.

There are also several environmental projects to combat the destruction of riparian forests located on the river london, which, as previously mentioned, has a high rate of pollution of its waters.