These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, and Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Antitoxin groups are a subgroup that is affiliated with the Environmental Movement in the United States, that is primarily concerned with the effects that cities and their by products have on humans.

Groups such as the Sierra Club shifted focus from local issues to becoming a lobby in Washington and new groups, for example, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense, arose to influence politics as well.

Environmental groups and NGOs were incorporated in the lending of the bank in order to mitigate the effects of the past that prompted such harsh criticism.

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Environmental groups are asking the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if any species on the threatened or endangered list were harmed.

Reaction to Vilsack's nomination from agricultural groups was largely positive and included endorsements from the Corn Refiners Association, the National Grain and Feed Association, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau Federation, and the Environmental Defense Fund.

Environmental and fishing groups have argued that the action to protect fish will ultimately save more jobs in the fishing and tourism industries than will be lost in agriculture.

Several large environmental groups, including Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Ohio Environmental Council, opposed the building of a coal-fired power plant due to the pollution it would cause.

Other Ohio groups, including Ohio Citizen Action and the Ohio Student Environmental Coalition, worked actively to convince municipalities, such as Bowling Green, to live up to their green rhetoric and cancel their participation in the plant.

Both groups, as well as other stakeholders, are part of a Superfund Community Advisory Group called the Palmerton Environmental Task Force.

" Environmental groups have sought to make Earth Day into a day of action which changes human behavior and provokes policy changes.

Many students from Tulane ’ s two active environmental groups, Green Club and Environmental Law Society, attended.

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Less than two weeks later, Hart heard arguments from conservation groups that the TAPS project violated the Mineral Leasing Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, which had gone into effect at the start of the year.

Although conservation groups and environmental organizations had voiced opposition to the pipeline project before 1970, the introduction of the National Environmental Policy Act allowed them legal grounds to halt the project.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is an example of an attempt to make sure the costs of public bads are taken into account, although some groups on the right and left have criticized the value of its efforts.

Environmental groups like Friends of the Clayoquot Sound and the First Nations communities were concerned with the logging companies ’ approach to resource management.

Environmental groups debated the amount and type of land that had been divided, but the First Nations, who composed almost the entire population of the Sound, were concerned that the plan did not consider their spatial, environmental, or economic practices.

Environmental groups and the Green Party oppose its use.

* Environmental Alliance Award, recognizes individuals or groups that have forged partnerships with other non-Sierra Club entities.

Norton was influenced by the works of novelist Ayn Rand, and has been associated with a number of groups in the " wise use " or " free-market environmentalist " movement, such as the Property and Environmental Research Center, of which she is a fellow.

" He points to groups like the World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and to activists such as Rachel Carson and

Environmental groups ( including the Sierra Club and Restore Hetch Hetchy ) still advocate removing the dam and restoring the valley to its former appearance.

By the early 1990s Huntingdon was organized into three business groups: the Life Sciences Group, the Engineering / Environmental Group, and the Travers Morgan Group, which offered engineering and environmental consulting services outside of the United States.

Environmental campaigners, concerned by what they consider the " quick-buck " mentality of some boat owners, continue to strongly urge all whale watcher operators to contribute to local regulations governing whale watching ( no international standard set of regulations exist because of the huge variety of species and populations ).

Inslee strongly believes the Environmental Protection Agency should remain authorized to regulate green house gas emissions.

Environmentalism and Environmental Education is strongly encouraged.

The school has been designated as a Special Interest School in Agriculture, the Environment and as the only comprehensive special interest agricultural secondary school in South Australia, its courses are strongly focussed on Agriculture, Horticulture, Viticulture, Aquaculture, Environmental aspects of the Earth and more, in which it awards certificates.

Since 1991, Environmental Kuznets Curves ( EKC ) have become standard features in the technical literature of environmental policy, though their application here is strongly contested.

Environmentalism and Environmental Education is strongly encouraged.

Numerous organizations opposed the project, including the WWF, France Nature Environnement, the national federation of motorway users, and Environmental Action.

For these reasons, some state and local environmental groups ( the most notable being the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ) have begun campaigns to encourage consumers to use professional car washes as opposed to driveway washing, including moving charity car wash fund raisers from parking lots to professional car washes.

" Environmental Justice " was articulated as a black concept and a poor concept and it took root very well ’ More accurately, it was the Environmental Justice Network Forum ( EJNF ) which was initiated at the 1992 conference hosted by Earthlife Africa on the theme " What does it mean to be green in South Africa .’ At this conference 325 civil society delegates resolved to redefine the environmental agenda in South Africa in broad terms and to move beyond the loose anarchist constitution which had bound members with ' values ' as opposed to ' rights '.

Together with the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Piedmont Environmental Council, the National Parks Conservation Association, Preservation Virginia and a group of concerned local residents, the Civil War Trust opposed the construction of a Walmart Supercenter on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange County, Virginia.

Forest Stewardship Council ( FSC ), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ), Sustainable Forestry Initiative ( SFI ), and Greenguard are all certification programs that ensure that production and construction practices are sustainable.

Since 2005, the university has already completed or begun nearly a dozen major projects, including construction of the Interactive Learning Center, the Micron Business and Economics Building, the Norco Nursing and University Health Services Building, and the Environmental Research Building.

He was aware of Federal funds available through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ( IEPA ) to assist municipalities in the construction of local sewers.

A water-quality activist raised concerns about possible environmental hazards from the construction of a driveway, but according to Department of Environmental Conservation officials, the work was in compliance.

Environmental restrictions and pressure to prevent construction of new refineries may have also contributed to rising fuel prices in the United States.

Environmental mitigation measures in the line's construction phase included the construction of animal bridges over the line, the planting and re-planting of trees along the track as noise screens, and the purchase of farmland to create a preservation area for jacana birds away from the line.

These programs can be used in coordination with energy efficient building programs like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) which develop entire systems of energy efficient products that maximize energy savings and create additional tiers of rebate programs that can offset construction and capital costs.

An upcoming philanthropic project that Porter is involved in is the construction of a new building for the Porter School of Environmental Studies on the TAU campus.

The URC has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) gold certification for its environmentally friendly construction.

On 1 January 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in a voluntary agreement with industry began restricting the use of CCA in treated timber in residential and commercial construction, with the exception of shakes and shingles, permanent wood foundations, and certain commercial applications.

Environmental sustainability is integrated into Le Moyne College facilities planning and operating processes through measures such as: use of native species in landscaping ; storm water controls through swales and detention / retention basins ; plans to capture and reuse storm water for irrigation ; use of environmentally friendly pesticides and fertilizers ; contracting with LEED-accredited professionals for the design and construction of all new structures and major renovations ; a lighting pilot program to reduce consumption ; use of refrigerants to minimize ozone layer depletion ; and other practices which assure energy efficiency in buildings and in boiler operations, pump motors, and washing machines, while curtailing emissions.

In order to address growing public unrest concerning construction of the WIPP, the New Mexico Environmental Evaluation Group ( EEG ) was created in 1978.

The California Environmental Protection Agency gave Penske permission to begin construction after Kaiser agreed to pay $ 6 million to remove hazardous waste from the site.

According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, " the lake is affected by nonpoint source pollution from agriculture ( pesticide and fertilizer use, manure production, and sedimentation resulting from poor tillage practices ), residential land use ( septic systems, lawncare, and construction ), and streambank erosion.

In October 2009 Berry combined with " the Berea-based Kentucky Environmental Foundation ( KEF ), along with several other non-profit organizations and rural electric co-op members " to petition against and protest the construction of a coal-burning power plant in Clark County, Kentucky.

This project took many years of construction for implementation, after the planning and Environmental Impact Statement phases.

The uniquely green, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) Platinum certified building showcases a teaching laboratory for best practices in sustainable construction.

Although Sound Transit is currently developing the schedule for final design and construction, it had already finished the North Link's Final Environmental Impact Statement as of April 2006.

The Greenguard Environmental Institute is guided by an independent advisory board that consists of experts in the areas of indoor air quality, public and environmental health, building design and construction, and public policy.

The university covers an area of 3000 something mu, 40 % of which is the greenery patches and it is praised as a garden campus ; and the neigh boring area of 55 square kilo meters belongs to " Hutuo River Environmental Develop Project ", therefore, with the construction of the project, this area will become a beautiful environmental scenic spot.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications was charged with violating the newly enacted Environmental Assessment Act, which it contested came into effect after construction of the Highway 404 extension had begun.

The Environmental Protection Authority approved the construction of the new Big Dipper, on the condition that the Trust abided by strict noise control guidelines and covered the cost of soundproofing for any residents affected by excessive noise.

Two further buildings are currently in construction: The Environmental and Sustainability Institute ( ESI ) at the very top of the campus, and the Academy for Innovation and Research ( AIR ) towards the northern entrance.